Lynn Warren Mike Tansey and wife, Ann, both St. Louis natives, have three children: sons in St. Louis and Atlanta, and a daughter in Portland, Ore. It was while their daughter was a student at ASU that Mike visited this area frequently and enjoyed hiking local trails, so Phoenix was a logical retirement choice after…
Hikers Explore CAP Canal Lynn Warren On June 8, during a week when almost every day was the hottest day of the year, seven seasoned summer hikers enjoyed (or endured) a 6.5-mile hike near Lake Pleasant to get close-up views of a section of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal. Although on paper this might…
Charlene Reaches 4,000 Miles with Hiking Club On the historic Butterfield Trail in Estrella Mountain Regional Park, PebbleCreek Hiking Club member Charlene Elijew reached her 4,000th mile since joining the club. The Butterfield Trail, located in this Maricopa County Park, is a favorite of the club. Interestingly, it is part of a very long (795…
Lynn Warren On a sunny but still comfortable Memorial Day, five “B” hikers completed an 8.5-mile hike/adventure on Daisy Mountain and surrounding terrain. Although the hikers have hiked this area numerous times, a new trailhead was chosen for the beginning of the hike; however, it wasn’t obvious from online maps that this trailhead was inside…
Estrella Foothills Pirate Area Trails Hike On May 3, the PC Hiking Club trekked through the Estrella Foothills Pirate Area trails and took a breather at Brethren Court. This rest stop is at the junction of Doubloon, Rum Runner, and Black Jack trails. It’s another great hiking area close to PebbleCreek! During hot weather, the club…
Hiking Club Welcomes New Slate of Officers Laurie Rosenbloom Elections for hiking club officers are staggered, and on March 27, the club elected a new treasurer (Ron Hoffman) and vice president (Nancy Love) while saying goodbye to the incumbents, Denns Zigmunt (treasurer) and Joe Clarkson (VP). Additionally, the club elected Neal Wring as president to…
Ruth Bindler Members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club spent three spring days hiking in Prescott, Ariz. At an elevation of about 5000 feet, weather was a bit cooler there, with daytime temperatures reaching the low 70s. The sky was blue, the hikes were challenging and invigorating, and evenings were spent strolling through the shops and…
“A” Hikers Challenge Phoenix Icon Lynn Warren The hike to Flatiron, a Phoenix icon located at the northern end of the Superstitions, is considered one of the toughest hikes around Phoenix and requires a lot of route finding, boulder hopping, and scrambling, but on March 2, nine PebbleCreek hikers started at Lost Dutchman State Park and…
Jan Sherwood While the 2022 Olympians were competing in China, the PebbleCreek Hiking Club held their own quest for gold on the White Tank Mountain Verrado Trails. Combining a word search (intellect), navigation skills (reading and following directions), and stamina (traversing rocky trails and sandy washes), while searching for and collecting 10 markers, seven three-member…
Hiking the Trails from Star Tower Jan Sherwood Where would you see a coyote, scorpion, sidewinder, thresher, and copper? The PebbleCreek Hikers found all five while hiking the trails from Star Tower in Estrella. No, they didn’t find the animals and mineral, but did hike eight trail segments, including Coyote Creek, Scorpion, Sidewinder, Thresher, and…