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The SCVN Friday Hikes began this past Friday (June 7th) with a short hike up to the old ski run.
Ricki Mensching loves leading this hike each year
and the opportunity to share some the history of the original ski run on Mt. Lemmon.
As the hikers gathered at the base of the ski run they noticed smoke coming from a camp fire on up the ski slop.
Campers had left the camp fire without making sure the fire was out. Sadly, this kind of happening is not unusual.
We call 911 and the nearby Summer Haven fire department came and extinguished the fire.
On this same day a very large uncontained forest fire began burning in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix.
This marks the beginning of the fire season in Arizona, most all of which are man-made.
After getting the fire under control, Ricky continued her narration on the old ski run,
before continuing the hike to the top of the ski run.
Images by kenne
HELP PREVENT FOREST FIRES!
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Monument to a Forest Fire (2002 Bullock Fire, Santa Catalina Mountains)– Image by kenne
I walk the mountain trails
where colorful flowers grow
along magical paths
for me to follow.
Over head the sun shines brightly
warming my skin in the cool breeze
as the tall grasses
sway back and forth.
Scattered clouds begin to congregate,
cool raindrops fall on my face
while quenching the thirst
of earth’s plants and animals.
The clouds grow darker
as the lightning thunder
shares the mountain sound stage
with the wind blowing through the trees.
Animals seek shelter in the forest
running from the lightning
striking the dry forest floor
leaving behind fire sound effects.
— kenne
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Smoke from the Oak Forest Fire Framed by a Tree Burned Ten Years Ago in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
The Oak Fire Northeast of the San Pedro Valley as Seen from Oracle Ridge Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains,
the Smaller of Two Forest Fires Currently Burning in Arizona. A larger wildfire, the San Juan Fire
is Burning near the White Mountains Town of Vernon.
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Forest Thinning On Mount Lemmon — Images by kenne
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“The Southwest Is Burning” — Image by kenne
The Southwest Is Burning
Natures Beauty Lost In Time
Dry Eyes Become Glassy
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View from Tucson Mountains toward downtown Tucson and the Catalina Mountains– Image by kenne
The Coronado National Forest, which includes the Santa Catalina Mountains, is closed because of the extremely dry conditions in southern Arizona. These conditions have led to several wildfires south of Tucson, smoke from which had settled over Tucson as shown in this early morning photo taken from the Tucson Mountains west of Tucson.
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“The Southwest Is Burning” — Image by kenne
The Southwest Is Burning
Natures Beauty Lost In Time
Dry Eyes Become Glassy
kenne
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