"I stay either at my mom and dad's or up at Ventana Canyon Resort,
which was built when I was going to school in Tucson back in the
late '80s. It's held up. It's very interesting in that they went
out of their way to have it blend in with the environment. There's
a great
golf course, a nice spa, and it's close to three or four
good hikes. At the Flying V Bar & Grill at the resort, you sit
overlooking a lake on the 18th hole. You listen to the desert, eat
well, and realize how we'd all be so much better off if golf had
never been invented. Tanque Verde Guest Ranch is one of the oldest
guest ranches in Tucson, literally on the edge of civilization.
It's a great place to get away, if you're looking for serenity.
There's also Hacienda del Sol, a really cute little hotel with a
great restaurant that overlooks all of Tucson. It's pretty at
night."
Sights
"Tucson sits at the base of Mount Lemmon. It gets good snow in the
winter; there's skiing up there, a couple of little chalets. So
anytime in the winter, it's a great place to visit, and in the
summer, it's an escape from the heat. It's kind of unbearable in
the summer in the Southwest in terms of the heat for two or three
months, but this is a perfect place to seek refuge from it. There
are lakes, forestland, hiking, mountain climbing, rock climbing,
horse trails. It's an ideal spot, and just incred-ible views. You
can see down into
Mexico and beyond on a clear day."
Hike
"I used to enter Sabino Canyon with beer. Now, I go in with mineral
water, which is the most significant change in my life, as I get
older. There's a tram that takes you like seven miles up and then,
if you hike in from various points, there're waterfalls and running
creek beds and rivers and an incredible amount of wildlife. The
other hike is right behind the Ventana Canyon Resort. It goes way
into this beautiful canyon. Once you get two, three miles in, it
has one of the best vistas in Tucson."