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Melanie enjoys a stiff breeze on Sams Mesa


A nice breeze on Sams Mesa


Still enjoying the breeze


Sams Mesa makes Melanie happy


Melanie waiting for Dad to get out on the Mesa


Melanie enjoying a break from the wind in the Van


Melanie and her Dad at the campsite just above the entrance to the extended Mesa


Melanie doesn't like to pose on the cooler


Dad is so proud of Melanie


Dad loves to hug his girl


Melanie waiting for dinner


The wind whips Melanie


Melanie on an overlook to Happy Canyon


Another Happy Canyon view


Melanie likes her Jeep


Melanie resting after a long day of Jeeping and hiking


The entrance to a turn of the century cowboy corral


Melanie guarding the non-existent herd


Inside the corral


Melanie on the central part of Sams Mesa


Melanie looks at local cattle


Melanie very happy to be on vacation


Very happy to have her Jeep


Rest befor dinner


Every dog needs a t-bone steak dinner on the Mesa


Melanie looks out over the Mesa on her birthday, May 1, 2002 (she is 12)


Birthday contemplation


Posing for a birthday picture


What? Another birthday photo


What a beautiful girl


Melanie enjoys slickrock hikes


This is a happy dog


Melanie, the queen of all she perviews


What a great day to be 12 years old


A birthday steak bone


A happy birthday girl


That's a smile


God love a great dog!