Tanque Verde Fall (Beach Day - Arizona Style)

in #arizona6 years ago

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Tanque Verde Falls is one of the coolest places in Tucson. It is like a beach out in the middle of the desert!

Getting there is about a mile and a half hike up the stream bouldering over all the rocks.
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There is a lot to see in the way of plant and animal life.
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Part of the way up there are little waterfalls to cool off in.
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Let it hit your shoulders and it is like a massage.
Once you get there it is refreshing to know you will be able to get in the water soon.
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Since I’m a Savage I bring a blow up air mattress so I can float around out there.
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Surprisingly there are a bunch of decent sized fish in the pool. I never saw any the last time I was there.
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Some of the blue gill were about 6 to 8 inches long. There were some other ones that were blue and a little smaller that were mating.
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I’m still perplexed as to how the fish could get there. Does anyone have any clue as to how this could happen?

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Very cool. Little swimming holes and places like this aren't really around me, wish I had more stuff like that around

I would rather have a big lake like Lake Michigan close! There is a lake I always liked in Northern Indiana called Lake Wawasee. It is the largest natural lake in Indiana besides Lake Michigan. It is a pretty cool spot.

I'll have to check it out, just under 3 hours for me so not terrible

Three ideas on the fish.

One - Someone put some there.
Two - Bird grabbed a pregnant one and then accidentally dropped it in there before eating it.
Three - When the waters from Noah's flood receded, a few were trapped there.

Personally, I leaning towards option 1. If I come visit, will you take me there?

The odd this is I have been there before and have never seen fish there and especially not bigger ones like that. I think it is more likely someone put them in there like you said.

Yeah I will take you there. There are a couple other super cool spots as well!

@brianphobos Looks awesome , thanks for the share.

Wow! Have you been into workshops It seem's Like you did.. awesome photography well done Man! 😎 😎 😎

Looks like an awesome place! So are there any streams that feed into this spot? Maybe that's how the fish got there

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