Saturday, January 2, I joined the Southern Arizona Hiking Club on two climbs west of Tucson in the Roskruge Mountains. I was one of the drivers and I gave my Jeep a workout on the rutted and rocky roads and tight squeezes through abrasive brush. My Jeep’s “Arizona Striping” is getting quite pronounced now. The peaks have low elevation but have interesting climbs with fine views of the surrounding mountains.

Our first climb was of Martina Mountain which provided a fine view of the nearby Coyote Mountains. We generally hiked cross country up the ramp in the sunlight on the left side of the above photo, then climbed up a rocky band to the summit. We climbed 1100 feet in about 0.8 mile and enjoyed the scrambling over rocks near the top.

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