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45.24 Arizona: Tonto National Forest, Canyon Lake—a delight despite government policies. Huh?

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Anyone seen Jenni? Never mind. Shutter speed on camera was too quick. The richness of the land is stunning. Notice in the distance the icon, 'Weaver's Needle'. From the Peralta trail to Freemont and down on the other side, we get close to 'Weaver's Needle', a week later. The other day we were in a large store, stocking up with provisions. I got talking with a woman who was rather large and so it was difficult to keep the recommended distance down one of the aisles. I enjoyed her approach to life. We met again at the check-out counter, each in our own line (queue). The store had painted wait-positions 6 feet (1.8288m for the metric populace) between each customer, allowing people to maintain the recommended distance apart. Someone forgot to think about people standing next to the register on each side of the same aisle within two-three feet of each other. Perhaps, we agreed, the virus only attacks from a full-frontal position. We don’t know ...

45.22 Phoenix: A city by the ridges rather than' a city by the bay'. 45.23 Camelback Mountain: The Cholla Trail, a great city experience following 'an evening at the ballet'.

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'Fore'. As we begin the climb, the scenery differs from most mountain views. Going gets steep and rocky. Jen approaches one of the many ridges. We each occupy separate minor peaks, practicing 'marital distancing'. Phoenix downtown with a mountain backdrop provides an enjoyable view. and sprawling...taken from a different mountain but captures similar downtown scenes. Sister peak with city of Phoenix surrounding it. Free-climbing on another peak; Jenni decides to sit this one out as one of us forgot deodorant that morning. In our youth, we never thought the desert could provide such beauty. Somewhere on the Cholla Trail. Let's be clear: This is not a pornographic site or sight. Admittedly, it's not pretty as he takes a diversion from the trail. She only looks bored as she reaches the peak but knows she's very tired. Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey