Lucy the "Raging Ball of Fur"

Lucy is my daughters Christmas present and our family's best friend. She's a 5 month old "Aussiedoodle". LIKES: attention, treats, fetch, and tug of war. DISLIKES: people who do not complete her likes list.

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UNADVISEABLE!? Of coarse, because Thats How We Roll!

My brother-in-law, his cousin simply known as Steve, and I spent 4 days backpacking in the Grand Canyon's rugged back country in an area known as The Gems, named after the side canyons in the area (Ruby, Saphire, Turquoise, etc). This trip was highly discouraged by the park service. Partly because the road to the trail head (South Bass trail head) had recently received a lot of snow, was very muddy, and on a dry day usually requires a 4X4. Secondly, we planned our 50 mile death march in a 4 day trip (side note: Don't put 50 mile death march on the permit request, raises Red Flags). To get the permits to do the trip, the park service required us to sign additional wavers. The wavers were signed without hesitation. Thats just how we roll.

Left to right: Steve, Nate, R-Dub, not pictured Rex (our driver)