The Attach Of Jumping Cholla
Removing Cholla Spines — Images by kenne Jumping Cholla When it happens, You swear it just Jumped at you. The trail is clear, Not a lot of brush Or cactus nearby, And it happens – The attach of the...
View ArticleCapturing The Moment — Leafing Ocotillo In December
Green Ocotillo In Ventana Canyon — Images by kenne This time of year ocotillo are gray thorny stick, so it was unusual to see some leafing in Ventana Canyon yesterday. kenneFiled under: Capturing the...
View ArticleCapturing The Moment — Oracle Ridge Trail Panorama
Southeast View from Oracle Ridge Trail Toward Mt. Bigelow and Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains (June 27, 2014) — Image by kenne Filed under: Capturing the Moment, Nature, Photography Tagged:...
View ArticleSometimes Trying Is Not Good Enough
This past Friday I was one of the SCVN guides for the last summer hike on Mt. Lemmon. Even though I generally have one of my cameras when being a guide, hiking and trying to photograph birds don’t go...
View ArticleSCVN Leads Its Last Summer Friday Hike
Images by kenne (CLICK ON ANY OF THE IMAGES FOR LARGER VIEW IN A SLIDESHOW FORMAT.) This past Friday (August 29, 2014), the SCVN guided summer hikes on Mt. Lemmon lead its last hike — a 7.5 mile hike...
View ArticleHiking the La Milagrosa Loop In The Santa Catalina Mountains
(CLICK ON ANY OF THE TILED IMAGES TO SEE LARGER VIEW IN A SLIDE SHOW FORMAT.) Hiking the La Milagrosa Loop in the Santa Catalina Mountains (December 5, 2014) lead by Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists...
View ArticleHiking Pontatoc Ridge, January 16, 2015
Hiking Pontatoc Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains (January 16, 2015) — Images by kenneFiled under: Information, Life, Nature, Photography Tagged: Arizona, D800, Hiking, Outdoors, Pontatoc Ridge,...
View ArticleCoral Bean Legume Pods
Coral Bean (Erythrina herbacea) Legume Pods Image by kenne All parts of coral bean plant are poisonous, but the red beans, which is how the plant gets its name, are by far the most highly toxic. This...
View ArticlePoppies Along The King Canyon Trail
Poppies Along the King Canyon Trail (March 13, 2015) — Images by kenne Try as one may to photograph the desert spring having lost the third, forth, fifth — God knows how many dimensions somewhere on...
View ArticleChildren Learning About Nature
Elementary school children enjoy looking down to Sabino creek with SCVN naturalist, Jan. Naturalist, Jan with elementary school children in Sabino Canyon. — Images by kenneFiled under: Capturing the...
View ArticleBear Hugging Tree
Bear Hugging Tree: Rattlesnake Picnic Area, Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne A shade tree in the canyon Paths lead to new beginnings — Time to hug the tree. Some stop to rest most pass on by Not getting...
View ArticleHiking On Mt. Lemmon
June 19, 2015 SCVN Hike On Mt. Lemmon — Images my kenne (Click on any of the images to larger view in a slideshow format.)Filed under: Arizona, Hiking, Information, Mt. Lemmon, Santa Catalina...
View ArticleHiking The Upper Box Camp Trail
the Upper Box Camp Trail In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Images by kenne (Click on any of the images to see a larger view in a slideshow format.) This past Friday the Sabino Canyon Volunteer...
View ArticleHiking and Partying Equal One With SCVN
Having begun back in June, the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) summer hikes in the higher elevations of the Santa Catalina Mountains now has two hikes remaining on Mt. Lemmon before starting...
View ArticleThe Three Mushrooms In Marshall Gulch
The Three Mushrooms in Marshall Gulch ( August 14, 2015) — Image by kenne they watch me take a photo, or two — trying different angles to get the best lighting. — kenne Image by Phil BentleyFiled...
View ArticleCactus Wren On A Saguaro Blossom In November
Cactus Wren On A Saguaro Blossom In November — Image by kenne Today’s Friday hike was in Pima Canyon. The canyon is a narrow canyon in the western Catalina Mountains. With sunrise coming later in early...
View ArticleHiking Pima Canyon And Becoming Intrigued With A Flock Of Ravens
The first gallery of photos was taken on the SCVN Friday hike in Pima Canyon (November 6, 2015). During the hike we notice a flock of ravens, not a common sight since raven tend to be solitary or in...
View ArticleHiking To Hutch’s Pool, November 13, 2015
Hiking the Sabino Canyon Trail to the West Fork Trail on our way to Hutch’s Pool — Panorama by kenne The hike to Hutch’s Pool from the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center would be a 16 mile hike, so we take...
View ArticleCapturing The Moment — Mexican Vervain
Mexican Vervain (Ventana Canyon to Maiden Pools Hike, February 26, 2016) — Images by kenne (Click on any of the images to see larger view in a slideshow format.) Only Earth. Earth. Earth for trembling...
View ArticleA No Camera Hike To Romero Pools
Romero Pools (January 23, 2015) — Image by kenne Today was one of the few days I’ve been hiking in the Santa Catalina Mountains without my camera. At the last minute I decided to leave it in my car,...
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