Gathering Outside the Sabino Canyon Visiters Center to Hike Blackett’s Ridge — Image by kenne
Give Me Blackett’s Ridge
Give me Blackett’s Ridge, give me its majesty;
Give me a crisp desert morning , with a gentle breeze;
Give me naturalists, eager to share Nature’s splendor;
Give me a hiking trail, with a steep switchback climb;
Give me a ridge separating canyons, with a siren’s song;
Give me the secret to the song everyone would like to sing;
Give me birds singing background vocals, with a sound of their own;
Give me a haze-covered sun to break the chill;
Give me adrenaline strains to always follow her song;
“Give me Nature – give me again, O Nature, your primal sanities!”
kenne
. . . with apologies to Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass — “Give me the Splendid, Silent Sun”
Louise Kaufman and Debbie Bird Arriving At The Top — Image by kenne
Arriving at the trail’s end. Sabino Canyon is to the left, Bear Canyon to the right. — Image by kenne
Image by kenne
Going Down Blackett’s Ridge Trail — Image by kenne
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Absolutely stunning at the top o’ da hill, with ones head brushing the upper reaches, where one could be brushed with the breeze of an eagle passing. (at least in my imagination)
. . . the ridge is one of my favorite hikes. Thanks for the comments.
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