Rose Canyon Lake In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
Hiking, watching each step
yet it is possible to look at
various distances engaging
my attention on many points
occurring in space around me.
Living in time passing,
it is easy to contemplate
past times with the present
state to retain its peace —
having combined the moment
with the past, thus fostering
the creation of an illusion
as if some future place and time.
— kenne
Yesterday’s SCVN Friday hike took place on the Sunset Trail,
Helen and Ellen ready for the hike.
Ricki and Ellen, out guides make a backup copy of the SCVN Sign-in Sheet.
Ricki goes over the Safety Rules with the hikers.
Barbara and Jeff on the trail.
A view from Sunset Rock of the hikers on the trail.
Tosh and Liz examining rocks.
Ellen and Ricki have a snake before hiking back to the trailhead.
Texas Crescent Butterfly — Image by kenne
Balanced Rock, Catalina Highway, Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
Tim, our lead Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist guide went over the safety rules for the day’s hike.
A short distance into hiking the Box Camp Trail, we stop to take in one of the many views.
The trail leads us through ferns and tall pines.
This section of the trail is a rolling downhill path continuing through the tall trees.
As the trail continues down the mountainside the pine forest opens to a thick oak growth.
The trail becomes steeper and difficult to follow through the thick overgrowth. 
Looking down over the oak overgrowth you can see Sabino Canyon and Thimble Peak.
The Box Canyon Trail leads down to East Fork Trail, which runs into Sabino Canyon Trail.
However, this rock lookout is where we had planned to rest
Even though having hiked the trail many times, the climb back to the trailhead was a real challenge.
Meanwhile, we continued trying to locate Jeff. Before returning back to the trailhead,
Panicled Tick Trefoil Wildflower — Image by kenne
Western Sneezeweed Photo-Artistry by kenne
