Adventures of Jack

Bartlett Lake, AZ

Bartlett Lake, AZ

We had great time at Woods Canyon Lake area but it was super windy and a bit cold for swimming.  It was perfect hiking weather but my paws were a little sore so mommy thought it was time to go back to warmer weather and a lake we could SUP on.    After leaving Woods Canyon, we checked out Willow Springs Lake since it was so close.   We got there at the perfect time because they were stocking the lake.  That was cool to see.      After that we made the trip back down the 87 to Payson.  We

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Woods Canyon Lake, AZ

Woods Canyon Lake, AZ

Again, we were sad to leave Apache Lake and contemplated staying another night.  But decided we should move on.  We headed up the 87 and stopped in Payson to check it out.  Nothing to write home about but we only went through the main area.  We couldn’t believe there were no coffee shops open on a Sunday for mommy to update her blog, only 2 Starbucks inside grocery stores.  A very seasonal town for sure!  A nice man at the gas station told us to go to Woods Canyon Lake and that is what the gal and Facebook said to

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Apache Lake, AZ

Apache Lake, AZ

It was kind of sad to leave Lake Pleasant.  We had a fun time playing with Kayden at the lake and we met a really cool family that put their tent up near us the day before we left.  It was fun chatting with them.  They said that they saw the burro’s the night before we left right next to Spirit.  That would have been fun to see them.  We had fun there but it was time to move on….     After filling up our water tank and emptying our waste, we were off on a new adventure.  Not

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Lake Pleasant, AZ

Lake Pleasant, AZ

We got off to an interesting start on this adventure.  We were originally supposed to leave on Thursday, April 13th but the universe kept throwing signals to mommy that is just wasn’t the time.  Good thing she listened and we didn’t go for two reasons.  The first reason is that I had a seizure on Thursday!  I hadn’t had one since October when I was diagnosed with a brain tumor but I got treated with the Cyberknife radiation and have been on medications since then.  Mommy does not like medications so she has been slowly weening me off of them. 

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Three Sisters Waterfall Hike

Three Sisters Waterfall Hike

For my 12th birthday, mommy decided to celebrate my health with doing something challenging.  I am limited on my diet now so birthday cake was out of the question anyhow so why not do something active instead of celebrating with food?  (although she did give me a lot of Tigertail treats on the hike!)       I want to preface this post by saying that this hike is NOT for the beginner hiker nor is it a great hike for dogs.  You will see why…… The hike starts off on Boulder Creek Road near Julian.  It is a 7

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