Archive for the ‘Tucson Basin’ Tag
A view of the Tucson basin from near Windy Point Vista with thimble peak in the center-right. — Image by kenne
March by march I puzzled through ’em,
turning flanks and dodging shoulders,
hurried on in hope of water,
headed back for lack of grass;
till I camped above the tree-line —
drifted snow and naked boulders —
felt free air astir to windward —
knew I’d stumbled on the Pass.
— from The Explorer by Rudyard Kipling
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Thimble Peak View Over The Tucson Basin — Image by kenne
“Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.”
— – John Ruskin
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Tucson/Avra Valley Aquifer — Panorama by kenne
The Tucson Mountains separate the Avra Valley and the Tucson Basin, which contain natural aquifers.
Recharge basins have been placed in the Avra Valley, where Colorado River water is blended with the groundwater,
providing water to the Tucson area.
This panorama is at the west edge of the Tucson Mountains where the recharge basins can be seen in the distance.
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Tucson Basin, August 31, 2022 — Panorama Image by kenne
Blue sky above
a winding highway
on a sunkissed morning.
Tourists in rental cars
stop at Windy Point vista
climbing boulders
for a better view —
children too close
to the edge.
— kenne
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Katelyn and Dad Kenne David Looking Down Over the Tucson Basin (Their first visit to Tucson, March 15, 2011) — Image by kenne
“A father is a son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love.”
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Hiking Up Box Camp Trail In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Image by kenne
The Tucson basin
Santa Rita’s to the south
Hiking Box Camp trail
Leaving the tall pines
An existential moment
Illumination
— kenne
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Oral Valley/ Tucson Basin Panorama by kenne
This panorama was created from three images taken from Wasson Peak, atop the Tucson Mountains March 13, 2015.
The Tortolita Mountains are to the left, Santa Catalina Mountains in the middle,
and the Rincon Mountain off to the right.
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View from the Top, Near Barnum Rock On Mt. Lemmon (10/05/12) — Image by kenne
The landscape changes, so enjoy it: of course,
you have to have an objective in mind – to reach the top.
But as you are going up, more things can be seen, and it’s no bother
to stop now and again and enjoy the panorama around you.
At every meter conquered, you can see a little further,
so use this to discover things that you still had not noticed.
— Paulo Coelho
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Lower Box Camp Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains (09/06/19)– Image by kenne
When hiking the Box Camp Trail, the top part of the trail is in the Pine Forest biome,
where the dominant plants are AZ Pine, SW White Pine, Ponderosa Pine, and
occasional Douglas-Fir. This image shows a view of the Tucson basin and the
Santa Rita Mountain to the south, where the Oak Woodland biome takes over (5,000′ – 6,000′).
— kenne
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Tucson Basin — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“Remembering is an ethical act, has ethical value in and of itself. Memory is,
achingly, the only relation we can have with the dead. So the belief that
remembering is an ethical act is deep in our natures as humans, who know
we are going to die, and who mourn those who in the normal course of
things die before us—grandparents, parents, teachers, and older friends.”
— Susan Sontag
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Ventana Canyon — Panorama by kenne
(In this image, you see the Tucson basin with the Santa Rita Mountains in the distance.)
“Life is like riding a Bicycle.
To keep your balance,
you must keep moving.”
— Albert Einstein
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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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Tucson Basin Panorama (February 16, 2010) — Image by kenne
This panorama was composed at one of the vistas along the Catalina Highway, looking
west over the Tucson basin during our home shopping visit to Tucson. We move to
Tucson in late June of 2010, making this image my first panorama over the city.
— kenne
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December Desert Sunset (Tucson Basin) — Image by kenne
How did it get so late so soon?
Its night before its afternoon.
December is here before its June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?
— Dr. Seuss
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Tucson Basin Sunset — Image by kenne
Each idea planted
yet not the first
is a new beginning
forming the orientation
for the next step
without direction
creating a path
with each step
of unfoldment.
Each step
like an idea
leads to another.
— kenne
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Becoming is Superior to Being 