
7 Falls Trail In Bear Canyon (03-20-15) — Image by kenne
7 Falls Trail In Bear Canyon (03-20-15) — Image by kenne
Mariposa Lily — Image by kenne
King Canyon Trail Panorama by kenne
— Joy Harjo
Sutherland Trail (March 27, 2015)– Image by kenne
— kenne
Douglas Springs Trail in the Rincon Mountains — Image by kenne
You tasted it.
Isn’t that enough?
Of what do you ever
get more than a taste?
That’s all we’re given in life,
that’s all we’re given of life.
A taste.
There is no more.
— Philip Roth
Bear Canyon — Image by kenne
— kenne
Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) In Sabino Canyon Recreation Area — Image by kenne
Fountain Grass is a perennial bunchgrass with attractive purple or green flowers. It is an ornamental plant that is still sold in nurseries. Although some nursery varieties are considered “sterile,” no varieties are recommended for planting and landscaping. Fountain grass is a close relative of buffelgrass, the most problematic invasive species in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. Fountain grass is present in much of the western United States and is a big problem invasive species in Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and California.
Fountain grass is a native of Africa. Fountain grass seed was first available in the US around 1880and has been cultivated as an ornamental plant in Tucson since 1940. Records document that fountain grass began establishing itself in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson as early as 1946.
Fountain grass can form dense stands with several undesirable effects. It provides a large amount of fuel for hot fires that can destroy native plants and animals. It displaces native grasses, blocks the natural flow of water in washes, and alters animals’ habitat, particularly frogs and toads that are sensitive to such changes. Source: National Park Service
The Trail Ahead — Photo-Artistry by kenne
What path will you take?
I wonder.
Was it over yonder?
Just maybe
It was over there.
Who knows?
You wonder —
Here, there,
Everywhere.
— kenne
De Anza Trail In Southern Arizona Near Tubac, Arizona — Image by kenne
— Thomas Moore
Hidden Pasture Trail In The Rincon Mountains — Panorama by kenne
Hidden Pasture Trail is a 6.8 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located off of Mescal Road
on the eastern side of the Rincon Mountains in the Little Rincons.
Hiking to Hidden Pasture provides great Rincon Peak vistas to the west.
— kenne
“I’ll Take A Saguaro On The Rocks” — Image by kenne
Deer In Madera Canyon — Image by kenne
— kenne
Wilderness of Rocks Trail In the Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
– Albert Camus
Near Hutch’s Pool in the Santa Catalina Mountains (11/18/11) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— from the poem Half Moon, Small Cloud by John Updike
View Above Hutch’s Pool In the Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
— John P. Milton