Photos: Hiking the Phoneline Trail
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Hikers experience a bird's-eye view as they ascend the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon.
Hiking down the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon
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Hikers make their way down the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon after a vigorous trek. Tram rides are available, too.
Saguaros and ridges in Sabino Canyon
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Saguaros and rocky ridges provide a backdrop along the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon. Photo taken January 15, 2015. — Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Hikers on Phoneline Trail
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Hikers Paul and Janice Lefkowitz trek high on the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon.
Sunset in Sabino Canyon
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A saguaro appears to embrace the sunset in Sabino Canyon along the final stretch of a hike on the Phoneline Trail.
Trekkers on the Phoneline Trail
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Andree Dupont and Dave Pillmore hike the Phoneline Trail. The trail is popular with runners, too.
100 days of summer Aug 13-19 Sabino Creek
- Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
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17: Head out to Sabino Canyon, grab a tram and sit back and learn with a 45-minute narrated ride. You can hop off at any stop and explore. The tram runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $8, with discounts available.
Hikers dwarfed by landscape
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Hikers are dwarfed by the landscape of Sabino Canyon along the Phoneline Trail. Photo taken January 15, 2015. — Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Walkers and shuttle in Sabino Canyon
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Even a telephoto lens shot leaves walkers and a canyon shuttle looking pretty small from a perch along the Phoneline Trail.
Sabino Canyon overview
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Hikers on the Phoneline Trail get grand overviews of Sabino Canyon, cottonwoods along Sabino Creek, saguaros on slopes, and the heights of the Catalina Mountains.
Cactus in silhouette in Sabino Canyon
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Cacti in silhouette frame a view along the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon. Photo taken January 15, 2015. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Cactus and cottonwoods in Sabino Canyon
- Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
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Views from the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon take in both desert vegetation and cottonwood trees growing along Sabino Creek. Photo taken in January 2015. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Saguaros and ridges in Sabino Canyon
- Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Saguaros and rocky ridges provide a backdrop along the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon. Photo taken January 15, 2015. — Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
100 days of summer Aug 13-19 Sabino Creek
- Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
17: Head out to Sabino Canyon, grab a tram and sit back and learn with a 45-minute narrated ride. You can hop off at any stop and explore. The tram runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $8, with discounts available.
Cactus and cottonwoods in Sabino Canyon
- Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Views from the Phoneline Trail in Sabino Canyon take in both desert vegetation and cottonwood trees growing along Sabino Creek. Photo taken in January 2015. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
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