/***********************************************************************************																																									** This file contains the slide objects to be presented in the photo gallery and   ** trip journal. The MakeCaptions1 function defined elsewhere will use the objects ** found in the "slides" (case sensitive) array. Each array element will contain a ** single Slide object which means it must have a reference ID, link, width, and   ** height. The reference ID string, the width and height are integers, the link    ** is a string. To define where the hyperlink text within the link goes surround   ** it the meta-tag <ref></ref> pair.																							  **																																									**																																									** Parameters for the Slide function call are (reference, link text, width, height ** and copyright string. The first two are required. 															***********************************************************************************/defaultSlideWidth=700;defaultSlideHeight=525;defaultSlideCopyright="2003";lastUpdate="January 4, 2003";defaultThumbWidth=120;defaultMaxPerRow=1;defaultAlignment="below";var slides = new Array();// December 22slides[0] = new Slide("01", "<ref>Mom and Dad near the Kings Canyon trailhead.</ref> The day would cloud up over time. 10:37.", 525, 700);slides[1] = new Slide("02", "<ref>Looking out across the valley below.</ref> Saguaro cacti, palo verde, ocotillo, and other flora abound. 11:17.");slides[2] = new Slide("03", "We are not sure if <ref>this plant is yucca or agave</ref> though we think it is gave. Mom and I saw a few bright yellow plants in isolated spots like this one. 12:23.");slides[3] = new Slide("04", "<ref>Atop Wasson Peak with Mom and Dad.</ref> It was a bit nippy up here with a brisk breeze blowing and the full overcast sky. We didn't think it would rain quite yet, but rain did eventually come. 12:54.");slides[4] = new Slide("05", "<ref>Looking off into the distance from Wasson Peak.</ref> Although not really visible in the photo the distant Rincon mountains had wonderful light and shadow that even I could see when I used my monocular. 12:57.", 1419, 591);slides[5] = new Slide("06", "<ref>Heading back down. The clouds are lowering, getting heavy</ref> the plant in the foreground is probably an ocotillo. 14:40.");slides[6] = new Slide("07", "In the wash off to one side of the trail, near the picnic area, there are <ref>several petroglyphs including this one.</ref> 14:57.");slides[7] = new Slide("08", "<ref>Another petroglyph.</ref> Hiding on this rock it seems to be one of the more intricate ones. 14:57.");// December 24slides[8] = new Slide("09", "The rains in Tucson the day before fell as snow in the higher elevations. <ref>The Santa Catalinas (think that's right) shown here are dusted in snow.</ref> I'm standing on a wide sandy pathway not far from the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area visitor center. It's a fine day. 10:27.");slides[9] = new Slide("10", "With Sabino Creek flowing all year long <ref>the flora is much more abundant and varied.</ref> Near the creek, as seen here, there are bushes, grasses, and even tall trees like the aspen (or is it a birch we couldn't tell) in golden splendor. 10:57.");slides[10] = new Slide("11", "<ref>Yours truly. standing by Sabino Creek</ref> near Sabino Creek Trail #52. 12:58.");slides[11] = new Slide("12", "We were walking along the upper portion of Sabino Creek Road <ref>when I took this photo from a bridge over Sabino Creek.</ref> Our wanderings took us all the way to tram stop #3. 11:34.", 525, 700);slides[12] = new Slide("13", "<ref>Mom and Dad</ref> with Sabino Canyon in the background. The peak in the upper right of the picture is Thimble Peak which is easily visible when we reach the top of Blackett's Ridge. 11:59.");slides[13] = new Slide("14", "As we ascended the switchbacks of Blacketts Ridge Trail <ref>a massive gray cloud slowly drifted across the sky.</ref> The cloud looked more threatening than it was. 13:09.");slides[14] = new Slide("15", "<ref>Yours truly again.</ref> This time I'm at the top of Blacketts Ridge. We're just past the snow-line. There are, though not shown here, miniscule patches of snow here and there. 13:44.", 525, 700);slides[15] = new Slide("16", "<ref>Looking back the way we had just come.</ref> Near the top of the ridge you pass through three false summits. You can see one of them in this photo. 13:47.");// December 25slides[16] = new Slide("17", "<ref>A cactus in a nurse tree.