Legion of Saguaros (Sabino Canyon Recreational Area) — Image by kenne
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A Legion Of Saguaros In Sabino Canyon 2 comments
A Legion Of Saguaros In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Over the years, I have called groups of saguaros everything from a group, grove, and family.
Recently I was told that the correct term is “legion.” So, here you have it.
— kenne
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Blackett’s Ridge — Panorama by kenne
“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.”
— Joseph Campbell
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Sabino Canyon Nature Program For Elementary School Students Leave a comment
One of the subjects we teach is geology, how the Santa Catalina Mountains were
formed, and the importance of water in the formation of Sabino Canyon. Twelve
million years ago, the Santa Catalina Mountains were just a range of hills, but the
earth’s crust in western North America was being stretched. What resulted were
huge blocks with steep vaults forming an up-and-down landscape called the
Basin and Range Province.
Naturalist, Kenne Turner with 3rd Grade Students (Sabino Canyon Dam Area)
— Images by Teacher
Sabino Canyon is composed of a hard metamorphic rock called “Catalina gneiss.”
Gneiss contains rock and five minerals; quartz, mica, feldspar, magnetite, and garnets.
Over time water and earthquakes have eroded the gneiss rock carrying smaller rocks
and minerals down streams like Sabino Creek. The minerals are deposited along the
creek edges, which created a natural laboratory to learn about the minerals by panning
for garnets. Need I say, kids love panning for garnets.
Students panning for garnets in Sabino Creek.
“For many Tucsonans, the canyon is an old friend. We are on a first-name basis.
On a sunny weekend morning, we say, simply, “Let’s go to Sabino.
— from Sabino Canyon: The Life of a Southwestern Oasis by David Wentworth Lazaroff
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View Of Sabino Canyon Dam Area Leave a comment
View of Sabino Canyon Dam Area — Image by kenne
The view from the top
A creek carrying snowmelt
Spring flowers emerge.
— kenne
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Cholla Cactus — Hanging Fruit 1 comment
Cholla Cactus — Hanging Fruit — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Nature is disordered, powerful, and chaotic, and through fear of the chaos, we impose
a system on it. We abhor complexity and seek to simplify things whenever we can by
whatever means we have at hand. We need to have an overall explanation of what the
universe is and how it functions. In order to achieve this overall view, we develop
explanatory theories, that will give structure to natural phenomena: we classify nature
into a coherent system, which appears to do what we say it does.
— from The Day The Universe Changed by James Burke
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Golden Cottonwood Near Sabino Creek In Sabino Canyon (January 7, 2020) — Image by kenne
This photo was taken while on a bird and plant walk in Sabino Canyon, the morning of the 7th.
The early morning sunlight created a golden glow in the canyon.
— kenne
