On February 14 SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members did a key exchange hike in the Superstition Mountains. One group started at the First Water Trailhead and the other group started at the Peralta Trailhead. The hike offers fabulous views of Weaver’s Needle. The Peralta Trail intersects with the Dutchman’s Trail to the First Water Trailhead.
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Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Arizona Trail volunteers brave cold and wind on trail work event
Elisabeth Wheeler Volunteers from SaddleBrooke Hiking Club are hearty. Twenty-one hikers joined forces with Zach McDonald and Shawn Redfield of the Arizona Trail Association and Gary Faulkenberry of Oracle State Park to improve almost two miles of the Arizona Trail north of American Flag Ranch TH. It took determined effort to hack out catclaw and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Final SaddleBrooke Hiking Club hike of 2016
Karen Gray Eight hikers, watching a very cloudy sky, left the MountainView parking lot headed for Catalina State Park on December 29. We were all a bit worried about the rain coming in earlier than predicted. As the morning went on, the sky was still overcast but not threatening. The air temperature and the light…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
SBHC Chiricahua National Monument hiking trip recap
Aaron Schoenberg Chiricahua National Monument is a land of Standing up Rocks, pinnacles also known as hoodoos. This is an amazing place with the most unusual rock formations. We visited Balanced Rock, Duck on a Rock, Punch and Judy and Kissing Rock. These incredible rock formations were all on a circular hiking trail called the…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
SaddleBrooke Hiking Club to host orientation to hiking in the Desert Southwest – February 2
Randy Park If you are new to hiking in Arizona or have not hiked recently, you may want to learn about hiking in the Sonoran Desert from experienced SaddleBrooke Hiking Club guides. If so, you are invited to attend a hiking orientation presentation at 3:30 p.m. on February 2 in the MountainView West Ballroom. Among…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Hiking in Big Bend National Park is topic of January 18 Hiking Club meeting
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.…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
SaddleBrooke Hiking Club fall picnic recap
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…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
SaddleBrooke Hikers volunteer on the AZ National Scenic Trail
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…
Clubs & Classes, October 2016
Backpacking into the Grand Canyon presentation November 16
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…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
2016 annual hiking trip to Las Vegas
Dave Sorenson Some 65 members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club and a few guests traveled to Las Vegas in April for the 2016 annual hiking trip. They encountered a variety of hiking conditions from two feet of snow in the mountains to beautiful desert trails around gorgeous red rock formations. Anyone who thought the Las…