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…
Bruce Landeck Ken Wong recently completed his one-year term as president of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club. His background and past experiences, as well as his attention to detail and dedication to perfection, enabled him to be a perfect fit for this leadership position. The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club is the second largest sanctioned club in our…
March Humphrey On Feb. 22 the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club had 17 hikers participate in the 13th Annual Move Across 2 Ranges event. This fantastic event begins with hiking in the beautiful Tortolita Mountains and concludes with a hike in Catalina State Park. There was a challenge for everyone: 7.5 miles, 10 miles, 14.5 miles, and…
Ruth Caldwell The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club periodically offers a Tucson Downtown Mural Walk with over four dozen murals in less than four miles. On a December walk, a group of eight hikers were fortunate enough to see one of guide Ruth Caldwell’s favorite muralists at work. As they walked by, Ignacio Garcia stood high up…