I remember when you could drive to the end in my hippy vw bus . lived in Tucson 12 years I would get dropped off part way up MT lemon road then hike up and over for a week or two alone loving the solitudd. And beauty
i went to Sabino canyon twice, both around 20 years ago, both times for day hikes. on one of these trips the following happened: 1. on the way up we dropped a fishhook tied to a shoelace into a very small pool such as the ones you can see here, with a surface of about a square yard and immediately pulled up a small 5-inch trout of the water (which we put back in). 2. it was a scorching blue sky Arizona day but on the way down we noticed a few clouds forming at the very top of the canyon, far behind us and up, where we had been 2 o 3 hours before. We didn't think much of it and kept walking down. 3. It became dark suddenly, totally by surprise, we had been walking and talking, looking downhill. we looked up and the clouds were moving toward us and spreading to cover the horizon, there were no clouds above us at this point. we kept walking down, a bit faster should rain catch up with us. 4. under 5 minutes later we heard thunder and saw the lightening when we turned around. began to walk even faster thinking we'd probably get wet. 5. under 1 minute later we heard a rumble and realized a flash flood was heading toward us at full speed. we barely had time to climb onto the banks of the fire road-type trail we thought we were on, which was also (I guess) a river bed. 6. From this elevated position we heard the water rumble grow louder then watched it enter the space where we had been walking, carrying branches many times our own weight at full speed, with the top of the water just 6 or 10 feet below us. It was still not raining. 7. A hail started, with the largest stones I have ever seen in my life. we placed our backpacks on top of our heads and briefly took refuge under a tree before deciding that was dumb as lightening was now striking pretty much right where we were. we ran full speed ahead on the embankment, alongside the ongoing flash flood below and with lightning hitting constantly all around us. we ran down to the asphalted parking lot where we had left the car. 8. we quickly got to the parking lot, but found it had been turned into a lake with the water flush with the bottom of our car, which was the last one left. Lightning was still striking constantly, onto the "lake" and around us. 9. I decided to rethink my theory that god didn't exist and started praying. 10. Somehow we decided to make a run for the car, on the water. We did and lightning struck the lake as we ran. I don't remember what my friend did but i crouched or dove down (maybe the worst thing to do) and received an electric shock, or imagined I did. 11. We got up, got into the car and drove off.
Saved to my large Arizona playlist, a video tour of much of the state, placing this video in the Sabino Canyon section of the playlist. Thank you for posting.
It's beautiful! Spring is upon us and for the next 6-7 weeks, blooms will be all around throughout the desert, a veritable garden! Wildflowers have been blooming for weeks, along the roads, with tender green under-grasses growing on the desert floor, much to the delight of the bunnies and hares ("jackrabbits" are hares not rabbits), mule deer and whitetail. Feel free to feed your love for Arizona by way of my large Arizona playlist, a video tour of the state, that contains much beauty to learn about. :) After the monsoon section that begins the playlist, Tucson is the first region that is featured, and of the various beauties that surround Tucson, Sabino Canyon is the first one featured. There's much to see!
Has there been any sites that show Indians actually utilized Sabino Canyon Recreation Area? The knowledgeable guide here speaks of indigenous peoples in the area, which one would have to automatically assume Indians would have taken full advantage of the area. That said, I have hiked the area for 40 years or more, yet have never come across any evidence of the ancestral Pueblo or Hohokam cultures presence in this "specific" area, such as; tribal sites that demonstrate ancient or at least activities dating back 500 years or more. I'm referring to lands in the area that show faint lines of villages and the buildings these tribes constructed for their daily needs, their communal needs such as determining who did what, sleeping quarters these peoples would erect and utilize for keeping their families keep cool/warm and safe. A place they would develop to give them places to develop and make the tools required to function in an ancient civilization, such as; hunting tools, weapons utilized in war/protection, such as; bows and arrows and arrow heads which were typically made of stone and resistant to decomposition, so they would at least be around in the dirt (like the ones we found in the Chiricahua Mountains, outside of Wilcox, where my ancestors migrated to in 1889. But the stone arrow heads were out there in the 1950's and 60's when we picked them up), and knifes, axes and spears and other tools were used to protect themselves and to kill game. Cooking utensils like pottery of all size and shape, grinding stones, jars, clay jars, clay water pot and if not made of clay, then weaved baskets were utilized. evidence of camp sites, fire usage. Last but not least, burial grounds. And many other products found in ancient living areas. Please note that I'm not asking these questions so that I will know where to find all these items I speak of. We messed around in the 50's and 60's before understanding that these items were sought after and quite valuable. I don't believe we had a clue to all that potential! We really didn't, besides, we found much of it on family ranch-lands. In today's world, it's known far and wide that it is not only illegal, but sinful to take artifacts But all these items were found on the ground and in the graveyards ancient people were placed. But since I was a kid, my nose was 'always' to the ground! seldom did anything get by me! That's why I wonder why I have never seen anything in Sabino Canyon that would indicate a large or even a small population of indigenous peoples making Sabino Canyon their home. They still find all the items I speak of in places like Egypt. If archeologist find that much all over the world, I wonder why they have found little in Sabino Canyon??? Great video and sharp, informative speaker.Thanks Much!
@@jeff2424 No. Tucson's Sonoran Desert Springtime is March through April, with the Saguaro cacti blooming from late April through early June. Everything else blooms earlier, beginning with the wildflowers, which have been coming up alongside roads. Trees are blooming, and soon the Palo Verde trees will too, with their vivid yellow flowers. Next the barrel cacti and the Prickly Pear will bloom, the Ocotillo too, and the desert will be a garden of color! Viewers can feel free to see more in my large Arizona playlist, where the Tucson region (Springtime included) is featured after the monsoon section of the playlist.
