SCVN Friday Hikes In The Santa Catalina Mountains To Resume This Summer — Image from 2017
The last Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist (SCVN) hike was March 2020. The National Forest Service has authorized the SCVN to begin Friday Hikes this June on Mt. Lemmon. The Forest Service will require all volunteers to wear masks at all times while volunteering. The groups will be smaller and maintain social distancing.
— kenne
Cathedral Rock Trail, Sedona, Arizona — Images by kenne
“This is a short 0.7 mile but strenuous trail which quickly rises 608 feet in elevation. The midsection of the trail
has a near vertical segment which requires climbing. The trail is well marked and many hikers can be found
using the trail. The trail traverses the east side of the mountain and thus the hike is better taken in the
afternoon so one is hiking in the shade. On the top, there is a narrow plateau with steep slopes on each side.
The width is about that of a wide sidewalk and several stones are perfect for sitting. One can enjoy the view if
not afraid of the heights.” Source: Sedona Hiking Trails
Mariposa Lily — Image by kenne
Tucson Mountains — Image by kenne
the hills turn blue
hazy with distance.
all the slopes flow
across rocks and sand
to the desert floor
as clouds sweep in.
how many times
hiking the trails
now feeling ancient
having lived many lives.
— kenne
Sutherland Trail (March 27, 2015)– Image by kenne
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Esperero Trail In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
— Albert Einstein
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
“I’ll Take A Saguaro On The Rocks” — Image by kenne
Phoneline Trail In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
— kenne
Wilderness of Rocks Trail In the Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
– Albert Camus
Hiking Mid-October on Mt. Lemmon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— kenne
Hutch’s Pool — Two Images Merged in Photoshop by kenne (11/18/11)
Image by Phil Bentley as I Was Photographing Around Hutch’s Pool (11/13/15)
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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
Death On A Sabino Canyon Trail — Image by kenne
Fall Colors Along Sabino Creek Hiking to Hutch’s Pool — Panorama by kenne
One of my favorite hikes is to Hutch’s Pool. In the past, the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN)
would guide a fall and spring hike, each hike having a many as 15 hikers.
However, like so many things, not this fall because of the pandemic.
The trail is open, but not for groups.
— kenne
— Paulo Coelho
Crossing Sabino Creek Below Hutch’s Pool — Image by kenne
