Moonscape Outside Tuba City — Panorama by kenne
Walking on the moon
Somewhere near Tuba City —
The painted desert.
— kenne
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Petrified Forest National Park — Images by kenne
Here, one sees the Painted Desert with its fantastic coloring, the petrified forests, deep lateral cañons, the great Cohonino Forest, through which one may ride for five days without finding a drop of water except during the rainy season. Truly, it is a wonderland, and in the Grand Cañon one can think of nothing but the Abomination of Desolation. There is no place in the world at present so accessible, and at the same time so full of the most romantic interest, as are the territories of Arizona and New Mexico.
— from On the Border with Crook, by John G. Bourke (1891)
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Hiking The Aspen Loop In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Photo Essay 6 comments
Hikers in a New Aspen Grove Up from Marshall Gulch On Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
In 2003 the Aspen Fire destroyed many homes in Summerheaven and thousands of acres on Mt. Lemmon. Last Friday the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists led hike was on the Aspen Loop that goes through some of the areas destroyed, now recovered by new aspen and pine groves.
A precursor to the Aspen Fire was the Bollock Fire, 2002 in the eastern part of the Catalinas. Parts of the area burned in 2002 is now experiencing the Burro Fire that started Friday and has now consumed 9,000 acres. The Burro Fire is one of a half-dozen wildfires in the Coronado National Forest. Did I say it is hot and very dry in southeastern Arizona?
— kenne
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Chapel at Tlaquepaque in Sedona, Arizona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
The Chapel at Tlaquepaque is located in the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village along the tree-lined Oak Creek. The chapel is designed after some Mexican haciendas that provided a private chapel for a visiting priests could offer mass and other services.
Five in the Afternoon
“A boy brought the white sheet
at five in the afternoon.
A frail of lime already prepared
at five in the afternoon.
The rest was death and death alone
at five in the afternoon.”
— Federico Garcia Lorca
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Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona — Photo Essay 2 comments
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (April 27, 2013) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (April 27, 2013) — Image by kenne
Year of Mercy, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Photographer, James, Captures the Moment at the Chapel of the Holy Cross (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
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Two Nuns at The Chapel of The Holy Cross 2 comments
Two Nuns Red Rock Formation at The Chapel of The Holy Cross, Sedona, Arizona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Two Red Rock Nuns
Looking at the two red rock pillars
with shades of red forming lines
shaded by the late afternoon sun.
The hump-backed moon rises
over the nuns distorted faces —
smeared red lips not desiring.
Centuries of decay at their feet
delivered by tears of benevolence
a token of good will everlasting.
A sky so blue, not to be bought
by any painter at any human price —
isn’t that, after all, left to the gods.
— kenne
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Thunder Mountain, Sedona, Arizona (June 15, 2016) — Panorama by kenne
The story goes that Walt Disney, who once had a home in Sedona, was so inspired by the beauty of Thunder Mountain that it became a theme park concept — Big Thunder Mountain. Fact or fiction, Disney did spend time in Sedona and it’s easy to believe that such a creative person had to have been inspired by the Red Rock Country, therefore becoming an influence in a lot of his work.
While in Sedona recently, we went on a backcountry jeep tour taking us behind Thunder Mountain and one of the “fun facts” we were told was Disney and Thunder Mountain — what myths are made from.
— kenne
Thunder Mountain Panorama by kenne
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View South from Mini Masa Vortex at Sunrise (June 15, 2016) — Image by kenne
I am
earth blessed
feeling
the energy run
through
my very soul.
— kenne (5-7-5)
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Sedona Vortex Morning (June 15, 2016) — Images by kenne
Birds singing
Sedona daylight
Coffee at Starbucks
On the path
Twisted juniper trees
Mini masa vortex
Feeling the energy
Intensifying the moment.
— kenne
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Thistle (Sabino Canyon, March 17, 2016) — Image by kenne
I like to think
a thistle is an educated weed
that likes growing
where people want something else.
— kenne
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Milagrosa Loop Trail, December 4, 2015 1 comment
Milagrosa Loop Trail — Images by kenne
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The Old Swimmin’ Hole 2 comments
Artist Painting In The Canyon — Image by kenne
Oh! the old swimmin’-hole! whare the crick so still and deep
Looked like a baby-river that was laying half asleep,
And the gurgle of the worter round the drift jest below
Sounded like the laugh of something we onc’t ust to know
Before we could remember anything but the eyes
Of the angels lookin’ out as we left Paradise;
But the merry days of youth is beyond our controle,
And it’s hard to part ferever with the old swimmin’-hole.
— from “The Old Swimmin’ Hole” by James Whitcomb Wiley
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Wild Mushrooms: Weird Is A Side Effect Of Awesome 3 comments
Wild Mushrooms: Weird Is A Side Effect Of Awesome — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Hiking the Air Port Loop Trail, Sedona, Arizona — Images by kenne
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Notes On A Sedona Morning 4 comments
Sedona Sunrise — Image by kenne
Notes On A Sedona Morning
After mornings of hiking,
sitting on the big rock summit–
sun in my face, I find myself
drinking coffee on the
Wildflower Bread Company patio
surrounded by red rock towers,
ants at my feet and
young women taking selfies.
I like solitude, but
sometimes it’s nice
to be alone in the
middle of humanity —
a prisoner of my condition.
Sorry, no pictures of food.
My cup of coffee
not worth posting.
Maybe the plus-size women
eating big puffy bread
potato-egg sandwiches
wouldn’t mind if I take a picture of
their breakfast, but
I’m not going to ask –
something tells me
they weren’t up at 5:00am hiking.
The conversation turned to
what to eat for lunch . . .
— kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 