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Tumamoc Sketchbook

Art & Science on Tumamoc Hill, Tucson's sacred mountain.

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Sonoran Plant Garden #1, by Paul Mirocha
September 9, 2017

Sideways glances and hidden entanglements

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Desert Botanical Lab on Tumamoc Hill 1911
June 17, 2015October 24, 2016

Post Cards from the Lab

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The Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill at sunset
April 22, 2015June 17, 2015

A Room with a View

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Liminous Mother. 2013. Photo by Paul Mirocha
December 11, 2014December 16, 2014

The Mother of Tumamoc

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saguaro-arms photo by paul mirocha
September 18, 2013September 20, 2013

Saguaro Arms

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Cover image for 1st issue of Edible Baja Arizona
August 16, 2013

Edible Baja Arizona

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Gila monster
July 19, 2013July 19, 2013

Gila Monsters Walk the Hill

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UA Downtown window exhibit
July 10, 2013

Dreaming Down the Rain: The Movie

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July 5, 2013November 9, 2021

Dreaming Down the Rain: 2

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Mosaic of installation in UA Downtown store front.
July 2, 2013

Dreaming Down the Rain

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May 27, 2013November 10, 2021

The Beauty of Dead Plants: Take 2

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From the Remotest Nebulae to Lichens on the Rocks. ? Paul Mirocha
April 11, 2013April 15, 2013

Curating the Cosmos

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snowstorm on tumamoc hill
February 21, 2013December 27, 2021

Chasing Rainbows

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January 30, 2013January 31, 2013

Rainbows

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Nail used to mark boundary of plot 9
December 15, 2012December 19, 2012

Number Nine

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August 10, 2012August 13, 2012

Monsoons over Downtown

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saguaro flower series botaincal plate
July 30, 2012July 31, 2012

Rainmaker

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gigapan image of downtown Tucson from Tumamoc Hill
July 18, 2012

The Largest Photograph

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Solstice calendar stone, Tumamoc hill
July 9, 2012January 16, 2014

Tumamoc’s Sun Arrow

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monsoon rain over downtown Tucson from Tumamoc Hill
July 4, 2012July 10, 2012

The Last Photograph

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Tumamoc Hill from A-mountain after a rain storm
June 19, 2012June 19, 2012

First Monsoon

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snapshot from Gigapan of downtown Tucson from Tumamoc summit
June 10, 2012

More Gigapans

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transit of venus
June 6, 2012October 16, 2022

Unrelated Things

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May 30, 2012

Tumamoc’s First Gigapan

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Solar eclipse from Tumamoc Hill, Sunday, May 20, 2012
May 22, 2012May 27, 2012

Solar Eclipse

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Old Desert Lab door and window reflect the hill.
May 9, 2012June 10, 2012

The Patio Garden

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April plant calendar
April 30, 2012May 11, 2012

Yellow Moon

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saguaro buds
April 26, 2012May 8, 2012

The Daily Saguaro Flower

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April 12, 2012

Ocotillo Bloom

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April 12, 2012

Desert Laboratory Series

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Looking Up
February 29, 2012March 2, 2012

Getting the feel of the Place

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Rain in the greenhouse
December 29, 2011January 31, 2012

Greenhouse Effect

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fog on teh hill
December 8, 2011December 10, 2011

Weather Report

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Dead prickly pear
December 1, 2011

Ghost Plant

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November 18, 2011

Whole Body Scans

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almost dead prickly pear pad
November 16, 2011December 1, 2011

Wanted: Dead and Alive

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November 13, 2011

Paul Martin Memorial

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Door knob: Desert Lab
November 9, 2011November 10, 2011

The Desert Laboratory Buildings

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rattlesnake pulse
October 24, 2011November 10, 2011

Rattlesnake Surgery

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ocotillos in fall color
October 14, 2011October 18, 2011

Is There Fall Color in the Desert?

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raindrops on my car windo.
September 29, 2011October 15, 2011

The Last Monsoon

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palo verde nurse plant
August 26, 2011October 16, 2011

Nurse Plant

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rain clouds over the catalina mountains
August 23, 2011October 16, 2011

Weather: It’s Still Happening

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rain storm from tumamoc
August 19, 2011October 15, 2011

The Weather

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rock art panorama
July 29, 2011October 15, 2011

Let’s Get Vertical

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Heart in teh rock
July 27, 2011October 15, 2011

Heart of Stone

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palo verde
July 26, 2011October 5, 2011

Palo Verde Tryptich

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monsoon over tucson
July 19, 2011October 15, 2011

Yesterday’s Monsoon

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degrading saguaro fruit
July 10, 2011October 15, 2011

Science or Art?

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watercolor-fallen saguaro fruit
June 30, 2011October 15, 2011

Fruit from the Sky

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whole saguaro with flowers
June 29, 2011October 15, 2011

Saguaro Paradise

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dead saguaro
June 26, 2011February 14, 2012

Resting Saguaro

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rock artpetroglyph
June 26, 2011October 15, 2011

Rock Art

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This site is maintained by Paul Mirocha, Artist-in-Residence at the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, which is owned by the University of Arizona. On the Hill, a small group of artists and invited creatives of all kinds create projects and collaborate with scientists to expand understanding and appreciation of the beauty of the Sonoran Desert region.

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