Tucsonans have been making their way to Sabino Canyon for more than a century. Discover the unique history of the recreation area with the help of author David Wentworth Lazaroff.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Sabino Canyon is one of the most popular hiking and recreation areas in Southern Arizona. For more than a century, Tucsonans have made their way into the Catalina Foothills to picnic and play in the scenic canyon.
"Just to see these enormous, beautiful slopes with Saguaros," said Lazaroff."You know, we live here awhile, we get used to it. What's it like the first time you see it? It's startling and stunning." Lazaroff just published his third book on Sabino Canyon. Picturing Sabino chronicles a century of the recreation area, from 1885 to 1985."It took hours," explained Lazaroff."You stopped, the halfway point was Fort Lowell. You stopped at Fort Lowell almost always. Then you came on up here and you spent most of the day, and came back at the end of the day.""So they got together in large groups, I'm sure they because they felt safer.
In Lazaroff's new book, he debunks a common misconception. This Sabino Canyon was not named for a wealthy rancher. Sabino is also a local Spanish word for juniper or cypress trees, which grew in the canyon in the 1800s.
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