Dale Leman Locally owned Summit Hut has long supported the efforts of SaddleBrooke Hiking Club. Entering into the outdoor retail industry in 1967 by two teenagers, Summit Hut has grown over the last 50+ years and now has two retail stores along with an internet presence. Their business focuses on providing the finest gear…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Hiking Club builds new trail on the Arizona National Scenic Trail
Elisabeth Wheeler It’s fun to build new trail, especially when recent rains have softened the desert floor! Nineteen SaddleBrooke hikers braved 30-40 degree temperatures to develop a more user friendly re-route of the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Teams dug out shrubs and smoothed the trail tread for a better hiking, biking…
Clubs & Classes, February 2018
Hikers visit Boyce Canyon
Clubs & Classes, February 2018
SaddleBrooke Hikers explore Honey Bee Canyon
Karen Gray On a cool but sunny morning, 13 SaddleBrooke hikers left for a desert hike in Honey Bee Canyon in Oro Valley off of Rancho Vistoso Road. The day warmed up quickly and it was a lovely morning to hike. We decided to do the north route to the end at the dam. Along…
Clubs & Classes, January 2018
Hiking the Miner’s Needle Loop
Frank Earnest Twelve members of SaddleBrooke Hiking Club hiked the Miner’s Needle Loop, otherwise known as the Lost Dutchman/Bluff Springs Loop, along the southern slopes of the Superstition Mountains on a beautiful day in early December 2017. The Superstition Mountains are a very special mountain range to our north, and the legendary location of…
Clubs & Classes, January 2018
Hikers explore Cochise Stronghold Trail
Walt Shields On November 29, ten SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members hiked into the Dragoon Mountains to explore the Cochise Stronghold Trail. The trail, over the course of six miles and 1300 vertical feet, traverses through some of the most spectacular cathedral of rocks anywhere in southern Arizona. Located south of Benson, the rugged natural fortress…
Generals, January 2018
Orientation to hiking in the desert southwest – January 31
Rob Simms 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 our experienced SaddleBrooke Hiking Club Guides. If so, you are invited to attend a Hiking Orientation Presentation at 2:00 p.m., January 31, in the MountainView Ballroom (west side). Among…
Front Page, December 2017
Orientation To Hiking In The Desert
Rob Simms 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 our experienced SaddleBrooke Hiking Club Guides. If so, you are invited to attend a Hiking Orientation Presentation at 2:00 p.m., January 31, in the MountainView Ballroom (west side).…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Hikers enjoy fall picnic
Sue Bush Eighty-five members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club gathered at Catalina State Park on Friday, October 6 for the fall picnic meeting. Each year the club holds a picnic in the fall and the spring and members can do a hike beforehand or just come for the food and conversation. Before lunch Dave Corrigan,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Elisabeth Wheeler honored by SaddleBrooke Hiking Club
Dave Corrigan Each year at our fall hiking club picnic we honor an individual for contributions that person has made to the club within the last year. For 2107 we have chosen Elisabeth Wheeler for this honor. Elisabeth is currently serving as the steward of the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. She,…