Tasty Tucson Tours: Mt. Lemmon, Part II

After the disappointment of the $7 pie, my crew tried some hiking. It was weird to running streams in the middle of the desert, but the elevation creates an entirely different climate. The trails are fairly well marked, but with the water, a sturdy set of hiking boots would have helped. A steady supple of water is essential. Another important note is to make sure you fill up before leaving town; there are no gas stations near the top.

After a nice little hike, we stopped at the Mt. Lemmon General Store. This is an eclectic shop with souvenirs, groceries and supplies. However, the place is famous for its fudge. It comes it all kind of flavors -- mint, cookies and cream, peanut butter, rocky road, orange cream and who knows what else. The fudge is $10.99 per pound or $2.75 for a quarter pound.

I opted for the quarter pound of cookie dough fudge. It was white in color with chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough chunks scattered throughout. The flavor was rich and creamy with a prominent sugar texture. The cookie dough hunks were sweet and had a distinctly different texture from the fudge itself, so the two elements had to blend together in my mouth. Delicious! The quarter pound serving was more than enough for two servings. Keep in mind that if you pay with a credit card, there's a $.50 charge for purchases more than $5.

It's a good thing the fudge was over the top excellent at Mt. Lemmon because if it wasn't, after the pie incident I would have had to write off Summerhaven completely.