Laurel Parrott Those of us who are lucky enough to travel around Arizona by car or motorhome revel in its mountains, canyons, deserts, and forests. Such amazing scenery to behold outside our windshield! Those who travel by foot, bicycle, or other non-motorized means have the same reactions while getting out directly into the landscape. Since…
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…
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…
Dave Sorenson In early April, 96 club members hiked the St. George, Utah area, including Zion National Park and Snow Canyon State Park. The trip was planned by Dave Sorenson and Rob Simms. Roy Carter, Frank Earnest, Barbara Wilder, Ruth Caldwell, Elizabeth Wheeler, Don Taylor, along with Dave and Rob, were hiking guides. The hiking…
Elisabeth Wheeler On SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s recent hike to Catalina State Park, members expressed amazement over the thirty types of wildflowers in bloom along the trail. They had great fun rock-hopping over the running stream six times on the way to Sutherland Loop. The venture became a kind of scavenger hunt, because leaders Tim Butler…
At the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s annual spring picnic on Friday, March 29, leaders bestowed the club’s annual Trailblazer Award for outstanding contributions over an extended period of time. This year’s recipient is Tim Butler, who has given time and efforts to the club in many capacities. Tim has served as a hiking guide for many…
Phil McNamee Over 100 members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club visited the Copper Canyon in 2018-2019. Since the trips were a great success there are three more exciting trips being arranged to Mexico for the fall of 2019 into 2020. These trips are exclusive to and open to all SaddleBrooke residents. For more information contact…
Michael Caryl The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s own Randy Parks will present “Hiking in the San Juan Mountains” on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. The event begins at 4:00 p.m. and, as usual, will be followed by a friendly gathering at the Agave Lounge. The San Juan Mountains are a collection…
Lynda Green Since October, SaddleBrooke hikers have volunteered over 3,500 hours of trail work on the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Hikers, runners, equestrian riders and mountain bikers have all expressed great appreciation for the trail work done by SaddleBrooke volunteers. On March 20, nineteen volunteers performed a final spring clean-up of…
Elisabeth Wheeler The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club continues to improve the Oracle Passage of the Arizona Trail. On Wednesday, February 27, fourteen volunteers wrestled with persistent catclaw covering the trail. They sculpted drainages ravaged by the winter weather. This session, originally scheduled the previous week, had been postponed because of the snow. As usual with these…