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Jack and Mary Jagt are retired from the work of trading in natural rubber (Jack) and Intensive Care Nursing (Mary). They love to travel in their RV - nicknamed the Merrie Yacht. Recently moved from the home they raised their family in to a condo in a smaller town, they now have fewer home responsibilities and hope to be on the road more often.
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- Snowy Mountains even near Phoenix!
- It's the last day of February and the skies are cl...
- .We had to hike from the First Water Trailhead b...
- Getting closer to that conical peak
- Looking at the Four Peaks - snow covered in the ...
- An interesting balanced rock
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- These are the cliffs up against which the Apache ...
- Hieroglyphic Trail
- The trail goes up to and around the ridge ahead w...
- This is a very old saguaro because it has so man...
- At the top of the canyon were 4 large pools and ...
- Some of the petroglyphs we saw at the pools area. ...
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- Cholla garden on the return trip.
- Nursing School Reunion
- Piestewa Peak Hike
- This is Piestewa Peak - we will hike up to the sad...
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- We hike around the side of the mountain and up t...
- The climb up is pretty rough and steep.
- The view from the top of the saddle - Highway #51 ...
- The rocks are must rougher and more jagged on th...
- Around the back of the mountain we get a peak at...
- Looking back at the switchbacks we have climbed ...
- ....... and back down to the parking lot - a total...
- Hall of Flame Museum
- There were some beautiful old fire engines that lo...
- ..... horse driven steam powered pumpers from the...
- ......to 1930s heavy ladder trucks.
- There was an area for kids - firemen's hats and c...
- Butcher Jones Trail
- Today's hike began at the rather sandy shore of Sa...
- You can see where we hiked around of this cove a...
- The trail went over a peninsula to Burro Cove whe...
- We had to make our way up and down some gullies ...
- ........ but today the path is not too rocky.
- Arizona State Museum in Papago Park
- Another museum - today we went to visit the state ...
- A remnant of the battleship USS Arizona (named f...
- Huge water turbine generator and the mule drawn ...
- Dylan's First Birthday
- On February 7, Jack and I flew home to Toronto for...
- A birthday present from Opa and Oma - an Arizona...
- It's cold outside and Opa and Dylan are going fo...
- Siphon Draw Hike
- Today is sunny but a cool 38F as we begin our hi...
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- The trail gets steeper
- After a climb of 1350', we arrrive at the basin ...
- Heading back down the trail
- The Apache Trail
- On Thursday, February 3, Jack and I joined Dan and...
- Canyon Lake - one of the series of lakes made by ...
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- About 20 miles into the trip, we come to Tortilla ...
- In the bathrooms at Tortilla Flats.
- With Dan and Barb Bloem at the highest point of ...
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- Descending down into the canyon
- The road ahead - down into the canyon after we c...
- At the bottom of the canyon is Fish Creek and the...
- Exploring and taking pictures above the creek
- Further up Fish Creek, we came upon some ice lef...
- At this point, the road was freshly graded and m...
- Next in line was Apache Lake - a wonderful azur...
- Roosevelt Dam - near the head of the Salt River. ...
- At the end of the 22 miles of unpaved but graded ...
- "The King's Speech"
- A chilly overcast morning as we begin our hike
- Monday, January 31 brought a light rain as we head...
- We are heading toward that cave
- The trail is ALL rock - actually a wash that bring...
- Jack made it!!!
- Deep in the cave is a tunnel that has been dug o...
- Inside the cave looking out over the city
- Now we have to go down this trail!
- We found this fireplace along the return trail - p...
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