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Memorial Day Nature-Hike on Mt. Lemmon — Photo Essay
Memorial Day Nature-Hike on Mt. Lemmon — Images by kenne (Click on any image to see a larger view in a slideshow format.) First time on Mt. Lemmon since last November. At 9,200 feet only a few...
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Hiking Near Old Ski Run On Mt. Lemmon
Hiking the trail near the old ski run on Mt. Lemmon is a short hike with a good elevation change for the first hike of the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists summer schedule on Mt. Lemmon. With...
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Hiking the Box Camp Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains — Photographic Essay
(Click on any image for a larger view in a slideshow format.) Hiking the Box Camp Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains (June 9, 2017) — Images by kenne Filed under: Arizona, Hiking, Information, Mt....
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Santa Catalina Mountains Panoramas
Santa Catalina Mountains Panorama Views from the Box Camp Trail (June 9, 2017) — Image by kenne Filed under: Alan W. Watts, Arizona, Information, Mt. Lemmon, Panorama, Photography, Santa Catalina...
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End Of The Trail
Blackett’s Ridge Between Sabino Canyon and Bear Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains Image by kenne My days as a hiking guide May soon have long since passed But, for this hiker, the trail never...
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Hutch’s Pool
Kenne enjoying one of his favorite places in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Hutch’s Pool I love the eight-plus mile hike to Hutch’s Pool in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness area in the Santa Catalina...
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La Milagrosa Canyon Panorama
La Milagrosa Canyon Panorama — Image by kenne This Friday my friends will be hiking the La Milagrosa Loop again, this time without me — sad!! — kenne
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Rainy Day Reflections
Two of My Fellow SCVN Hiking Guides, Ricki and Tosh (August 2013) — Image by kenne This Sunday we are experiencing some rain, the first since early August (already several inches of snow on Mt....
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Hiking The Southerland Trail in Catalina State Park — Photo Essay
Hikers On Southerland Trail, March 2, 2018 Hiking The Southerland Trail in Catalina State Park (Click on any of the tiled images for a larger view in a slideshow format.) — Images by kenne This trail...
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SCVN 1st 2019 Hike
Image by kenne About eighteen hikers took part in the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) 1st hike of the year (January 4, 2019) on the Pontatoc Ridge trail. Pontatoc Ridge trail A steep, rocky...
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Hiking To Romera Pools — Revisited
Jeff and Phil lead others to the base of the ridge — Images by kenne The trail begins merciful, level and wide for our first steps. The sun greeting us rising above the mountains warming the morning...
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A Two Year Old Girl That Loves Hiking
Each Friday, Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) lead two hikes for the public. One is is a slower-paced nature hike allowing time to identify and discuss desert plants. Yesterday’s hike was a...
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Start of the SCVN Summer Hiking Season On Mt. Lemmon
This post first appeared seven years ago. Since the SCVN summer hiking schedule on Mt. Lemmon remains pretty much the same year after year, I’m revising the post in recognition of our new hiking...
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Summer Hiking Season On Mt. Lemmon
The SCVN Friday Hikes began this past Friday (June 7th) with a short hike up to the old ski run. Ricki Mensching loves leading this hike each year and the opportunity to share some the history of the...
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Hiking the Aspen Draw Loop
The July 5th SCVN Friday Hikes began at the Sky Valley parking lot where led guide Phil Bentley greeted everyone and covered the SCVN Safety Rules. This was a six-mile loop connecting three trails,...
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Hiking Sunset Trail, A Photo Essay
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir Yesterday’s SCVN Friday hike took place on the Sunset Trail, a popular summertime hike on Mt. Lemmon connecting hikers to...
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Hiking Sycamore Canyon/Reservoir Trail
1st SCVN Fall Hike, Sycamore Canyon/Reservoir Trail — iPhone Images by kenne Today, we led a small group of ten hikers on the first Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) fall Friday Hike. This...
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Hiking with Old Buddies
The SCVN Friday Nature Hike was Aspen Trail, Marshall Gulch Trail loop, which would provide an opportunity to see the beautiful fall colors on Mt. Lemmon. The Aspen Trail has a grove of aspens, which I...
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Pima Canyon Trail Hike To The Dam
November 8, 2019, SCVN hike in Pima Canyon — Images by kenne Pima Canyon is one of several canyons in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness area of the Santa Catalina Mountains in northwest Tucson. Sabino Canyon...
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Sabino Canyon Friday Hike
Up until the day before the Hutch’s Pool hike, He wasn’t sure he was going to do this SCVN Friday Hike. It had been two years since he last hiked to Hutch’s Pool, a combined eight miles up and back....
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