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.

Babad Do’ag Trail at Night – 9/1/2014

1409 Stars from the Babad Do'ag Trail
Stars and a moonlit view – looking towards Agua Caliente Hill and the Rincons. September 2014.
The weather has been hot lately and there is no hint of relief in the perfectly clear blue skies – but there are still some surprisingly lovely nights…
1409 White-lined Sphinx Caterpillar by Headlamp
The first White-lined Sphinx Caterpillar I have seen this season. September 2014.

Pusch Peak Trail to the First Overlook, Storm Clouds and Lightning – 2014/8/19

The storms have been amazing the past few weeks! A few shots from a hike up to the first vista off of the Pusch Peak Northwest Side Route

1408 Storm
End of the day – headed out to the first overlook of the trail to Pusch Peak. August 2014.
1408 Lightning and Lights from the First Overlook off the Pusch Peak Trail
Lightning, rain and city lights from the first vista off the Pusch Peak Northwest Side Route Trail. August 2014.

Sycamore Reservoir – 2014/4/12

1404 In Bear Canyon Camping off the Sycamore Reservoir Trail
Campfire in Bear Canyon near the Sycamore Reservoir Trail. April 2014.

We hiked in on the Molino Basin and Sycamore Reservoir Trails to Sycamore Reservoir and then camped a short distance up Bear Canyon – great weather for camping in the canyon and plenty of great spots to set up.

1404 Night Across the Santa Catalina Mountains
Looking down into and west across the Santa Catalina Mountains. April 2014.

It had been cloudy all day – but the clouds started to clear just before sunset letting the nearly full moon brighten the night – I hiked out to the Bear Canyon, East Fork and Sycamore Reservoir Trail Junction and then up onto the nearby hills to take advantage of the light – eventually I headed back to camp and enjoyed the company.

1404 A Helicopter Heading to Sycamore Reservoir
Lights from a helicopter heading to the Sycamore Reservoir area – the Sycamore Reservoir Trail visible in the foreground. April 2014.

2014/3/16 Blackett’s Ridge for the Last Full Moon of Winter

A great group of friends and a fantastic spot to watch the last full moon of winter rise over Tucson – Blackett’s Ridge!

 

1403 Moonrise
Moonrise. March 2014.

 

1403 Birthday on Blacketts

 

1403 Moon and City

 

1403 Headed Down

flickr – 2014 March Blackett’s Ridge for the Last Full Moon of Winter