Ventana Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson
April 12, 2008

Description

Ventana Canyon leads into the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. We hiked to Maiden Pools (description here), and onwards up to the junction with the Finger Rock Trail. The hike was ~10 miles round-trip with ~3000 feet of elevation gain.

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Large		 Shots around Maiden Pools
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Large		 Some of the many granite-colored frogs I found on a large granite boulder
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Large		 Looking towards Mt. Wrightson from near the top of the canyon
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Large		 Moonrise!
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Large		 An old Native American mortar for grinding seeds
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Large		 Several lizards posing for the camera
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Large		 Last shots looking back towards Tucson
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