Let’s tour west Texas Rolly Prager Save the date for a nine-day bus tour of west Texas from March 29 to April 2. The tour begins with a day in El Paso, where we’ll learn about the international culture along the Mexican border. The tour then continues with stops at Fort Dixon, a well-preserved historic frontier fort, and…
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,…
Bill Nagy On the 26th of October 2019 the cremains of 37 veterans were laid to rest with full military honors. The interment was sponsored by the Missing In America Program (MIAP). The mission of MIAP, a veteran’s recovery program, is to locate, identify, and inter the unclaimed remains of American veterans. MIAP ensures a…
Patricia Kay Scott All last winter, I worked with Kay Sullivan, a SaddleBrooke artist, and William Utley, a military historian and friend, to produce Fort Niagara: The Key to the Inland Oceans and the French Movement to Dominate North America. This book should interest SaddleBrooke residents, especially those who moved here from the Great Lakes…
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…
Louise Grabell I have been a Master Gardener for Pinal County (under the auspices of the University of Arizona) since 2005 and recently decided to step away from the formal program. However, I must tell you that this has been one of the more rewarding activities of my retirement years. I began writing this column…