Karen Schickedanz As summer approaches, many full-time residents in SaddleBrooke search for escapes into cooler climates. Or failing that we bring along a perfect portable AC! Come to the Wednesday, May 20 SaddleBrooke Hiking Club program and learn about a great summer travel and hiking opportunity in relatively nearby Colorado! Club members Roy Carter, Susan…
Karen Schickedanz Eighteen lucky members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club will be heading to a very special place this coming fall-—a place deep in the Grand Canyon with spectacular scenery. Not accessible by automobile, truck, or bus, Supai is a small Havasupai Indian village with access to some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the…
Karen Schickedanz Continuing to feature adventures both far and near, the next two SaddleBrooke Hiking Club programs will feature Hiking in Tanzania and Mt. Kilimanjaro and summertime hiking in Oregon. First up, on Wednesday, March 18, is the program on Africa presented by Barbara and Jack Rosenthal. They hail from Montreal and have spent the…
Karen Schickedanz Allen Dart, executive director of the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, will be the featured speaker at the Wednesday, February 18 program of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club. Members and guests will have the opportunity to learn about archaeological sites in Arizona, many of which are considered some of the most important in the U.S.…
Elisabeth Wheeler The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club supports Arizona’s National Scenic Trail through volunteer work on the trail. On Wednesday, January 21, eleven hikers improved a section of the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail by collecting trash, removing overgrowth and improving drainage. The Arizona Trail Association provided guidance and support from Shawn Redfield…
Karen Schickedanz The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club can double your pleasure this month with two special programs. Each is open to any SaddleBrooke or SaddleBrooke Ranch resident; you don’t have to be a member of the club to enjoy the program. First up is a photo presentation by experienced hikers Frank Brier and Mike Wolters about…
Bob Shea and Bill Brennan Several times each year DIGS, SaddleBrooke’s Photography Club, schedules photo field trips. December’s destination was the Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness area located north on Highway 77 past Mammoth. Eleven members of DIGS participated in the day long adventure that was organized and led by Bob Shea who knows the canyon well…
Karen Schickedanz When SaddleBrooke Hiking Club member Jim Strickler, a founder of the club as well as a former president and chief hiking guide, died earlier this year, it seemed the best way to honor him was with some memorial hikes and a special work day. Three events were scheduled for this fall. First off…
Karen Schickedanz Led by SaddleBrooke Hiking Club guide Michael Reale (far left), six hikers took the David Yetman Trail last month. From left to right after Michael are Norm and Janis Rechkemmer, Tiggy and Walt Shields and Fred Norris. Along the way, they spotted two very interesting crested saguaros and lunched at the ruins of…
Karen Schickedanz Cloudy skies and a few leftover sprinkles courtesy of Hurricane Simon couldn’t stop SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members from enjoying themselves at their annual fall picnic held last month at Catalina State Park. The picnic got off to a rousing start with the group rendition of a new hiking club anthem, sung to…