At the Canyon

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Skywatch

We visited Saguaro National Park East on Monday for an early morning running event.  The weather was really nice!      

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Saguaro National Park

We were at Saguaro National Park (east) yesterday morning for the Labor Day running event.

Sunrise

The blue moon of August 31st still looked almost full to me.

There were two races:

5K

8M

While the participants were running, I went for a little nature walk:

barrel cacti about ready to bloom

desert zinnia

saguaro cacti (white dot in the sky is the moon)

I liked the red fruit color against the green cactus pads...

prickly pear

and cheerful yellow flowers against blue-grey foliage:

bahia

A red caterpillar!

pipevine swallowtail caterpillar

More caterpillars on their host plant, the Southwestern Pipevine (Aristolochia watsonii).

A path near the visitor center:

My son put together a video of the start and finish of the 8-Mile run here.

And, it turns out that blogging friend, Warren was also at the event, arriving before sunrise to hike into the park to photograph the runners along the 8-mile course. Check out his beautiful images at Touch the wind.

Also linking to Our World Tuesday.  Have a great week!

Early Morning

Here are a few snapshots taken at Saguaro National Park yesterday where we watched a running event.  Although the air temperature felt hot, I think the clouds made it more pleasant for everyone.  And the rainbow was fun.  Have a great day!

Sunday at the Park

Blue sky over Tucson

Autumn colors at the end of January!

Whether running or just watching, it was a nice day to be at the park.

Black Crowned Night-Heron (juvenile)

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