Photos: First Day Hikes
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State Park Rangers and volunteers guided hikes at Catalina State Park in Tucson and other Arizona State Parks throughout Arizona on Jan. 1. This particular hike is family-friendly, lasts about an hour and a half and begins every Wednesday at 10 a.m. The hike is is just under a mile round-trip.
First Day Hikes
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Park ranger Courtney Nault, right, leads the way up a stair climb as about 20 hikers take part in the Romero Ruins Adventure Hike at Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Rabbi Batsheva Appel, left, takes pictures during a stop while park ranger Courtney Nault, center, expains about Hohokam ruins they take part in the Romero Ruins Adventure Hike at Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Brody Lewis, 3, takes a gander through his binoculars while he took part in the Romero Ruins Adventure Hike at Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Jacob Haymore, right, 3, examines archeological potsherds after he took part in the Romero Ruins Adventure Hike at Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Rabbi Batsheva Appel takes pictures during a stop while park ranger Courtney Nault, left, explains about Hohokam ruins they take part in the Romero Ruins Adventure Hike at Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Park Ranger Courtney Nault explains the facets of saguaro cacti while they take part in the Romero Ruins Adventure Hike at Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
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