Jessee

Jessee is half Australian Shepherd, half
Australian Cattle Dog, and 100% pure Rescue Dog.
She loves romping in the wilderness more than anything.
She eats 10-mile hikes for breakfast.

Apparently she didn't get the memo about her missing leg.

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



Wet Beaver Creek



Mud puddle in the Superstition Mts.



Wet Beaver Creek



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



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 recent birthday party, Jessee confirmed what
scientists have long suspected, which is that begging dogs
get 425% more treats if they have balloons tied to them.



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



At my house, David is the father of Jessee.
In the Bible, however, Jesse is the father of David.
I'm not making this up. It's Judeo-Christian dogma.



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