Barbara Wilder SaddleBrooke hikers enjoyed the first annual Halloween fun hike on the afternoon of October 31 at Catalina State Park. Everyone wore a silly hat and told jokes along the way, earning their treat which was a Hallow-weenie roast complete with potato salad, baked beans and desserts at the Gila Monster picnic site. This…
Elisabeth Wheeler On one of the first cooler days of fall, eleven SaddleBrooke hikers hiked a loop in the Tucson Mountains from Kings Canyon to Wasson Peak to the Esperanza Trail and back to Kings Canyon. Hikers spent time finding and identifying several panels of petroglyphs in King Canyon. Wasson Peak provided 360 degree views…
Elisabeth Wheeler For hikers, Big Bend National Park in Texas is the state’s number one destination. The park is one of the best examples of a Sky Island of rugged mountains in the midst of the Chihuahaun Desert and deep canyons of the Rio Grande. Some of the most spectacular scenery in Texas is here.…
Elisabeth Wheeler When fall temperatures arrive SaddleBrooke hikers return to their favorite trails. Pima Canyon has a delightful riparian area within the canyon and three very old dams. SaddleBrooke hikers Sandra Sowell, Susan Hollis, Janet Fabio, Norm Rechhemmer and Elisabeth Wheeler set out to reach the third dam; however, the monsoon overgrowth added challenge to…
Ken Wong Over 90 members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club (SBHC) attended the fall picnic held at Catalina State Park on October 14. Prior to a business meeting, many members hiked either the Geology Walk guided by Karen Gray or the Dripping Springs hike guided by Tim Butler. The business meeting conducted by club President…
REI donated the funds for a 1.7 mile re-route of the Arizona National Scenic Trail in Oracle State Park. This new route takes the Arizona Trail off an adverse, rocky road previously utilized by the Arizona Trail. Our SaddleBrooke Hiking Club is responsible for the maintenance of the eight-plus mile Oracle Passage of the Arizona…
Backpacking in later years can be challenging, but a marvelous way to explore places not usually seen through day hikes, especially in the 1.2 million acres of Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is often explored via the corridor trails from the south and north rims to the Colorado River. Trails off-the-beaten path into…
Elisabeth Wheeler The Arizona Trail Association recently recognized the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club and Trail Stewards Elisabeth Wheeler and Mary Croft at the annual meeting of the Arizona Trail Association. Exciting things are happening on the Arizona National Scenic Trail and the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club is an important partner through our business membership and volunteer work…
Dale Leman We are pleased to have hiking book author Bruce Grubbs speak at the upcoming October 19, 2016 SaddleBrooke Hiking Club meeting. The meeting will start at 4:00 p.m. (note the new start time) in the HOA 1 Activity Center and is open to all SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. To date Mr. Grubbs…
Karen Schickedanz Sure you can hike in Tucson in the summer—at least if you’re doing it atop Mt. Lemmon where it’s 25 degrees cooler than the valley below. Enjoying a hike in mid-July on the Mt. Lemmon Ski Lift Loop are (from left): Ralph Taylor, Karen Schickedanz, Bob Garner, Kathy and Paul Volpe and hiking…