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  1. Mount Lemmon

    Oro Valley resident Hannah McLeod saw this view of a snow-capped Mount Lemmon one morning from Cañada Del Oro Riverfront Park along Lambert Lane earlier this month.

  2. article Summer on the Lemmon

    Tuesday, July 6, 2010 11:00 pm

    Burned conifers, still standing after the 2003 Aspen Fire burned large stands atop Mount Lemmon, loom over a June hiker on the Aspen Trail. Bright yellow columbine flourish in now-dry wash bottoms below Mount Lemmon's 9,157-foot summit.

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  3. Summer on the Lemmon

    Dave Perry/The Explorer, Burned conifers, still standing after the 2003 Aspen Fire burned large stands atop Mount Lemmon, loom over a June hiker on the Aspen Trail.

  4. Summer on the Lemmon

    Dave Perry/The Explorer, Bright yellow columbine flourish in now-dry wash bottoms below Mount Lemmon's 9,157-foot summit.

  5. article Lemmon the life!

    Tuesday, July 8, 2008 11:00 pm

    Why on Earth would anyone drive an hour for a day trip with these gas prices? To get out of Southern Arizona’s 100-plus degree weather, of course.

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  6. Lemmon the life!

    Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, On Ski Valley’s ski lift, riders have a view of Tucson, which is no longer obstructed by anything more substantial than the skeletons of pine trees.

  7. Lemmon the life!

    Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, The substantially cooler-than-Tucson air offers Mount Lemmon visitors a relaxing afternoon in parts of the forest still recovering from the 2003 Aspen fire.

  8. Lemmon the life!

    Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Jill Bemis rides with her granddaughter Sydney Dixon up Ski Valley’s chair lift atop Mount Lemmon. The 45-minute round-trip chair ride offers a relaxing and scenic view of the cool mountainside.

  9. Lemmon the life!

    Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Many creatures big and small live on Mount Lemmon, including this horned lizard, which was found nestled in the brush.

  10. Lemmon the life!

    Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, This time of year, thousands of lady bugs can be found congregating around logs and within the tall grass lining the trail up and around Mount Lemmon.

  11. Mount Lemmon Sky Ride

    A view from the midpoint of the Mount Lemmon ski lift. The lift is open on Thursdays through Mondays until September 2.

  12. article Mount Lemmon Road closed

    Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:53 am

    The road to Mt. Lemmon has been completely closed this morning after snow dusted the mountain last night.

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  13. Mount Lemmon Road

    The road heading up Mount Lemmon.

  14. Mt. Lemmon Road Closed

    The road to Mt. Lemmon is closed.

  15. article Road to Mt. Lemmon now open for all traffic

    Tuesday, January 29, 2013 1:23 pm

    The road to Mt. Lemmon (General Hitchcock Highway) is now open according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

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    During a drive up Mount Lemmon late last month, Kathy Kuser saw this coatimundi near the road and was able to capture a shot of an animal she had never seen before.

  17. article Mount Lemmon Sky Ride now open through September

    Friday, May 24, 2013 9:24 am

    The Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley ski lift is now open as a Sky Ride, Thursdays through Mondays, during the summer. A ride on the Sky Ride to the summit and back takes about one hour. You can expect to see wildlife and summer birds on your way up.

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  18. That's 'snow biz

    Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Saguaros below Pusch Ridge are juxtaposed with the snow-covered Mount Lemmon early Friday morning.

  19. That's 'snow biz

    Yaron Yarden/The Explorer, Saturday morning, visitors to Mount Lemmon were only able to drive as far as Windy Point, at milepost 14, because the road was closed beyond that point due to snow.

  20. View with a room

    Dave Perry/The Explorer, The Lemmon Rock Lookout has a stove, refrigerator, storage space and a bed inside, a shower outside, and windows on three sides.

  21. Thistle

    W.J. Taylor, Jr., encountered this bee atop a thistle blossom along Organization Ridge Road on Mount Lemmon earlier this month.

  22. article View with a room

    Tuesday, July 6, 2010 11:00 pm

    From a one-room perch at more than 8,800 feet on a south-facing rocky point, Forest Service employee David Medford watches for fires at the Lemmon Rock Lookout on Mount Lemmon. Medford, who works seasonally six days a week (someone subs on Tuesdays), welcomes visitors.

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  23. View with a room

    Dave Perry/The Explorer, From a one-room perch at more than 8,800 feet on a south-facing rocky point, Forest Service employee David Medford watches for fires at the Lemmon Rock Lookout on Mount Lemmon. Medford, who works seasonally six days a week (someone subs on Tuesdays), welcomes visitors.

  24. Poppies

    While near the Biosphere 2, Elisabeth Wheeler snapped this photo of Mount Lemmon off in the distance, the Santa Catalina Mountains and a hill covered in Mexican golden poppies.

  25. View with a room

    Dave Perry/The Explorer, The views from the lookout? Beautiful, encompassing … and cool.

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