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The first snow on Mt Lemmon, north of Tucson, fell over the weekend. It's a big event in the desert to drive up the mountain to see snow and let the kids sled down the hills.
On July 16 2014 I joined the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists led hike on Mt. Lemmon. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
Four RAW files processed with Olympus Viewer 3 and stitched with MS ICE.
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I joined Ned and the gang on the final summer Mount Lemmon hike on August 26 2015. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
RAW file processed with Olympus Viewer 3.
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"no rest for the wicked" - Carpenter Ants
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Mt.Lemmon,AZ
Our first outing was a causal drive up Mount Lemmon, stopping at many if not most of the scenic overlooks. Enjoy the trip up and down the mountian.
The Abert's Squirrel added the humor and laughter to my morning. They are just too cute!
Marshall's Gulch
Mt Lemmon, AZ
5-12-16
Apparently right before I got to the top of Mt. Lemmon yesterday there was a hailstorm. It was 97 degrees on the Tucson valley floor, and half an hour later I was walking through ice and fog. Kinda cool.
Thanks to Patrick58 for the crop and color correction of my original photo.
A view down into Tucson from Mt Lemmon one wonderful winter evening.
I wasn't the only one taking in the view that night. Notice the couple with their dog on the lower right corner, and I was joined on this ledge by several others as the sun set as they celebrated the end of finals exams.
The graffiti on this vista is horrible, and it's a shame that a location as beautiful as this has been marred so badly.
The Aspen Fire on Mt. Lemmon in June, 2003, burned 84,750 acres of forest. Now, eleven years later the small pine trees have germinated and are beginning to compete for space.
While trying to get my shots of the Red-faced Warblers, I barely noticed a movement on the tree trunk nearby. This Brown Creeper is certainly well-camouflaged.
Mt Lemmon, Tucson, AZ
8-7-13
A HOT DAY IN TUCSON:
To escape the heat of 110+ degrees in the valley in Tucson, Arizona, on June 17, 2007 we drove up to the nearly 8,000 ft. elevation of Mount Lemon, where the temperature plumeted to 78 in the 40 minutes it took to drive to the top. This is a photo I took at Windy Vista Point about halfway up the mountain. You can see the road we traveled up through the mountains, and in the far distance the city of Tucson. It was a spectacular view at Windy Vista Point for we could see the city of Tucson sprawled out in the valley below, and the mountains of Sonora, Mexico in the far distance.
I lived south of Tucson from 1984 until 1999 (in Green Valley, Amado and Sahuarita) and worked in Nogales and Tucson for several years before moving to Washington DC. This photo was taken on my the first trip back to Tucson in over 8 years... it sure was sure nice to see the "old pueblo" again and the beauty of the desert, mountains and wide open spaces of the beautiful State of Arizona.
INFORMATION ON MOUNT LEMMON:
Mount Lemmon is in the Santa Catalina Mountains located in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, AZ. It is 9,157 feet above sea-level, and receives approximately 180 inches of snow annually. Mount Lemmon was named in honor of Sarah Lemmon, wife of botanist John Gill Lemmon, who trekked to the top of the mountain with her husband in 1881.
A small town called Summerhaven is on the mountain, which includes many cabins only occupied part of the year. Much of this town was devastated by the Aspen Fire of 2003, and recovery is still taking place. It is near Ski Valley which is the southernmost ski destination in the continental United States.
The location 'Windy Point' was built by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, using a large number of prisoners over a period of 18 years.
The Catalina Highway goes from the east side of Tucson up to Summerhaven, at the top of Mt. Lemmon. The beautiful, curving road is a favorite drive for tourists, for locals escaping summer's heat, for motorcyclists, and cyclists. The highway has been improved recently, but the speed limit has also been lowered to 35 MPH (56 km/h) due to concerns about the highway's safety during peak traffic times.
Source: Wikipedia
On July 16 2014 I joined the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists led hike on Mt. Lemmon. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
Four RAW files processed with Olympus Viewer 3 and stitched with MS ICE.
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The plants along the trail were filled with them.
On July 16 2014 I joined the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists led hike on Mt. Lemmon. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
RAW file processed with Olympus Viewer 3.
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"I'm not scared!" - OK, maybe I was a little wary. One of the hazards of hiking in the desert (or in this case, the mountains).
Read the note on the sign - Mt. Lemmon
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It's getting hot in the desert, so I took my first trip up Mt Lemmon to escape the heat and see what birds are up there. At Molino Basin, I found this gorgeous male Summer Tanager, as red as a bird can be.
Santa Catalina Mountains,
Tucson, AZ
5-14-13
On July 29 2015 I joined Ned and the gang on one of the summer Mount Lemmon hikes. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
RAW file processed with Olympus Viewer 3.
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Windy Point Vista, Mary Jane Herrera, Kyla Herrera,Krista Herrera, Victoria Harman, William Harman, Maggie Harman
I joined Ned and the gang on the final summer Mount Lemmon hike on August 26 2015. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
RAW file processed with Olympus Viewer 3.
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I joined Ned and the gang on the final summer Mount Lemmon hike on August 26 2015. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
RAW file processed with Olympus Viewer 3.
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EXPLORE # 495 --- VIEW LARGE--This bird had to definitely be one of the most difficult to photograph during our entire trip.
I am certain there are other more cooperative Grace's Warblers around, but this guy was NOT one of them. I would not be exaggerating to say I took 100-150 photos and have 3 or 4 that I could post.
He was CONSTANTLY moving and would NEVER come out in the open--or if he did--it was for a millisecond!!!! Oh, I forgot to also mention, this is a HIGH CANOPY bird!!!!
Still, a most beautiful little Warbler, and can only be found in the mountains of the Southwest. This is the Western counterpart to the Eastern U.S. 's Yellow-throated Warbler. (not Common Yellowthroat)
There was only one rider on the chair lift at Ski Valley near the top of Mt Lemmon in the Coronado National Forest, where the activity was limited to sightseeing... there was barely enough snow to cover the ground.
Enlarging the photo seems to show this person was more interested in taking a selfie than in taking in the view.
Mt Lemmon is the highest peak (9000+') in the Santa Catalina Mountains which form the northern boundary of Tucson, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert. The range is part of the Coronado National Forest. More in PhotoStream and/or Landscapes album.
View from the Mount Lemmon Trail.
On July 29 2015 I joined Ned and the gang on one of the summer Mount Lemmon hikes. We hiked the loop formed by the Mt. Lemmon Trail and the Meadow Trail (formerly the Power Line Road and the Lemmon Park Trail) at the top of the mountain.
RAW file processed with Olympus Viewer 3.
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