The perfection of April in Tucson is nowhere better than mornings spent in Finger Rock Canyon of the Catalina Mountains. Oriented on a north/south axis, the eastern cliffs shed a long shadow well past 9:30 am. For early risers such as me, this means no hat and cool hiking to the canyon head: the trail hugs the eastern cliffs.
These three shots were taken 5:30 – 6:00 am mountain time (Arizona does not follow daylight savings time except on the Navajo Reservation).
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Gorgeous captures in the soft light of the morning sun
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Pre-dawn and dawn are the best times in the Sonoran Desert and most anywhere IMHO. I was not entirely successful in managing the extremes of bright sun and canyon shadow.
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I can almost feel the coolness of the desert’s early morning setting.
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That was the last time Pam and I visited Tucson. Its been too long.
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