Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,egg,ferocious water bug,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,mount bigelow,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,juniper,juniper tree,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: alison,arizona,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,davis spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: alison,arizona,butterfly roadless area roadless area,butterfly trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,davis spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,davis spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Hail from the storm. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,charles,coronado national forest,hail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
As I drove down the Highway it looked like snow! But a closer look and the storm had dumped enough hail here to coat the ground. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,hail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Patches of snow - but not like it was earlier in the month! Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,oracle ridge,pima county,red ridge,red ridge trail,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,snow
I hiked back on ridges along the east side of the canyon. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,clouds,coronado national forest,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Fire has burned thru sections of this canyon and many of the ridges above - but as the green grows back you can see the beauty of the change. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,sycamore canyon
Sat and watched a pair zipping around the canyon - if there had been more light I would almost certainly have sat for quite awhile trying to get more pictures. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,painted redstart,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,sycamore canyon
Looking up canyon - this is notable as one of the first really great sitting spots as you work down canyon (the canyon is beautiful in higher spots - but it very much spills thru the woods). Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,sycamore canyon
The feeders stay up and stocked for the season - on banding days a mesh net trap is added around the feed that is dropped by a volunteer. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,hummingbird,hummingbird monitoring network,mount lemmon,mount lemmon observatory,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,trap
Tools, bands and bags the hummers are held in all visible on the table. Tags: arizona,broad-tailed hummingbird,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,hummingbird,hummingbird monitoring network,mount lemmon,mount lemmon observatory,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
After measuring and inspecting the hummingbirds the bander will often try to get the hummingbird to eat some from a feeder before releasing them - apparently a 'swooping' motion to the feeder often encourages them. Tags: arizona,broad-tailed hummingbird,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,hummingbird,hummingbird monitoring network,mount lemmon,mount lemmon observatory,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Birds that are captured are banded (or existing band number is recorded) and then measured/evaluated - one really amazing part of the process is realeasing them, likely the only chance you will ever get to hold a hummingbird! Tags: alison,arizona,broad-tailed hummingbird,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,hummingbird,hummingbird monitoring network,mount lemmon,mount lemmon observatory,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
The first time I have been past the gate at the end of the road. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,mount lemmon,mount lemmon observatory,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: alison,arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coati,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coati,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coati,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coati,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: alison,arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Feels great to have people in my life like Alison and Erin that will graciously support an adventure like this - here Alison takes our picture after taking us up the mountain - Thanks Alison!! Tags: alison,arizona,catalina highway scenic area,charles,coronado national forest,lance,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Looking across the San Pedro - Mount Graham, Heliograph Peak and Bassett Peak (and I think Reiley Peak in the Winchesters on the right side...). Tags: arizona,bassett peak,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,galiuro mountains,heliograph peak,mount graham,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Definately a landmark on the Crystal Spring trail... Tags: arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
The trail was very hard to find in some section even though I have been on this section multiple time - this section was not too bad to follow, but you can see how it is growing over a disappearing. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,knagge trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
The Crystal Spring trail was fairly easy to follow and beautifully overgrown. Tags: alison,arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Last year I found a number of Ferocious Water Bugs with Eggs - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmiles/7579838856/ - in this pool, that was earlier in the year, no interesting bugs this time but still quite a nice spot! Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Alison and Bill arriving at the junction of the Mint Spring, Marshall Gulch, Aspen and Wilderness of Rocks Trails. Tags: alison,arizona,aspen trail,bill,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,marshall gulch trail,mint spring trail,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,santa catalina research natural area,wilderness of rocks trail
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,mint spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Quite a change from the last time I was here! Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
A great view from high on the Aspen Trail - left to right on the ridge against Tucson - Gibbon Mountain, Thimble, Saddleback, Blackett's! Tags: arizona,aspen trail,blacketts ridge,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,gibbon mountain,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,saddleback,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,thimble peak
Kind of hissed at me - doing a bit of Rattlesnake impression I think - first real snake sighting of the year for me! Tags: arizona,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,gopher snake,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Not the first of the season - but pretty close! Tags: arizona,aspen trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,horned lizard,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,poison ivy,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
The trail is nothing like summer - but the green is coming back and short sections were already overgrown. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,charles,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,ferns,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
I came down the Mount Lemmon Trail trying to beat Alison to the Lemmon Rock Lookout Trail - she came down the Aspen Trail and was fast enough that I only saw her footprints. Tags: alison,arizona,bushido,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,footprint,lemmon rock lookout trail,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,santa catalina research natural area
Tags: arizona,butterfly roadless area roadless area,butterfly trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,davis spring trail,flower,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,peck basin,pima county,san pedro river valley,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
With the plants along the trail mostly brown and flat the trail was easier to follow than in September of last year. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,kangge trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
It seems like weeks since I have seen balloon debris on the trail... Tags: arizona,aspen draw trail,balloon,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,lemmon rock lookout,lemmon rock trail,pima county,pusch ridge wilderness,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,santa catalina research natural area
Not a huge garbage bag but more a disappointing amount more than usually goes into my trash bag. Tags: arizona,aspen draw trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,trash,turkey run road
Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,clouds,coronado national forest,pima county,san pedro vista,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Nice flow in the small drainage near/part of the Ridgeline climbing area access trail - just off the highway. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,ridgeline,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
I think this is a Stevia plant but I am not sure since I don't seem to be able to match this to the species described in Mountain Wildflowers of Southern Arizona. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,flower,meadow trail,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,stevia
From an overlook just off the Knagge trail. Tags: arizona,catalina highway scenic area,clouds,coronado national forest,knagge trail,pima county,rain,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district,snow
Not sure on the id - Alpine false springparsley? Tags: arizona,carter canyon,carter canyon trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,galiuro mountains,knagge trail,pima county,point 5812,point 5817,san pedro river valley,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,arizona black walnut,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,arizona black walnut,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,butterfly trail,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district
Tags: arizona,butterfly peak research natural area,butterfly roadless area roadless area,catalina highway scenic area,coronado national forest,crystal spring trail,keebler tree,pima county,santa catalina mountains,santa catalina ranger district