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Upper Sabino Canyon Leave a comment

Upper Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains, as Seen from Blackett’s Ridge — Image by kenne

For ten years, I have hiked many trails

In these Santa Catalina Mountains.

Stopping from time to time to watch things

As nature goes about its many changes.

White clouds gather above canyons and peaks.

The blue sky makes a good quilt as

The Sabino Canyon trail goes on and on.

— kenne

Posted March 11, 2023 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Information, Photography, Poetry, Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Photography, Poetry, Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

Blackett’s Ridge Trail Leave a comment

Hiking Blackett’s Ridge — Image by kenne

We were hiking on Blackett’s Ridge

When the view called me over

For a moment of meditation —

The existence of a beautiful view

Is to take time to stop.

— kenne

Posted March 10, 2023 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Existential Moment, Hiking, Information, Poetry, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Hiking, Moment of Meditation, Photography, Poetry, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

Neutral Touches Interwoven Leave a comment

Sabino Canyon — Photo-Artistry by kenne

I am a lone raven high
above the canyon wall
circling up, then down
as hikers make their way
on the old mule trail up
to a series of switch-backs
opening into a meadow
where many options prevail
going east, going west
before turning back north
to the mountain called Lemmon.

I am a lone raven blessed
to fly above other mortals
circling up, then down
but still, I work hard to fly
seeing images of life below
inspiration of an alien being
a curious extrovert, I call out
taken as a signal by some
just a lot of noise by others
still unnoticed by others
neutral touches interwoven.

— kenne

Posted October 24, 2021 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Existential Moment, Hiking, Information, Mt. Lemmon, Phoneline Trail, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Sabino Canyon, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Mt Lemmon, Neutral Touches Interwoven, Phoneline Trail, Poetry, Raven, Sabino Canyon, Tucson Arizona

Prickly Pear Art Leave a comment

Prickly Pear Art — Photo-Artistry by kenne

Did you ever

trip and fall

on a cactus?

Try hiking

in the light of

a full moon.

— kenne

Posted August 8, 2020 by kenneturner in Art, Information, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Prickly Pear Cactus, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Prickly Pear Cactus

View West From Blackett’s Ridge Leave a comment

Blackett's Ridge-9897-72 View West From Blackett’s Ridge Across Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne

The path to Han-shan’s place is laughable,

A path, but no sign of cart or horse.

Converging gorges — hard to trace their twists

Jumbled cliffs — unbelievably rugged.

A thousand grasses bend with dew,

A hill of pines hums in the wind.

And now I’ve lost the shortcut home,

Body asking shadow, how do you keep up?

— from Cold Mountain Poems by Gary Snyder

Posted May 30, 2020 by kenneturner in Information, Photography, Poetry, Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Cold Mountain Poems, Gary Snyder, Photography, Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains

Sabino Canyon: View From Blackett’s Ridge 3 comments

Sabino Canyon: View From Blackett’s Ridge — Photo-Artistry by kenne

Posted May 23, 2020 by kenneturner in Information, Photo-Artistry, Sabino Canyon, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Photo-Artistry, Sabino Canyon, Tucson Arizona

Sabino Canyon — Photo-Artistry Leave a comment

Blacketts Ridge March 2011 View of Sabino Canyon From Blackett’s Ridge — Photo-Artistry by kenne

“But what is happiness

except the simple harmony

between a man and the life he leads?”

— Albert Camus

Posted March 23, 2020 by kenneturner in Information, Photo-Artistry, Quote, Sabino Canyon, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Albert Camus, Blackett's Ridge, Happiness, Quote, Sabino Canyon

Blackett’s Ridge Trail Sunset 2 comments

Blackett’s Ridge Trail Sunset (Tucson, Arizona) — Image by kenne

“Once we believe in ourselves,
we can risk curiosity, wonder,
spontaneous delight,
or any experience
that reveals the human spirit.”

— E. E. Cummings

Posted January 28, 2020 by kenneturner in E.E. Cummings, Information, Photography, Quote, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, E. E. Cummings, Quote, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Sunset, Tucson Arizona

Blackett’s Ridge Leave a comment

Blackett’s Ridge — Panorama by kenne

“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.”

— Joseph Campbell

Posted January 21, 2020 by kenneturner in Information, Panorama, Quote, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Joseph Campbell, Panorama, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona

Blackett’s Ridge Trail Sunset — Festive andFree-Floating Leave a comment

Blackett’s Ridge Trail Sunset — Photo-Artistry by kenne

It’s the way we move toward each other
at night, tired, giddy after a day together
or a day apart, flush with newborn plans

for a holiday from daily life, in reality.
We are festive and free-floating. We are
poured out like a bucket of wild berries.

— from “Summer Surprised Us” by Edward Hirsch

Posted April 20, 2019 by kenneturner in Information, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Edward Hirsch, Photo-Artistry, Poetry, Sunset

Sabino Canyon Viewed from Blackett’s Ridge 2 comments

Sabino Canyon Viewed from Blackett’s Ridge — Panorama by kenne

My blog confirms that I have experienced each encounter in my life twice:

once in the world, and once again on the blog.

— kenne

Posted February 22, 2019 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Information, Inspiration, Panorama, Photography, Quote, Sabino Canyon, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Blogging, Panorama, Photography, Quote, Sabino Canyon

Tucson Basin Panorama Leave a comment

Tucson Basin as Viewed from Blackett’s Ridge — Panorama by kenne

“I love to soar in the boundless sky.
In the vast emptiness of the blue,
my soul rejoices
listening to the soundless music
of the wind.”

— from World Peace: The Voice of a Mountain Bird by Banani Ray,

Posted February 20, 2019 by kenneturner in Information, Panorama, Photography, Saguaro, Tucson Arizona

Tagged with Banani Ray, Blackett's Ridge, Panorama, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Basin, World Peace

Cathedral Rock Viewed from Blackett’s Ridge 1 comment

Cathedral Rock Viewed from Blackett’s Ridge — Panorama by kenne

soft the sky

fills

and softly

spills

soft the drop

drips

gently down

and soft my foot

falls

soft the ground

and down the ground

fills

gently down

— Hugh Prather

Posted February 15, 2019 by kenneturner in Arizona, Information, Photography, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area

Tagged with Blackett's Ridge, Cathedral Rock, Hugh Prather, Photography, Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains

Come With Me 1 comment

Sabino Canyon Panorama(View from Blacketts Ridge- blog.jpg Sabino Canyon as Viewed from Blackett’s Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne

Come with me to Blackett’s Ridge
To hike a rocky switch-back trail.
A deep gorge designates the end
Overlooking converging canyons.
White clouds hang from a blue sky.
Now we wait for the sun to go down
When we will return to the trailhead
Under the light of the harvest moon.