Sabino Creek Has Two Ducks — Image by kenne
Sabino creek has two ducks.
Winter rains and spring
Snowmelt on the mountains
Increasing the streamflow
Of a frequently dry creek
Attracting additional waterfowl.
— kenne
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Sabino Creek Has Two Ducks Leave a comment
Sabino Creek, February 2020 1 comment
Sabino Creek Below The Dam In Sabino Canyon — Image and video by kenne
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Sabino Creek Art Leave a comment
Sabino Creek Art — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Sabino Creek
Spring brings the sound of
Water running in the creek
Deer walk to the edge.
— kenne
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“Moments Alone” (Sabino Creek) — Image by kenne
Moments alone
looking for answers
in deep caverns
of my soul,
only to see them
blurred by others
as water
in the stream
of life
rushes by.
— kenne
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Students Panning For Garnets In Sabino Creek — Infrared Image by kenne
One of the programs taught by Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists to elementary
school children is geology called “Strike It Rich.” They learn how the Santa Catalina
Mountains were formed and the minerals contained in the “gneiss” rock.
The primary activity is panning for garnets (sand rubies) in Sabino Creek.
The students uncovered the link between the towering granite cliffs
above the Tucson Basin and all that lies below.
— kenne
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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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Sabino Dam, January 2020 Leave a comment
Sabino Dam, January 2020 — Image by kenne
A crown of gold
over water flowing
from recent snow
melting on Mt. Lemmon.
Down by the creek banks
water a fading red residue
from the leaves of fall now
under the mountain snow.
Now and then
pieces of the crown
slowly begin to fall
leaving a nakedness.
Alone a trail above the dam
visitors walk near the water
drawn by nature’s presence
exchanging moment mysteries.
— kenne
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New Year At Sabino Creek Dam 1 comment
Sabino Creek is flowing in the new year due to some winter rains
and new snow melting in the mountains. — Images by kenne
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Fall Colors In The Desert Winter #2 Leave a comment
Fall Colors Along Sabino Creek in Winter (January 2020) — Image by kenne
Water in the creek
Frost at night in the canyon
Color cottonwoods.
— kenne
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“Fall Drifting Away” — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Fall drifting away
On the creek above the dam
Filtered through the sun.
— kenne
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A Dry Sabino Creek Leave a comment
A Dry Sabino Creek In Sabino Canyon Recreation Area (October 17, 2019) — Image by kenne
Once upon a time
Water flowed over
Large and small
Boulders now left
Bathing in the sun
Thirsting for a kiss
From mountain water
Now gone underground.
— kenne
