thanks for the input, I already checked into a couple of the suggestions and I am pretty excited to get out there and get wet and sunburnt. Hopefully I can get still get some water this time of year.

anybody know if there is anything like the jug around tucson? not so much the perfection, but just something similar with respect to fun and time frame? just moved to tucson and I have a lot of single days off, so i would like to find some good, easy to tech, day hikes. any info would be appreciated.