Hiking Sunset trial on Mt. Lemmon to Marshall Gulch and back. A great activity for beating the desert heat. — Images by kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Summer Cabins On Mt. Lemmon 1 comment
Cabins In The Piney Woods of Mt. Lemmon In The Santa Catalina Mountains. — Images by kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Blue Flax Wildflower 2 comments
Blue Flax Wildflowers (Sunset Trail, Santa Catalina Mountains)– Images by kenne
Blue Flax wildflowers
Blooming in dry conditions,
Mountain survival.
— kenne
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“If A Tree Falls In The Forest . . .” Leave a comment
“If A Tree Falls In The Forest . . .” Hiking The Mt. Bigelow Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains. — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the tiled images to see larger view in a slideshow.)
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“Two On The Trail” — Image by kenne
Two on the trail
One to protect
Two sharing life
One to nurture
Two sharing love
One to escort
Two standing guard
One to pursue
Two to gather
One for the two
Two for the one
One for all
–kenne
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Waves of Time — Image by kenne
WAVES OF TIME
Once a giant in the mountain forest
Twisting and turning with its peers
Learning to live without water
Never throwing in the sponge
Holding on, soaking up the summer rains.
Adapting to wet and dry cycles
Carved by the extremes in time
The movement of countless suns
Forming a path in between
Leaving behind waves of time.
— kenne
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Kickback Rock — Sit Your Ass Down And Kickback Leave a comment
Kickback Rock — Images by kenne
Sometimes you need to
Set your ass down and kickback,
You can’t beat the few.
— kenne
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First Snowball Fight 8 comments
Most people don’t come to the desert to see snow, they come here to get away from it. But when you are a five-year-old boy living on the Texas gulf coast and have never been in snow, why not.
So, on the first day of Jill;s and James’ visit, we headed up Catalina highway to Mt. Lemmon.
At seven thousand feet, James kept asking, “Where’s the snow?” “I don’t see any snow!” We had stopped at Windy Point Vista for James to get his “mountain-feet.” A short distance beyond Windy Point Vista we started to see snow in shady along the highway and signs that James just might become a believer — Yes, James, there is snow on Mt. Lemmon.
This all being a new experience, James carefully picks up pieces of snow near the Ski Valley parking lot to toss.
It didn’t take James long to get the gist of it.
After spending some time at Ski Valley, we headed over the Marshall Gulch and walked down the snow-packed road.
By now the snowball fighting had taken on a new level of seriousness.
Photos of James, Mom, and Grandma by kenne
A short video clip playing in the snow at Ski Valley on M.t Lemmon.
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A Winter Solstice Morning In Tucson 4 comments
A Winter Solstice Morning After An Overnight Shower, View North From The Patio — Image by kenne
A Winter Solstice Morning After An Overnight Shower, View South From The Patio — Image by kenne
We were blessed with a little more the a half-inch of rain, with snow on Mt. Lemmon, the day before the winter solstice. Unlike our friends in the north, made weary by a succession of cold, dark days, we are enjoying the desert sun — yes, we are blessed and very thankful.
kenne
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Time To Cover Plants In The Desert 4 comments
Potted Lemon Tree — Images by kenne
This past spring our potted lemon tree had three lemons from the few blossoms on the small tree. They are now near being harvested. Mean while the three is blossoming, with some new lemons already on the tree.
Now much of the west had a weather low that is bring freezing weather. Last night we had rain, with snow on Mount Lemon. Tomorrow morning’s low will be below freezing here in Tucson — time to cover some of the more tender plants.
kenne
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Fall Leaves After A Morning Rain On Mount Lemmon — Images in HD by kenne
there’s a dry cold air
remaining after a dawn rain
in the high desert mountains
not cold enough to snow
yet cold enough
to send a chill
throughout your body
the morning sunrise guides light
inside the dark forest
just ahead of a morning jogger
following a trail
forming a seam
across the forest floor
carpeted with leaves
of red and gold
dotted with raindrops
appearing to jump
as the returning light
glimmers through
each temporary dome
soon to disappear
beneath a winter blanket of snow
— kenne
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Under the Golden Leaves (Mt. Lemmon in Southern Arizona) — Image by kenne
There’s a gentle rain this morning,
but not in the desert
and mountains of the southwest —
We are in southeast Texas
where we can enjoy
the gulf coast moisture
and grandchildren,
knowing we will soon
leave each to their
mother’s of nature.
— kenne
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Fall Colors Hiking The Aspen Draw Trail — Image by kenne
Shadows on the trail
Hiking on a golden hill
Look, but don’t look back.
— kenne
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Just looking for some beauty this morning. — Image by kenne
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Images by kenne (Click on any of the images for larger view and slideshow.)
For you non-locals, Mt. Lemmon (9,157 ft.) is in the Santa Catalina Mountains, part of the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona.
At this time all National Forest Services continue to be closed because of the government shut-down. However, access to Mt. Lemmon via the Catalina Highway is available since the highway is a county highway.
The Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) are part of the Forest Service and regularly provide educational programs, nature walks and hikes — the schedule is published on the SCVN website. Some of the SCVN members continue the hiking schedule (unofficially), recently hiking the Bear Wallow trail to take in the fall colors.
Parts of the trail goes through the area where the original Mt. Lemmon ski slope was located back in the 40’s and 50’s. Since part of SCVN mission to the public is to educate, Ricki Mensching shares the story of early skiing on Mt. Lemmon during the Bear Wallow hike this past Friday. Current skiing takes place each at winter at Ski Valley, the southernmost ski destination in the continental United States, and receives approximately 180 inches (4.6 m) of snow annually (Wikipedia).
kenne
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