La Milagrosa Canyon — Photo-Artistry by
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La Milagrosa Canyon Panorama — Image by kenne
This Friday my friends will be hiking the La Milagrosa Loop again, this time without me — sad!!
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Canyon Rim Sunlight — Image by kenne
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Full Moon Over the Milagrosa Canyon — Image by kenne
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Hiking the La Milagrosa / Agua Caliente Canyon Loop is a popular hike offered by the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN). The 6.5-mile loop takes the hiker up the ridgelines and down into two canyons located on the eastern edge of the Santa Catalina Mountains. We usually hike the loop clockwise, taking the Milarosa trail first looping back through the Agua Caliente Canyon, but this morning (December 9, 2016) we reversed the loop hike thereby providing a different perspective for those of us who usually hike the loop clockwise.
The vistas from the ridges provide hikers beautiful panoramas of Tucson, the Catalina Foothills and the Santa Catalina Mountains through which the lower segment of the Catalina Highway can be seen. Since this was a beautiful clear morning, I decided to take the time to take photos that could be merged into panoramas in Photoshop. ENJOY!
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— Paulo Coelho
Milagrosa Loop Trail — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the images for larger view in a slideshow format.)
Forgotten Dreams In An Abandoned Ranch House — Computer Art By kenne
Forgotten Dreams
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100 Year-Old Cliff Dweller — Image by kenne
This giant saguaro cactus is easily over 100 years old. Located on the steep Milagrosa canyon wall, which may have served to protect it over the years.
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La Milagrosa Trail (December 5, 20014) — Panorama Image by kenne
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Pineleaf Milkweed Pod
Pineleaf Milkweed Plant (Asclepias linaria, Milkweed Family: ( Asclepiadaceae ), Pineleaf Milkweed. Also called: Threadleaf Milkweed, Pine Needle Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed.) — Images by kenne
Naturalist Dan (Dusty) Granger Led a SCVN Hike On The La Milagrosa Canyon and Agua Caliente Canyon east of Tucson (February 28, 2014) — Images by kenne [Click On Any Of The Gallery Images To See Slideshow.]
La Milagrosa Canyon (February 28, 2014) — Images by kenne [Click on any of the images to see slideshow.]
“Aren’t the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton…
I could just lie here all day, and watch them drift by…
If you use your imagination, you can see lots of things in the cloud formations…
What do you think you see, Linus?”
“Well, those clouds up there look like the map of the British Honduras on the Caribbean…
That cloud up there looks a little like the profile of Thomas Eakins, the famous painter and sculptor…
And that group of clouds over there gives me the impression of the stoning of Stephen…
I can see the apostle Paul standing there to one side…”
“Uh huh… That’s very good…
What do you see in the clouds, Charlie Brown?”
“Well, I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsie,
but I changed my mind!”
― Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 5: 1959-1960
Red-Tailed Hawk Above La Milagrosa Canyon — Image by kenne
La Milagrosa Canyon (HDR – High Contrast) — Image by kenne
Milagrosa Loop Images by kenne (Click on any of the thumbnail images to see a slideshow.)
This was a Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) lead hike, December 6, 2013. The loop trail is in the La Milagrosa Canyon and Agua Caliente Canyon east of Tucson. This is a great winter hiking trail, one I hope to do again soon.
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Becoming is Superior to Being 