Bruce Hale The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club will present the third annual My Favorite Hike program on March 19 at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 4 p.m. This month’s program consists of a few short presentations by club members who share memorable hiking experiences, photos, and maps from Arizona, the U.S, and around the world.…
Bruce Hale The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club welcomes Dr. Molly Hunter as the featured speaker at its monthly meeting and program on Feb. 19. Her presentation titled “The Changing Role of Fire in Arizona Ecosystems” is intended to help hikers understand the ecology and impacts of fire in ecosystems throughout Arizona and what land managers can…
Bruce Hale In response to inquiries regarding proper etiquette when hiking in proximity to the many antiquities found throughout the Southwest, the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club (SBHC) has invited Dr. Stephen E. Nash of Archeology Southwest to be the featured speaker at the club program on Jan. 15. His presentation titled “Visit with Respect: Archeology Southwest,…
Lynda Green On Oct. 25 the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club gathered at Catalina State Park for its semi-annual picnic celebration. Unlike their spring picnic, which serves as the club’s annual meeting, the fall event simply creates a venue for a large group of members to get together, talk about hikes and other travels, and just be…
Ruth Caldwell and Bruce Landeck On a beautiful, mid-November morning, guided by co-leaders Ruth Caldwell and Marc Humphrey, 10 members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club enjoyed a peaceful 4.5-mile hike on the Anza National Historic Trail near Tubac. The Anza Trail was established through desert and mountain passes between 1775-76 by 39-year old Juan Bautista…
Lori Anderson Four members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club conducted maintenance of the Oracle section of the Arizona National Scenic Trail on Oct. 16. A gorgeous morning and beautiful scenery greeted us on the trail. Former trail steward Ray Peale drove all the way from Santa Fe, N.M., to join us. Thank you, Ray! The…
Bruce Hale The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club welcomes guide Aaron Schoenberg as the November program speaker. His topic will be “Peakbagging in New England,” a summary of climbs to 67 peaks in that area over many years. He will present this program at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Fifty-five…
Jim Solon The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club Program Committee will host members of the Southern Arizona Rescue Association (SARA) on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. SARA is a nonprofit, all-volunteer search and rescue team organization serving Southern Arizona and Pima County since 1958 without a charge for its services.…
Lori Anderson Ray Peale, who has been coordinating trail maintenance work sessions with the Arizona Trail Association (ATA) for several years, has moved and will be unable to continue in his role representing the Hiking Club as steward of Oracle Passage #13. I’ve been assisting Ray since October of 2023 and will take over for…
Jeff Love One of our new SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members recently noticed that the American flag overlooking SaddleBrooke was badly shredded. Kris Brown suggested to me that he and I hike up to the overlook above Arroyo Way to replace the damaged flag. “What about snakes?” I asked hesitantly. “No problem,” Kris replied. Then he…