Sabino Canyon, which is located about 14 miles northeast of downtown Tucson, is open all day, every day, though the visitor center is only open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The tram runs every day ...

After months with almost no precipitation, the mountains above the canyon got a shock of rain and snow in early March. Cyr, who hikes Sabino often, heard that another hiker had seen water high in the ...

So what is the Sabino Canyon tram you speak of? The canyon has been closed to private vehicles since 1978, so a shuttle now operates to take visitors to the main places of interest within the canyon.

A weak summer monsoon and little winter precipitation left Sabino Canyon dry. Hiker Joseph Cyr, a high school teacher and photographer, was in the canyon when Sabino Creek trickled to life.