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Winter In Tucson - January Thru April, 2009

Aaron & Jess have taken a travel nurse assignment in Tucson, Arizona, starting in January, 2009. Here are the pictures taken during this assignment; you can also access it from the recent photo page. As usual, please continue to read about their adventures on Aaron's RN Travelogue.

Blackett's Ridge
Hike Up Blackett's Ridge
Blacketts Ridge Slideshow
For our first hike up the mountains outside of Tucson, we headed up to Sabino Canyon and took the Blackett's Ridge trail. It was quite an introduction to Arizona.

 

Soldier's Canyon
Soldier's Canyon & Mt. Lemmon
Soldier's Canyon Slideshow
After a difficult hike up Soldier's Canyon, we headed up Mt. Lemmon to check out the snow fields within a 45 minute drive of Tucson.

 

Phoneline
Hike To Phoneline & Sabino Canyon
Phoneline Slideshow
We unexpectedly took a 15 mile hike up the Phoneline trail and onto the Sabino Canyon Trail. I took pictures until I became too tired to do so.

 

Seven Falls
Seven Falls & Bear Canyon
Seven Falls Slideshow
Seven Falls in Sabino Canyon Recreational Area had water flowing down from recent snows, so we headed up to enjoy the site of a large waterfall in the desert.

 

Bridal Wreath
Bridal Wreath In Saquero Nat'l Park
Bridal Wreath Slideshow
Some friends and I took a leisurely hike, taking time to photograph some of the patterns and details that are beginning to emerge in this desert environment.

 

Tucson B&W Photos
Tucson B&W Photos
Tucson B&W Slideshow
These are B&W or color-adapted versions of photos from the first five galleries from Tucson.

 

Esperero Trail
Up Esperero Trail To Cardiac Ridge
Esperero Trail Slideshow
Jess & I hiked up the impressive Esperero Trail, to the Cardiac Ridge and beyond, which is an apt name for the heart-pounding hike.

 

San Diego
Weekend Trip To San Diego
San Diego Slideshow
We took a weekend trip to San Diego, about 6 hours away, and had loads of fun in the city.

 

Cactus Forest
Evening Hike On Cactus Forest Trail
Cactus Forest Trail Slideshow
Some friends and I went hiking late in the afternoon and caught a gorgeous sunset in the desert.

 

Tucson Rodeo
The Tucson Rodeo
Tucson Rodeo Slideshow
One way to celebrate the southwest culture is to go to the rodeo. We did just that, one hot day.

 

Tucson Planes
Pima Air & Space Museum
Pima Planes Slideshow
This is a photo shoot out to the Pima plane museum outside of the Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson.

 

Romero Canyon
Hike Up Romero Canyon
Romero Canyon Slideshow
We took Aaron's parents on an intro hike to the Arizona Desert, up Romero Canyon Trail.

 

Desert Museum
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Desert Museum Slideshow
We visited the Desert Museum in Tucson, which is also a botanical garden, zoo, and aviary.

 

Douglas Spring
Hiking The Douglas Spring Trail
Douglas Spring Slideshow
We took a quick hike in the desert to see if the rapidly-greening desert meant more animals were around.

 

Desert Night
Night Photography In The Sonoran Desert
Desert Night Slideshow
Some long-exposure photography around midnight in the desert proved to be beautiful.

 

Lake Powell
Arrival In Lake Powell
Lake Powell Slideshow
Our first stop on our anniversary trip was in Page, AZ, where we checked out Lake Powell.

 

Antelope Canyon
Exploring Antelope Canyon
Antelope Canyon Slideshow
In Page, we took a guided tour of the beautiful Antelope Canyon, where light seeps along smooth and contorted walls of the slot canyon.

 

Page, Arizona
Heading Out Of Page, AZ
Page Slideshow
There was some beautiful landscapes on our way out of Page, AZ.

 

Sedona
The Red Rocks Of Sedona, AZ
Sedona Slideshow
Despite the touristy town of Sedona, we thoroughly enjoyed our hiking in the beautiful surrounding mountains.

 

Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest Nat'l Park
Petrified Forest Slideshow
We had a very windy visit to one of the most interesting natural parks in Arizona, to check out the crystalized trees of the Petrified Forest.

 

Antelope Canyon
The Painted Desert, AZ
Painted Desert Slideshow
We passed through the Painted Desert and stopped to enjoy its subtle hues of red and orange on the eroded hills.

 

Desert Summer Storms
Desert Summer Storms
Desert Storms Slideshow
This is a gallery of the aftermath of a couple of summer monsoon storms in Tucson, AZ.

 

Saguaro East
Saguaro East NP, Tucson, AZ
Saguaro East Slideshow
We took visitors out to the nearby nat'l park on the east side of Tucson for views of the city as well as the mountains covered in the majestic saguaros.

 

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