tucson valley | Becoming is Superior to Being

View From The Mountains 2 comments

Aspen Draw August 2013 View from Mt. Lemmon to the Tucson Valley. — Image by kenne

Ben Mor

I once stood upon a mountain top
And felt the wind that wouldn’t stop
I held a rock forever old
Heard all its stories left untold
It’s cape of green laid out below
The rainstorm coming grey and slow
High above the world I knew
Surrounded by a sea deep and blue

When I climbed down the stone remained
My own life’s story deep ingrained
The thistles prick, the golden sun
The painted hills are all now done
And though I left a piece behind
I took the mountain, in my mind

— Kara Honthumb

View From The Box Camp Trail On Mt. Lemmon (kenneturner.com)
Mt. Lemmon (lifewithlash.wordpress.com)
Hiking The Aspen Draw, Mt. Lemmon Trail And The Meadow Trail (kenneturner.com)
Capturing The Moment – Butterflies Are Few (kenneturner.com)
Monsoon storm, lightning barrage hit Tucson; SW side gets 2 inches of rain (azstarnet.com)

Capturing The Moment — A Little Cheesecake On The Rocks 4 comments

Rock Climbing Mt Lemon

Windy Point On Catalina Highway — Images and video by kenne

August of 2010, only two months after arriving in Tucson, I was driving up Catalina Highway. Like many people new to the area, I stopped at Windy Point, which provides great views of the Tucson valley area.

After leaving my car, I noticed some young people rock climbing. They were actually climbing the Windy Point Rock Spire to do a photo shoot on the top. While they were climbing and later taking photos, I took photos of them.

After climbing down, I introduced myself and gave them my business card, telling them to contact me if they would like any of my images. I never heard from them.

Now, some three years later, I decided to do another posting on this photo-opt that became a project by accident.

In the summer time I’m up in the Catalina’s about three times a week and think of the rock climbers each time I drive by Windy Point.

kenne