SaddleBrooke Hiking Club Ventures to Las Vegas Ken Wong The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club ventured to the state of Nevada in November for their second offsite trip of the calendar year. The destination was Las Vegas for the primary purpose of three days of hiking on Nov. 4 through the 6th. In addition to hiking, the…
Lori Anderson Eight members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club picked up litter—and a crushed kiddie pool—along Catalina Hills Drive on Oct. 14. The club has been cleaning the roadway as part of Pinal County’s Adopt a County Road program for more than 15 years. The rain we received over a several-day period prior stopped hours…
Bruce Hale “The Hidden Lives of Animals Who Share Our World” Have you ever happened upon animal footprints crossing a snowy meadow and wondered what animal made them, where it was going, and what it was doing? Have you seen a small pile of droppings curiously perched on a raised tuft of grass or rock…
Diana Smith Please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center for a fun and informative presentation by Jeff Merten, manager of REI in Tucson. This program offers a great opportunity to learn about the latest tech, gear, and clothing for all your hiking and outdoor adventures. There…
Leslie Hawkins The Fitness Walkers, part of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club, offer one-hour morning walks Monday through Friday throughout the year. Leslie Hawkins started with the group in June of 2017, shortly after moving here and joining the Hiking Club. To get more background on the group’s origin, she spoke with a member who began…
Marc Humphrey On July 15 nine hikers from the Hiking Club set out for a refreshing hike up Mount Lemmon, taking the scenic Mount Lemmon Trail up to the peaceful Meadow Trail. With the weather sitting comfortably in the low 70s, they couldn’t have asked for a better day to explore the mountain. The trail…
Diana Smith Please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center for a fun and informative presentation by our local outdoor supplier Summit Hut. This session will be a great opportunity to learn about the latest tech, gear, and clothing for all of your hiking adventures. There may…
Lori Anderson On April 24 Pinal County Public Works recognized the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club for 15 years of picking up litter along Catalina Hills Drive as part of Pinal County’s Adopt a County Road program. Club volunteers clean the road’s shoulders from SaddleBrooke Boulevard for nearly three miles to The Preserve twice a year. The…
Evelyn Wiltshire As the sun peeked over the Santa Catalina Mountains on Feb. 22, 14 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members gathered at the DesertView parking lot, trading paddles for grabbers to battle litter on Edwin Road. SPA has actively participated in Pinal County’s Adopt A County Road Program since 2017, supplying volunteers with safety vests…
Arlene Daigle The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club took their spring trip this year to Palm Springs Feb. 25-27. The group included 61 enthusiastic hikers. Typical late February temperatures there hover around the high 60s and low 70s during the day, with nights in the mid-40s. Not this time! Instead, they experienced temperatures in the 90s—quite unusual…