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A few shots from a short visit to Arizona... here, Nate brings in the first night's flank steak.
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Edgar (a.k.a. GarGar, among others) prefers formal attire.
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A night of beer and Scrabble at the Papago Brewery with friends Adam and Jill.
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Nate poses at ULS.
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The backyard tangelo tree at Nate's
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On day 2 we headed out to the Superstitions for a loop hike thru the desert and down a canyon riverbed.
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Life springs from the barest crack.
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A Century plant blooms just once in 100 years...
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...it forms a tall stalk, then dies.
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The gate to the abandoned Tortilla Ranch.
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Jim & Barb.
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Tortilla Ranch.
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Prickly Pear cactus is everywhere.
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Start of about a mile of bushwacking across the desert.
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Caves and abandoned mines dot the landscape.
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Heading down...
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...to the Lost Dutchman and Fish Creek Canyons.
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A little lunch before the real work gets started.
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Interesting shapes on tree bark.
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Barb wades in.
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Jim checks the GPS...hmmm.
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A strange boulder.
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Uh-oh, shadows are getting longer.
