If you are new to hiking in Arizona, or have not hiked recently, and you want to learn about hiking in the Sonoran Desert from experienced SaddleBrooke Hiking Club guides, you are invited to attend a Hiking Orientation Program at 2 p.m., Feb. 12, 2020, in the MountainView West Ballroom. Among the topics to be…
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Clubs & Classes, December 2019
Arizona Trail-in-a-Day results
Elisabeth Wheeler On Oct. 12, the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club participated in the statewide Arizona Trail in a Day’ hike, an event designed to promote our 800+ mile hiking trail that spans the state from the Mexico border north to Utah. Karrie Kressler, Community Program Coordinator of the Arizona Trail Association reports the following results of…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
Day hiking the Long Trail of Vermont
Michael Caryl The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club announces their November program entitled “Day Hiking the Long Trail of Vermont.” The club’s trail guide, Aaron Schoenberg, will report on his experiences on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 4 p.m. The Long Trail is the oldest long-distance hiking trail in America. It was…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
The natural wonders of the Arizona National Scenic Trail
Laurel Parrott Those of us who are lucky enough to travel around Arizona by car or motorhome revel in its mountains, canyons, deserts, and forests. Such amazing scenery to behold outside our windshield! Those who travel by foot, bicycle, or other non-motorized means have the same reactions while getting out directly into the landscape. Since…
Front Page, September 2019
Hikers To Help Set New 800 Mile Record
Elisabeth Wheeler Is it possible to complete the whole Arizona National Scenic Trail in a day? Not by one individual, but if hundreds of hikers, bikers and equestrian riders travel on every segment of the 800-mile trail on Oct. 12, it can be done. If successful in this effort, it will be the first time…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
Hiking Club takes a “fire lookout hike”
Ruth Caldwell Five hikers enjoyed a wonderful trek on the Meadow and Mt. Lemmon trail loop on June 11. The hiking was great because of the seventy- to eighty-degree weather when the temperatures in SaddleBrooke reached over 100! Tall ferns and much taller ponderosa pines, beautiful flowers and vistas surrounded the trail. The big surprise…
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
SaddleBrooke Hiking Club visits St. George, Utah
Dave Sorenson In early April, 96 club members hiked the St. George, Utah area, including Zion National Park and Snow Canyon State Park. The trip was planned by Dave Sorenson and Rob Simms. Roy Carter, Frank Earnest, Barbara Wilder, Ruth Caldwell, Elizabeth Wheeler, Don Taylor, along with Dave and Rob, were hiking guides. The hiking…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Wildflowers galore!
Elisabeth Wheeler On SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s recent hike to Catalina State Park, members expressed amazement over the thirty types of wildflowers in bloom along the trail. They had great fun rock-hopping over the running stream six times on the way to Sutherland Loop. The venture became a kind of scavenger hunt, because leaders Tim Butler…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Tim Butler receives 2019 Hiking Club Trailblazer Award
At the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s annual spring picnic on Friday, March 29, leaders bestowed the club’s annual Trailblazer Award for outstanding contributions over an extended period of time. This year’s recipient is Tim Butler, who has given time and efforts to the club in many capacities. Tim has served as a hiking guide for many…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Hiking Club posts Mexico trips
Phil McNamee Over 100 members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club visited the Copper Canyon in 2018-2019. Since the trips were a great success there are three more exciting trips being arranged to Mexico for the fall of 2019 into 2020. These trips are exclusive to and open to all SaddleBrooke residents. For more information contact…