Ruth Bindler Imagine a Saturday morning walk with sightings of snowy and great egrets, green herons, white pelicans, great blue herons, and even a bald eagle. It does not sound like Goodyear, Arizona. But Tres Rios (referring to the joining of three rivers—Salt, Gila, and Agua Fría) Wetlands Environmental Restoration project near 91st Avenue in…
Ruth Bindler The PebbleCreek Hiking Club has offered about 12 hikes/week at four levels of hikes with various distances, elevations, and speed. More recently a fifth level has been added. The EZ hikes of about 3 miles were designed to provide hikers with recent surgery or illness a chance to recover during shorter hikes. They…
PC Hikers Waiting at The Bus Stop Mary Hill The Bus Stop is one of the points of interest on this South Mountain Park hike. Others are Fat Man’s Pass, a very narrow passage on the trail, The Slide, and several 360-degree viewing points of Phoenix. It is a little different than most of our…
Lynn Warren During the heat of valley summers, hikes tend to be shorter and in nearby areas but with cooler fall temperatures, the PC Hiking Club ventures out to other valley parks. This hike at Lake Pleasant offered panoramic, scenic views of the lake and surrounding mountains. The club hikes all around the valley and…
Hikers Enjoy Flagstaff Trails Lynn Warren To take a break from the hot, humid conditions of the valley’s monsoon summer, eight hikers headed north to the cooler climes of Flagstaff to enjoy several days of hiking. The first day’s hike, Bearjaw-Abineau loop, was only 8 miles with 2,000 feet of elevation gain, which on the…
Hikers Visit White Tanks Waterfall Lynn Warren “B” hikers normally choose longer, more challenging hikes but on July 30, in deference to summer conditions, chose to conduct an easy, flat 7-mile hike from the White Tanks library to the popular Waterfall. Of course, unless you go immediately after rain, the waterfall is dry, as it…
“B” Hikers Enjoy a “Peakless” Loop Lynn Warren On April 14, six “B” hikers enjoyed a scenic 10-mile loop hike in Buckeye’s Skyline Park, just north of I-10 at the end of Watson Road. Conditions were somewhat overcast which was more comfortable for hiking since the hike, although a peakless perimeter hike, required a lot…
Hiking the Skyline Segment Ann Rohlman Eleven intrepid hikers drove north to hike the Skyline Segment of the Black Canyon Trail system. Walking down to Horseshoe Bend, we crossed the Agua Fria River, stepping on river rocks to cross with dry feet. Then it was up the other side to generous views of Black Canyon…
Lynn Warren Wilson Mountain is the highest peak around Sedona and on April 7, nine “B” hikers climbed the steep trail to the top and enjoyed great views of Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, and other impressive formations. This hike was strenuous since it was 11 miles with over 2,500 feet of elevation gain as the…
Hikers Visit Tres Rios Ruth Bindler On a cool fall day, several PebbleCreek Hiking Club members visited Tres Rios. It is a favorite hiking area because it is close to PebbleCreek and has many ponds and a waterfall, contributing to the presence of trees such as cottonwoods and willows, bushes, reeds, and many birds. It…