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…
Sandra Sowell Martha, Martha, the birthday girl Each morning she takes us for a little whirl Zigging this way and that Along boulevard and cul-de-sac The pleasure of it is quite a pearl Martha Hackworth, that is. “Fearless, spirited and glamorous” as former SaddleBrooke Hiking Club President Michael Reale has described her. And so she…
Karen Schickedanz A hiking trip to Palm Springs? Yes, it’s true—the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s fifth annual trip, scheduled for April 7 through 9, 2015, will be to this California desert resort city better known for its outstanding restaurants and hotels, celebrities and great golf. “What most people overlook about the Palm Springs area is the…
The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club will kick off its 2014-15 program series on Wednesday, October 15 with a special presentation by outdoor adventurer Matthew Nelson on the Arizona National Scenic Trail. The program will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the HOA 1 Activity Center followed by a social hour in the Agave Lounge in the SaddleBrooke…
Walt Shields Cochise was the most feared of the Chiricahua Apaches. During a period from 1860 to 1870, he and his braves conducted numerous raids on white settlements, miners and stagecoaches. The warriors hid out in an area of the Dragoon Mountains, 60 miles east of Tucson, known today as Cochise Stronghold. The site is…