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

Citations for Vehicles Parked on Sabino Canyon Road

Citations Written to Illegally Parked Vehicles on Sabino Canyon Road – a friend at the Summit Hut let me know today that the the Pima County Sheriff’s Department had been ticketing cars parked in the ‘No Parking’ areas along the road near the (closed) entrance to Sabino Canyon. It is absolutely 100% correct that this is a very clearly signed ‘No Parking’ zone and the Sheriff’s Department did try to get some information out about this – Sabino Canyon parking lot closed due to shutdown – but this solution seems inelegant and heavy handed considering that the offenders were going for a hike/walk/run, certainly well within the law to issue tickets but I am disappointed this is the best way they could find to serve the community during the government shutdown.

Sabino Canyon Tram Contract

Tim Steller: Send in quieter, less-polluting trams – Sabino Canyon Tours Inc. has a contract that ends 2013/12/31 and the Forest Service appears to be looking for alternatives to the current shuttle system. A couple of details from the article that are interesting “It cost 85 cents in 1978” and “The shuttles began operating in June 1978. Before that, until 1973, the road up the canyon was open to private vehicles”.