Night at Romero Pools – 3/11/2015

1503 Romero Pools by Headlamp
Devin exploring Romero Pools by headlamp. March 2015.
1503 Night Hike to Romero Pools
Looking down Romero Canyon. March 2015.

A night hike to Romero Pools – sunset, centipede, sounds of water, red spotted toad, the pools by headlamp, stars, great company – 5.9 miles, +/- 1300′ of elevation gain/loss.

Flowers on the Cody Trail – 3/5/2015

1503 Fendler's Buckbrush
Fendler’s Buckbrush along the Cody Trail. March 2015.
1503 Flower on the Cody Trail
I believe this is Slimflower Scurfpea – Psoralidium tenuiflorum – along the Cody Trail. March 2015.
1503 Fiddleneck
Fiddleneck on the Cody Trail. March 2015.

 

A short hike among the beautiful flowers – Cody Trail from the American Flag Trailhead – 5 miles, +/- 900′ of elevation gain and loss.

Pontatoc Canyon Sunset – 2/21/2015

1502 Evening Sky
Beautiful clouds at the end of the day from Pontatoc Canyon. February 2015.
1502 Sunset from Pontatoc Canyon
Sunset on the Pontatoc Canyon Trail, looking down canyon into Tucson. February 2015.

A short walk on the Pontatoc Canyon Trail to the second crossing of Pontatoc Canyon – 3 miles, +/- 700′.

Wilderness of Rocks and Mount Lemmon Trail – 2/19/2015

1502 Looking down to Romero Pass
Looking down on Romero Pass from the Mount Lemmon Trail – Table Mountain in the background. February 2015.

I recently volunteered to help a with a AZGF Bighorn Sheep research project and have a number of points in the Romero Pass area to visit – today was my first time out, I was slow collecting the vegetation survey information but did manage to get a few points done – and it was a great reason to visit this area! Wilderness of Rocks and then Mount Lemmon Trail towards Romero Pass – 15.9 miles, +/- 3800′.

1502 Lotus above Romero Pass
A Lotus above Romero Pass on the Mount Lemmon Trail. February 2014.

Pontatoc Canyon – 2/14/2015

A bit of rockfall near the first Pontatoc Canyon crossing, Fairy Dusters signal spring and the evening sky – a short stroll on the Pontatoc Canyon Trail.

1502 Rockfall on the Pontatoc Trail near Pontatoc Canyon
Rockfall on the Pontatoc Trail just after the first Pontatoc Canyon crossing – the trail is ever so slightly different here… February 2015.
1502 Fairy Duster and Butterfly
Fairy Duster and Butterfly. February 2015.
1502 Sky from Pontatoc Canyon
Evening sky from Pontatoc Canyon. February 2015.