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Bear Canyon

Graffiti becoming more common in Tucson's backcountry

Graffiti becoming more common in Tucson's backcountry

A springtime walk on the Pima Canyon Trail can be a bonanza of beauty - and also a bit of a bummer.

Desert paradise

Desert paradise

"Madera Canyon before the storm" is what Donna Pierce titled this photo, taken in July. "The clouds and the colors were incredible and my Canon EOS was dying to capture the image."

Desert paradise

Desert paradise

Gerald Kleopfer took this photo of a Harris' hawk on a hiking trail north of the Bear Canyon trailhead in July. "I was out taking landscape photos and the hawk flew up in front of me and landed in the tree. It stayed there for several minutes before it flew off," he wrote.

Desert paradise

Desert paradise

Wayne Klement took this photo in January of Seven Falls Trail in Sabino Canyon.

Desert paradise

Desert paradise

Foothills resident Joseph Cyr was in Catalina State Park on the northwest side when he took this photo of poppies and lupines.

Reader photos: Desert paradise

Reader photos: Desert paradise

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Bear Canyon land given to Pima County

The Nature Conservancy is donating 151 acres of scenic land in Bear Canyon to Pima County for conservation.

Nature Conservancy donates land in Bear Canyon to county

The Nature Conservancy is donating 151 acres of scenic land in Bear Canyon to Pima County for conservation.