(13 News) - We are learning more about the man killed in a motorcycle crash on Catalina Highway on Aug. 5 ... was traveling near the base of the mountain when he failed to negotiate a curve ...

The Catalina Highway, officially the General Hitchcock ... The name sky island comes from the analogy of these mountains being like islands of forest in a sea of desert. It is designated as ...

Aside from the arresting canyon and mountain views ... take Tanque Verde Road east from Tucson to the Catalina Highway, which becomes Hitchcock Highway at the Forest Service boundary.

The county wants to connect the Tucson Mountains on the west side with ... helped fund the $9.5 million project over Highway ...