Lucky for us, we are surrounded by mountains here in Tucson. From our home the Santa Catalina Mountains are to our north, the Tucson Mountains to our west, the Santa Rita Mountains to our south, and the Rincon Mountains to our immediate east\/southeast, \u201cimmediate\u201d as in, if you jumped in the car you can be at my all-time favorite trailhead in less than 10 minutes. The problem \/ blessing about the Rincons though compared to the other three ranges is that one has to really work to get to any of it\u2019s three peaks, work from both an elevation gain point of view AND a mileage point of view. No roads go up into the Rincons. And the trails that do exist are pretty sparse, seeing very little foot traffic once you get past the 5 mile mark. This lovely combination has been tantalizing us for years. I can\u2019t even count the times I\u2019ve longingly started up at these three untouchable beauties from our home, or from most places in Tucson if you just look east. Rincon Peak, 15 miles and 5k feet elevation gain if approached from the east. Mica Mountain, 20 miles and 4.6k feet gain if approached from the north. Tanque Verde Peak, 20 miles and 4.3k feet gain if approached from the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, now that we are an official 20-miler family, we got \u2018em all as of today. Rincon we did back in January, Mica two Sundays ago and Tanque Verde Peak today. The Rincon Triple Crown! Complete!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rincon Peak hike in January:<\/p>\n\n\n
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