Lynn Warren When the valley heats up, hikers look for interesting trails in cooler areas. On June 3, eight PC hikers headed to Prescott to explore some newer trails in the Granite Dells adjacent to Watson Lake. Timing was perfect since it was a sunny day with puffy white clouds and the scenery was outstanding.…
Pete Williams On May 20, eleven hikers from the PebbleCreek Hiking Club checked out the new Midlife Crisis Trail in South Mountain. It was a surprisingly cool day in May for a hike, almost 20 degrees below normal. This trail was a little more “adventurous” than expected as there were several sections that went across…
Lynn Warren When the hiking club began collecting statistics in 2004, the recorder likely never envisioned needing to use five digits for miles hiked. However, on April 8, Pete Williams, a “Super Hiker” since 2006, became the first and only club hiker to achieve 10,000 miles. Pete and 19 fellow hikers celebrated this great achievement…
Pete Williams On November 13, Doug Jamiolkowski of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club reached 4,000 miles hiked. He has been with the club since the 2004-2005 season and was the one who initiated the tracking of hike miles by each member of the club. Doug is only the fifth hiker to reach the 4,000-mile mark with…
Hikers explore Blue Wash – Camp Creek area Lynn Warren Blue Wash and Camp Creek are just east of Carefree and the turnoff for Bartlett Reservoir. On June 4, six PebbleCreek Hikers went on what might best be described as a meander through the canyons and washes of this area, experiencing some very interesting scenery…
Pete Williams The PebbleCreek Hiking Club held its spring potluck picnic on April 16 at Sunrise Park. Over 45 members enjoyed the good weather, food and festivities. Our regular hiking season ended on May 1. The new season will start the week after our September 17 meeting. Regular meetings are held in the Tuscany Falls…
Lynn Warren Summer hiking around Phoenix can be challenging so PC hikers leave early and finish before the real heat of the day. On August 14 seven hikers headed west to hike around Saddle Mountain, visible south of I-10 at Tonopah. Although it was hot and humid because of monsoon season, the hikers found nice…
McDowell Sonoran Preserve Lynn Warren Temperatures on April 11 made it into the nineties but this did not dissuade seven PebbleCreek B hikers from hiking a demanding 9.7 mile McDowell Sonoran Preserve loop comprised of Gateway-Windgate-Bell Pass trails with in excess of 2,000 feet total elevation gain. The hiking club hikes five days a week…
Lynn Warren Congratulations are in order for Pete Williams, president of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club, who needed just one more mile to reach a major milestone and on July 14, reached and passed 5,000 miles on a short hike with six other PC hikers in the Agua Fria National Monument at the Badger Springs exit…
Pete Williams On July 17 seven members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club braved the summer heat by hiking along the Doe Springs Segment of the Black Canyon Trail just north of Anthem. Left to right: Pete Williams, Bill Halte, Neal Wring, Clare Bangs, Barb Boullear, Jim Gillespie and Lynn Warren (photographer). The club does hikes…