Left to right: Charlene, Pat, Laurie, Ann, Nadine, Kathleen, Kris, Tina, Eileen, Pete, Grant, “Ausy,” Diana, Dave, Ruth, Dennis, Betty, Julian, Ron, Nancy, and Pam pose on an interesting rock formation on Buckeye’s Dog Bone trail.
PC Hiker Sets Another Club Record
Lynn Warren
The hiking club conducts hikes six days a week so many club records are being broken, but one record is unique. On Feb. 8, Pete Williams, a constant hiker since 2006, became the first and only club hiker to achieve 11,000 miles. Pete and fellow hikers celebrated this great achievement with a toast of orange juice, champagne, and homemade cookies after a seven-mile hike on Buckeye’s Dog Bone trail.
Hikers see and find many unusual things on the trail, but Pete holds another record since he was fortunate enough to find his soul mate on the trail in October. Pete and Tina, affectionately known as “Petina,” are now Mr. and Mrs. Williams.
Pete currently serves as the club trail master, coordinating, scheduling and leading hikes for the regular season as well as researching new trails for the club to explore during the summer. The club hikes in many interesting areas around the Valley, providing the opportunity to enjoy scenery and terrain a person might be reluctant to experience as a solo hiker. Visit the club’s website at pchikers.org for more information and pictures.
Left to right: Kris Raczkiewicz, Eileen Lords-Mosse, Gary Bray, Dave “Ausy” Ausman, and Lynn Warren (photographer) pause in the north Eagletail with double arches barely visible in the background.
PC Hikers Explore Eagletail Arches
Lynn Warren
The Eagletail Mountains are an impressive range visible from I-10 west of Tonopah. On Feb. 21, five “B” hikers explored an adventurous, alternate route to an interesting rock formation north of the Ben Avery trail. The rock formation is unusual in that it contains two arches which usually provide comfortable lunch spots. Unfortunately, even though it was a nice sunny day, there were strong winds along the ridges and the arches were like a wind tunnel, so the hikers opted for a lunch break in a sheltered area lower down. After lunch, the group continued to less challenging terrain and enjoyed close-up views of impressive petroglyphs near Indian Spring, which was dry. The club enjoys scenic and adventurous hikes all around the Valley. Visit the club’s website at pchikers.org for more information and pictures. (Incidentally, the large pack that “Ausy” was carrying was practice for his great five-month adventure on the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail which he starts on April 6.)