</ref> When a cactus like this saguaro is young it is, apparently, often sheltered by a nurse tree like this palo verde. 11:38.");slides[17] = new Slide("18", "<ref>Looking out across the desert drainages into the valley below.</ref> THe Douglas Springs trail slowly rises out of the valley into the foothills of the Rincon Mountains. 11:40", 1471, 595);slides[18] = new Slide("19", "What an example of <ref>saguaro marching along a line.</ref> 11:45.");slides[19] = new Slide("20", "<ref>Mom and Dad</ref> this time about 2.3 miles from the Douglas Springs trailhead. 12:05.");slides[20] = new Slide("21", "<ref>What a barrel cactus with remarkably bright fruit.</ref> We saw many barrel cacti but none of them had fruit that could compare to those on this specimen. 12:49.");slides[21] = new Slide("22", "At one of the lookout points <ref>along the road that winds its way up Mount Lemon.</ref> I believe this was the overlook just after the one that let you see Thimble Mountain from its back side (Thimble Mountain's other side is visible from the top of Blacketts Ridge). 14:55.");// December 26slides[22] = new Slide("23", "<ref>At the top of the Bonita Canyon scenic drive</ref> in the Chiricahua National Monument. There is plenty of snow here at about 6,780 feet above sea level. The view is marred by the great white plume in the distance. That plume is not a cloud but some sort of air pollution. If you at about 10 o'clock from the plume find will find the faint setting moon. 11:41.");slides[23] = new Slide("24", "<ref>Another view from the top of the scenic drive.</ref> 11:51.", 1225, 513);slides[24] = new Slide("25", "At the start of the <ref>Echo Canyon Loop Trail</ref> which runs for about 3.5 miles with total ascents and descents of about 500 each. This trail takes one through a wide assortment of sights and sounds. 12:10.");slides[25] = new Slide("26", "Humans are not the only things <ref>making tracks along the trail.</ref> We are not sure what made this track and we only saw a couple prints near this one but clearly some animals are out and about. 12:13.");slides[26] = new Slide("27", "<ref>Look close for my dad.</ref> Soon Mom and I would curve around to the ridge he was on. As I took his picture he took ours. 12:18.");slides[27] = new Slide("28", "Massive boulders and rock formations are the rule out here. <ref>We often saw lichen growing on the rocks as you see here.</ref>  12:24.");slides[28] = new Slide("29", "<ref>My parents are photogenic.</ref> The lichen coated rocks in the background are the same ones in the previous photo. 12:24.");slides[29] = new Slide("30", "<ref>It's no wonder the Chiricahau Apache often referred to formations like this as \"standing rocks\".</ref> 12:37.");slides[30] = new Slide("31", "<ref>The standing rocks here</ref> make me think of a castle wall. 12:41.");slides[31] = new Slide("32", "<ref>Yours truly.</ref> Giant clefts on curved rocks with curves etched in their faces are common here. 12:49.", 525, 700);slides[32] = new Slide("33", "<ref>Dad in front of a massive cleft.</ref> The gap in between these rocks are far longer than I could ever photograph. 12:52.", 525, 700);slides[33] = new Slide("34", "<ref>I hurried to catch up with Dad.</ref> We're walking quickly along a south facing ridge somewhat past the halfway point of the entire loop. 13:52.");slides[34] = new Slide("35", "<ref>One last view from the top</ref> near the Echo Canyon parking area. 14:40.");// December 27slides[35] = new Slide("36", "<ref>Hiking along the desert floor towards Bear Canyon Trail.</ref> We are again in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area which is in the Coronado National Forest. 10;29.");slides[36] = new Slide("37", "<ref>Mom. It's lunch time at the pools at 7 Falls.</ref> 7 Falls is located 2.3 miles down the Bear Canyon trail and about 4 miles from the visitor center. While I never really saw the falls the pools are nice. It is, however, a crowded place. 12:13.");slides[37] = new Slide("38", "<ref>I think this was the third (from the start of the trail) stream crossing.</ref> I managed to get both feet wet, though on different crossings, on the trip out of the canyon. We were traveling faster so I'll blame speed for my errant footsteps. 13:02.");slides[38] = new Slide("39", "<ref>Our first real good look at a fine sunset.</ref>  This was taken from the back patio of my cousin's home. They say colors like these happen all the time. It was a treat to watch. 17:21.");