Hiking and 4-Wheeling Black Mountain, AZ

Also see Jani's Black Mountain offroading pictures.
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Heading off hiking -- Eve Berger looks back at our 3 vehicles, where Gwen stayed to hold down the fort while reading "The Elements of Style".
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Jani Radebaugh and Colin Dundas.
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We're not sure what this tower was for -- radio or perhaps microwave relay.
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Schamali makes friends with Eve.
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Taun We and Schamali start to get warm on the hike.
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Whew! Lots of hard work for the small gray poodle.
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Schamali and her new friend, reprise.
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They got to be really good rock climbers! I was very surprised that Taun We and Schamali managed to find their way up here.
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Taun We, rock climbing.
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Jason and Colin, in front of a view down to Oracle and the North end of the Catalinas.
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Nice granitic formation.
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Ralph Lorenz and Schamali.
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Colin again.
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Looking down the write ridge.
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Tri-dog portrait.
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A sequence of me scaling a rock for a picture with the dogs taken by Gwen, while 4-wheeling into the mountains.
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Ralph's Jeep and Colin's Rav4 coming up to meet us.
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Genubi is curious about the new visitors, despite having just been on a 3 hour hike with them.