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…
Roy Carter and Mike Wolters Finger Rock is a famous Tucson area landmark that rises several thousand feet above the valley floor along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The striking rock formation resembles a finger set atop a closed fist that is flanked on the east by the Finger Rock Guard and on…
Ray Peale Between AD 850 and 1250 Chaco Canyon served as a major urban center of ancestral Pueblo culture. Remarkable for its monumental public and ceremonial buildings, engineering projects, astronomy, artistic achievements and distinctive architecture, Chaco served as a hub of ceremony, trade and administration for the prehistoric Four Corners area for 400 years –…