Elisabeth Wheeler It’s an adventure to climb up 2100 feet in about two miles to find a red painted mailbox and a wrought iron bench, as well as a 360 degree view. That’s what six SaddleBrooke hikers discovered after a steep, slippery hike up Picket Post. Picket Post is a daunting angular shaped volcanic butte…
Elisabeth Wheeler and Mary Croft On March 16 twelve SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members along with Shawn Redfield (Arizona Trail Director), Jeff Bridge (Regional Steward) and Gary Faulkenberry (Oracle State Park) did significant work on the Arizona National Scenic Trail at the number 77 underpass going into Oracle State Park. Shawn Redfield delivered a permanent water…
Jan Springer Did you know that since 1987 The Pima Trails Association has been protecting and preserving county trails? Sue Clark, a volunteer with the group since it formed in 1987, will talk about what the association does at the Hiking Club meeting on Wednesday, May 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the HOA 1 Activity…
Jan Springer SaddleBrooke Hiking Club Presentation will take place Wednesday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. in the HOA1 Activity Center. Did you know that Arizona is the Venomous Capital of the United States? Come learn why at the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club Meeting on Wednesday, April 27 when Liz Barta, Poison Education Specialist from the Arizona…
Bob Shea Please join SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members Bob Shea and Rodger Bivens as they recount their experiences hiking the 102 mile Tour du Mont Blanc, one of the world’s classic treks. Bob and Rodger spent a total of 11 days on the route in early September 2015. The very scenic route circumnavigates the 15,771…
Randy Park In November the tour guides from Northern Arizona University led 18 members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club on four days of hikes on the Hualipai and Havasupai Indian Reservations. The highlight of the trip was the hikes to, around and from the small village of Supai. At the club’s November presentation, participants gave…
Pam Wakefield February 17, 2016, 3:00 PM SaddleBrooke HOA 1 Activity Center Sabino Canyon, one of the most unique Southwest desert canyons, is close enough to SaddleBrooke to be explored and enjoyed on a regular basis by hikers, photographers, bird and plant watchers and non-hikers. If you need a location to entertain guests this winter,…
Elisabeth Wheeler Our SaddleBrooke Hiking Club is a proud partner of the Arizona National Scenic Trail through our club membership and volunteer hours. On January 20 hiking club members collectively contributed 45 hours of trail work on the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Significant trail and drainage improvements were made by 15…
