Ramsey Canyon is referred to as the 'hummingbird capital of the world'. Its tall canyon walls and presence of Ramsey Creek keep it cooler than the surrounding desert and an ideal place for wildlife, especially birds. There are 15 different varieties of hummingbirds that can be found here. Ramsey Canyon is part of The Nature Conservancy’s international conservation program cooperates with several agencies to both preserve and better understand fire management, stream restoration, and protection of rare species. When we arrived, just as the Information Center opened, it was very cold! We were hoping for some fall color and were surprised at just how brilliant some of the trees were. It was probably just past 'peak' but we took it all in! For the birders in our group, we were told that two Trogon males had been spotted in the area. We, of course did not see them.
You walk under this branch to start walking up the trail.
Resting areas with benches and chairs (even some rocking) makes it easy to simply sit and enjoy the beauty around you.
I believe this is a Coues deer. We spotted several of them at different times as they came down to the creek to get water.
For Rick.
Interesting root!
Taken with iPhone 7+
How does Greg find images like this? I expect these creatures to move at any moment!
Remnants of an old house. Greg and Ann hiked much further up the trail than Tom and I. They reported that beyond the first loop the fall color dropped off dramatically.
This is Greg's image.
Taken with iPhone 7+
Taken with iPhone 7+
Haha! My neck curved like this tree trunk as I tried to turn it right side down . . . or up!
It was warmer as we walked back out of the Information Center.
We had our picnic lunch at this creek side table.