Tag: Hiking

Animas Mountain Loop – Durango, CO

Hikers on Animas Mountain. Photo by Ann Swagman.

Elisabeth Wheeler Thirteen intrepid SaddleBrooke hikers took on the Animas Mountain loop trail, north of Durango, CO on Sept. 26, the second day of the club’s fall tour. With 1,500 feet of elevation gain, the Animas Mountain trek provided panoramic views of the Animas River Valley and the beautiful San Juan mountains. Hiker Seth Basker climbed…

Saguaro National Park East

Mary Reimersma, Ken Reimersma, Elissa Cochran, Gayle Hosek-Spies, Jeanine Storrs, Marcia Munich, Mark Schwartz, Maria Szentirmal, Alison Lang, and Don Taylor. Photo by Ruth Caldwell.

Ruth Caldwell On Oct. 10, ten SaddleBrooke hiking club members, with guide Ruth Caldwell, hiked the Wildhorse Loop Trail up to Garwood Dam. The day was beautiful—sunny with temperatures in the 70s. The group headed south from the Speedway entrance toward the site of the old Bar G Ranch where a dam was built by Nelson…

Hiker’s Adventures

Lunch view spot: Ray Peale, Mary Bubla, Andi Loveland, and Jodi Kreuser. Photo by Elisabeth Wheeler.

Little Molas Lake —Colorado Trail Elisabeth Wheeler The Colorado Trail elevation at Little Molas Lake is 10,900 feet. On Sept. 27, the last day of the club’s Durango trip, five hikers enthusiastically made the 8.5-mile round trip venture to 11,800 feet of elevation on the Colorado Trail. Hikers, led by veteran hiking guide Elisabeth Wheeler,…

Day hiking the Long Trail of Vermont

Welcome to Vermont: The Long Trail. Photo by an unknown Vermont hiker.

Michael Caryl The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club announces their November program entitled “Day Hiking the Long Trail of Vermont.” The club’s trail guide, Aaron Schoenberg, will report on his experiences on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 4 p.m. The Long Trail is the oldest long-distance hiking trail in America. It was…

I’ve been workin’ on the Arizona Trail

SaddleBrooke hikers participate in an October work party on the Arizona Trail. Photo by Gary Faulkenberry.

Elisabeth Wheeler SaddleBrooke hikers went on a “search and destroy” mission to remove catclaw bushes growing on the southern end of the Oracle Passage of the Arizona Trail on Oct. 16. Catclaw, an aggressive bush that grows quickly, can cut the arms and legs of hikers and cyclists who travel the trail. In addition to the trimmers, two…

Moonlight hike in Oracle Park

Moonrise over the Galiuros. Photo by Kaori Hashimoto.

Lynda Green On Sept. 11, hiking guide Michael Hovan led a group of trekkers on an evening trip to Oracle Park to witness the near-full moon rising over the Galiuro Mountains. Hovan, a recent addition to the Hiking Club’s stable of accomplished guides, has added several moonlit ventures as well as his popular dog-friendly hikes since…

Hikers To Help Set New 800 Mile Record

Arizona Trail marker. Photo by Elisabeth Wheeler.

Elisabeth Wheeler Is it possible to complete the whole Arizona National Scenic Trail in a day? Not by one individual, but if hundreds of hikers, bikers and equestrian riders travel on every segment of the 800-mile trail on Oct. 12, it can be done. If successful in this effort, it will be the first time…

Hiking Club takes a “fire lookout hike”

Hikers Carole Miller, Don Taylor, Karen Gray, Karen Schickedanz and Ruth Caldwell (guide). Photo by Ruth Caldwell.

Ruth Caldwell Five hikers enjoyed a wonderful trek on the Meadow and Mt. Lemmon trail loop on June 11. The hiking was great because of the seventy- to eighty-degree weather when the temperatures in SaddleBrooke reached over 100! Tall ferns and much taller ponderosa pines, beautiful flowers and vistas surrounded the trail. The big surprise…

Singing at the Springs

Jeanne Reale, Jan Springer, Maria Horvath and Michael Reale; Photo by Sandra Sowell

Sandra Sowell What a nice hike from Kent to Bog Springs, Down in the Santa Ritas where the babbling brook sings And flows through the green ferns and yellow columbines, Monkey flowers and tall trees and even grape vines. The hike guide this day was Michael Reale, Ready as always to lead groups, by golly.…