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…
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Clubs & Classes, October 2014
2015 Hiking Club trip planned for Palm Springs
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…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Hiking Club Program to feature ‘Natural Wonders of the Arizona Trail’
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…
June 2014
SaddleBrooke Hikers visit Cochise Stronghold
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…