Tag: PC Hikers

Hikers escape triple digits

Left to right: Neal Wring, Pete Williams, Wayne McKinney, Mary Hill, Barb Schaepe, Marilyn Reynolds, Dave Ausman (“Ausy”), Lynn Warren (photographer), Clare Bangs, and Dennis Zigmunt pausing for a cool selfie in West Clear Creek.

Lynn Warren How do hikers escape triple-digit temperatures in the valley? Well, one popular way is to head for higher elevation so on July 18, a combination of ten “B” and “C” hikers headed for West Clear Creek, a few miles southeast of Camp Verde. The “B” hike was a relatively easy ten miles RT…

PC hiker reaches milestone

Left to right: Jeff Gillen, Lynn Warren (photographer), Donna Gillen, Julie Walmsley, Susan Bernt, Les Reister, Gary Bray, Len Jeffery, Beverly Kim, Steve Duncanson and Ed Kim pausing on an unusually green slope laced with poppies on the south side of Saddle Mountain.

Lynn Warren Gary Bray is one of several Canadian members of the hiking club and began hiking with the club in 2007, normally hiking just one day a week. On February 24 Gary became only the second Canadian (and first from Ontario) to reach 1,609 km (1,000 miles). It was a beautiful, sunny day for…

Hikers among the wildflowers

Pete Williams On March 10 twenty hikers from the PebbleCreek Hiking Club did a hike in nearby Skyline Regional Park. The wildflowers were outstanding! Because we have had good winter rains, the desert is so green it’s almost unrecognizable. Standing in front of a hillside of blooming Brittlebush are (left to right): Jim Gillespie, Linda…

PC Hiker passes another major milestone

Left to right: Lynn Warren (photographer), Bill Halte, Marilyn Reynolds, Pete Williams and Clare Bangs at the end of a Black Canyon Trail hike celebrating Pete’s impressive accomplishment.

Lynn Warren Pete Williams is on a roll-—another season, another major milestone. In 2014 he passed the 5,000 mile mark and on July 13, 2015, on an 8.5 mile hike in Black Canyon (near the Rock Springs Café), he passed the 6,000 mile mark, becoming only the second club member to reach this lofty level.…

PC Hiking Club Diary – January 2015

Left to right: Gary Bray, Charlene Elijew, Grant Sharp, Roger Sanders, Todd Christenson, Alex Elijew, Susan Rudoy, KayCee Christenson, Sandy Mednick, Margaret Shapr, Tom Wellman, Pete Williams (hike leader) and Lynn Warren (photographer).

Pete Williams During the PebbleCreek Hiking Club’s recent overnight trip to Palm Springs, Lynn Warren reached the 3,000 miles hiked plateau. Lynn became only the fifth hiker in the 10 years the club has tracked miles hiked to reach 3,000 miles. We were hiking the well known Ladders Trail in Meca Hills. The club does…

PC Hikers scale Superstition Peak

Left to right: Neal Wring, Bill Plesha, Les Reister, Gary Bray, Clare Bangs, Marilyn Reynolds and Lynn Warren (photographer) near the summit of Superstition Peak.

Lynn Warren How often do you get to look down on Weaver’s Needle without being in a plane or balloon? On November 13 seven B Hikers did just this by completing one of the most difficult hikes in the valley, going from Hieroglyphic Canyon to the top of Superstition Peak (5,057 feet); the highest point…

PC Hiking Club – December 2014

Pictured above an interesting slot canyon in Mecca Hills: Rear, left to right: Roger Sanders, Carol Sanders, Terry McKeighan, Tom Wellman, Alex Elijew, Jeanette Wellman, Margaret Sharp, Grant Sharp, Sandy Mednick, Vicki Carter, Charlene Elijew, Paul Romanos, Pat Chernow, KayCee Christenson, Gloria Foro, Todd Christenson, Susan Rudoy, Jim Laham, Gary Bray and Philip Ferranti (author); front: Lynn Warren (photographer), Pete Williams, Dave Guerden and Dennis Foro

Hikers explore Mecca Hills Lynn Warren The PebbleCreek Hiking club goes on several overnight trips to hike in interesting locations such as Zion, Grand Canyon, etc. The hikers would recommend getting the help of Kanab Utah tours to learn more about the history and be guided to the best places of the Grand Canyon, as…