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…
Lynn Warren On Jan. 17, eight “A” hikers chose the nearby White Tanks for a challenging adventure. For some time, they had been eyeing a huge rock formation on the ridge high above Goat Camp Trail on the north side. Although there may not be a formal name for this formation, PebbleCreek Hikers refer to…
Ruth Bindler Art Arner has been hiking with the PebbleCreek Hiking Club since 2010, and he recently celebrated his 3,000th mile with the club on the Beardsley Trail at Lake Pleasant. Art achieved the first 1,000 miles with the club in four and a half years, his second 1,000 miles in the next three years, and his…
“A” Hikers Complete Four Peaks of Skyline Lynn Warren The club hikes at four levels of difficulty. “A” hikes tend to be longer and harder, but are not always in remote areas. On Dec. 27, six PebbleCreek hikers headed to Buckeye’s nearby Skyline Park for a strenuous hike encompassing the four major peaks. Starting shortly after…
Ruth Bindler Variety keeps life interesting. With that in mind, the PebbleCreek Hiking Club, which usually starts their hikes in the early morning, scheduled a hike to start at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 21 as a celebration of the winter solstice. The group of 16 brought headlamps and completed a five-mile hike on a section of the…
Stephen Nathan PebbleCreek resident Dave Kiesling completed a hiking milestone on Nov. 28. He hiked a cumulative 10,000 miles on that date since Jan. 1, 2016. Dave has hiked alone because he prefers solitude. He likes to take pictures and hikes at his own pace. He has hiked national parks, national monuments, state parks, county…
“A” Hike Adventure in the Superstitions Lynn Warren “A” hikes tend to be longer, harder, and more aggressive hikes, and on Nov. 8, eight PebbleCreek hikers left PebbleCreek at 5:30 a.m. for a challenging hike in the Superstitions. This hike lived up to “A” hike billing, since it took almost nine hours to complete this…
PebbleCreek Hiking Club Hikes Buckeye’s Skyline Park Dana Thomas A dozen hikers enjoyed the fall temperatures on seven miles of trails in Buckeye’s Skyline Park. The PebbleCreek Hiking Club has 11 hikes per week at four levels of distance, elevation, and pace. Hiking is great exercise! See more at www.pchikers.org. White Tank Mountain Park Hike…
Lynn Warren The last day of the 2020-2021 hiking season was Sept. 19, coincidentally the same day as National Talk Like a Pirate Day. Club hikers love to have fun, as well as just hike, so even though it was a Sunday morning, 15 hikers turned out for an enjoyable hike south of PebbleCreek in…
Hikers Enjoy First “A” Hike of the Season Lynn Warren The hiking club offers hikes at four levels of difficulty and challenge. “D” level hikes are the easiest, and at the other end of the scale are “A” hikes, which are longer, steeper, and generally more challenging. On Oct. 14, six hikers headed for South…