View of Hoodoos and the Rincon Mountains along the Catalina Highway — Panorama by kenne
Hoodoo pinnacles
Scenic diversity charm
Rocks stacked over time.
— kenne
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Bushed 3 comments
Hiking the Italian Springs Trail (April, 2012) — Image by kenne
bushed
a trail cursed
and charmed
taking a breather
in solitude
and shade
alligator junipers
mountain pines
overlooking a
big sky pass
scrambling time
and seasons
whence we came
where we went
Redington road
to the plateau
beneath Mica
mountain summit
till you get there yourself
it remains our paradise
sharing our wanderlust
in this virtual world
— kenne
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Hiking The Upper Box Camp Trail Leave a comment
View Down Through Sabino Canyon
Hikers on Box Camp Trail
View Toward Cathedral Rock
View Toward The Rincon Mountains
the Upper Box Camp Trail In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Images by kenne
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This past Friday the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) led hike was down the Box Camp trail for about 2 1/2 miles and back. This trail is one of several connecting trails leading down to the base of Sabino Canyon, and before the highway up to Summerhaven, was the main supply trail to Mt. Lemmon. The Box Camp trailhead is in a thick ponderosa forest at 8,000 feet and our planned hike took us down to a more open oak woodland area providing beautiful vistas of the Tucson basin. Later the fall, some of us are planning to hike the Box Camp trail and connecting trails to the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center (approximately 14 miles).
kenne
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Trailing Four O’clock Wildflower 1 comment
Trailing Four O’clock Wildflower — Image by kenne
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Panorama Image From Wasson Peak 1 comment
Looking East Atop Wasson Peak In The Tucson Mountains (L/R Tortolita Mountains, Santa Catalina Mountains & Rincon Mountains)
Interstate 10 going north through Marana, Oro Valley and north Tucson– Panorama by kenne
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Signs Of Spring On Douglas Spring Trail 1 comment
“With A Little Help from My Friends” (Brittlebush Blossoms) — Image by kenne
Each helps the other
Bringing a balance to life
It is nature’s way.
— kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Stansbury Cliffrose 1 comment
Stansbury Cliffrose — Image by kenne
“I’m very fortunate to be working with young people.
That’s a big reason I haven’t burned out.
I keep getting recharged by these people. T
they’re somebody to pass the torch on to.
You don’t hold onto it, that’s no good.
You have to pass it on.”
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“Rock Stream” — Gneiss Rock In A Desert Wash 1 comment
Gneiss Rock — “Rock Stream” Painting by kenne
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock form characterized by banding caused by segregation of different types of rock, typically light and dark silicates. Rather than an indication of specific mineral composition, the term is an indication of texture.
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Images by kenne
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A “Simple Song” To Live By Leave a comment
They’ll Love You When You’re All Alone — Image by kenne
“Simple Song”
It’s a simple song for simple feeling
You see the moon and watch it rise
Across the continent the night-bird sings
And somewhere someone hears its cry
So disillusioned
Keep your head down
If you do they’ll never know
You’ll have no answers to their questions
And they will have to let you go
And disenfranchised
Revolution
They’ll take away by right what’s yours
And make you martyrs of your own cause
When they don’t know what cause it’s for
And all deserted
Stand alerted
They’ll love you when you’re all alone
But you find a red rose in the morning light
You wait the night and find it gone
So hear my words with faith and passion
For what I say to you is true
And when you find the one you might become
Remember part of me is you
— Lyle Lovett
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Nice To Be Back In Tucson 10 comments
January Sunrise — Image by kenne
Returning after a holiday road trip to Houston and New Orleans, it’s nice to be back in Tucson.
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Crested Saguaro In Saguaro National Park Leave a comment
Image by kenne (December 19, 2014)
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Hiking the Douglas Springs, Carillo, Garwood Loop 2 comments
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Hiking the Douglas Spring, Carillo, Garwood Loop In The Saguaro National Park (December 19, 2014)
— Images by kenne
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity”
― John Muir, Our National Parks
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Watching The Mountains Wear Away 3 comments
Sunset Over The Santa Catalina Mountains Viewed from The Rincon Mountains — Image by kenne
Time in Tucson
We’re gonna spend some time in Tucson.
Watch the mountains wear away.
Gonna spend some time in Tucson,
Where the moment makes the day.
We’ll eat the sunrise for breakfast,
Have blue skies for lunch.
For dinner, ponder on a falling star,
Least, that’s our hunch.
We hear a song from The Old Pueblo,
Calling out our name to dance,
We’ve got to leave for Tucson,
While we’ve got the chance.
Gonna spend some time in Tucson.
Watch the mountains wear away.
Gonna spend some time in Tucson,
Where the moment makes the day.
— Dave Pierce
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Hidden Pasture Trail In The Little Rincon Mountains 2 comments
Panorama Views On The Hidden Pasture Trail In The Little Rincon Mountains by kenne
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There’s a special place on the east side of the Rincon Mountains, named “Happy Valley.”
A primitive road goes past ranches as the terrain and vegetation evolve, creating a picturesque kaleidoscope of nature’s beauty.
The road slowly narrows with several curves lined with large cottonwoods, oaks, and sycamore trees, forming a belt along a fence-line above the trees.
On a previous trip into Happy Valley, we had identified a lone railroad post as a marker on the fence above a grove of trees where we could leave our car. Approaching the marker-post, we hiked the fence-line up through waist-high thorny bushes till reaching the gate to the Hidden Pasture Trail. Located in the Little Rincon Mountains, the trail slowly leads us through a maze of beautiful rock formations and scenic views.
The trail is not heavily used and can be difficult to follow, causing frequent misdirected diversions — not a problem as long as we followed a line parallel to Ash Creek, which snakes up the canyon below North Star Peak.
The views are superb — Enjoy!
— kenne
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Catalina Foothills From The Agua Caliente Trail Leave a comment
Catalina Foothills From The Agua Caliente Trail — Image by kenne
This morning’s hike was the Agua Caliente trail in canyons between the Santa Catalina mountains and the Rincon mountains in 32 windy degrees — a life not to complain about.
May the spirits of nature be with you.
kenne
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