Jessee

Jessee the Three-Legged Cowgirl, or "Jesterz" as she's often called,
is half Australian Cattle Dog, half Australian Shepherd, and 100% pure
Rescue Dog. She loves romping in the wilderness more than anything.

Or at least she did for most of her life. In fact, in her prime she
could hike up to 12 miles. However, she is now 14 years old and
has finally slowed down too much for hiking. She still loves to
get out though, even if it's just lounging in a grassy park or
cruising the aisles of department stores in a shopping cart.

Oak Creek



West Clear Creek




Woods Canyon Lake, Az.



Ash Creek (north of Cordes Junction)



The wilds of my back yard



Bonito Park on the Coconino National Forest



Wild sunflowers at Bonito Park



Sycamore Canyon Wilderness



Wet Beaver Creek



Wet Beaver Creek



Mud puddle in the Superstition Mts.



Pumphouse Wash, a tributary of Oak Creek, Arizona



What the living room looks like if Jessee doesn't go hiking.



What the living room looks like if Jessee does go hiking.



Jessee at Watson Lake (near Prescott, Az.). She hiked all the way around
the lake, including a mile or so of off-trail boulder hopping. She's amazing.



Watson Lake



End of the West Fork Trail (about 4 miles upstream from Oak Creek).



The big pool at the end of the Parson's Trail (144) in Sycamore Creek







The West Fork of Oak Creek



Ash Creek



Chick Magnet at Tempe Town Lake



In the San Francisco Peaks



West Clear Creek



Up Sycamore Creek without a dog paddle.
Turns out dogs don't really need to paddle as long as they can kick real hard.



Springtime in a giant meadow between Lake Mary and Mormon Lake.



Butts-eye view of the lights of Phoenix
as seen from the top of Squaw Peak
(we climb Squaw Peak late at night, when there are
very few other hikers to complain about dogs on the trail).



At a birthday party Jessee discovers that begging
dogs get 274% more treats if tied to balloons.



Remnants of an ancient cliff dwelling in Fay
Canyon on the Coconino National Forest.



Lockett Meadow in the San Francisco Peaks, Az.



Near Tubac, Arizona



Oak Creek



For a Cattle Dog, Jessee has surprizingly little effect on
livestock. She's just too friendly to intimidate anything.



Also see photos of my former hiking partner,
Blue Dog
the Flat Coated Retreiver