March 25, 2023
Mt. Lemmon AZ Images: Photography from the Catalina Range, and more!
Raptor Free Flight at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum continues through April 9th. Now is your chance to visit the museum and enjoy spring in the desert, and see the raptors in action!
Harris Hawk at Raptor Free Flight, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum March 20, 2023
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Selected Reading:
Much has been written about Mount Lemmon, and the surrounding Catalina range, but here are some of my favorites books.
Much has been written about Mount Lemmon, and the surrounding Catalina range, but here are some of my favorites books.
- A Natural History of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, with an Introduction to the Madrean Sky Islands, by Richard C. Brusca & Windy Moore. Foreword by Bill Broyles. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, 2013. A beautiful book, 8 x 10" spiral bound in full color on great stock, covering geologic history, a section on hiking, and picture guides to common plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, and arthropods. Chapter 6 describes a drive up the Mt. Lemmon highway, with 10 recommended stops. Tip: remember to put the book in the car before you leave! Includes a glossary and selected references.
- Mountain Wildflowers of Southern Arizona, a Field Guide to the Santa Catalina Mountains and Other Nearby Ranges, by Frank S. Rose. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, 2011. This is a wonderful book, and another "must carry" item when visiting the Catalinas. Visit Frank's website and blog for up to date postings: http://franksrose.com
- Mountain Trees of Southern Arizona, A Field Guide, by Frank S. Rose with Foreword by Matthew B. Johnson. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, 2012. Unwilling to rest after cataloging all the mountain wildflowers, Frank Rose went on to tackle all the trees. Again, a fabulous volume with vivid color photographs on glossy stock. Available on Amazon, as are the other volumes above.
- Birds of Southeastern Arizona, by Richard Cachor Taylor. R.W. Morse Company, Olympia, Washington, 2010. 430 pages, 4 x 6", full color, easy to put into your pocket on a walk. Excellent color coding for different families of birds, putting related species together. Each entry is two pages, with excellent pictures on the left page, and descriptions including range on the right. Available on Amazon.
- Look to the Mountains, Revised Edition by Suzanne Hensel. Mt. Lemmon Woman's Club, 2006. Includes chronology of the Aspen fire in 2003, with photographs. An excellent history of the mountain with maps and photographs. The first edition (2003) is available on Amazon.
- Forged by Fire: The Devastation and Renewal of a Mountain Community, by Mary Ellen Barnes. The author, daughter of mountain pioneer Tony Zimmerman, interviewed victims of the 2003 Aspen fire, as well as firefighters and those who led the renewal, to create this account. Named one of the ten top Southwest Books of 2005. For more on the author, and her other books, see her website, http://www.marylbarnes.typepad.com/
- The Road to Mount Lemmon: A Father, A Family, And the Making of Summerhaven, by Mary Ellen Barnes. An excellent personal account of the life of Tony Zimmerman and his family, told by his daughter Mary Ellen Barnes. A great view of the mountain, and Tucson before the rapid growth of the second half of the 20th century.