Lynn Warren You may think they are crazy, but for the past several years several members of the hiking club have challenged the August heat in what has become an annual backpacking foray into the Grand Canyon. A popular misunderstanding is that the Grand Canyon is much cooler than our valley but down in the…
Lynn Warren On Sunday, Sept. 8, a group of four “B” hikers headed for Flagstaff to hike Kendrick Peak, one of the highest peaks in northern Arizona, with an elevation of 10,413 feet. They followed that up on Monday with a hike to the summit of Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet. The weather…
Trekking to Machu Picchu Lynn Warren Although the hiking club frequently hikes outside the valley, Peru is a bit outside the normal range. On June 13, five PebbleCreek hikers left from three locations with the objective of meeting in Dallas to fly to Lima and Cusco, Peru, for a four-day, three-night classic Inca trek to…
Hikers enjoy a day in Sedona Lynn Warren It doesn’t get much better! On May 1, a pleasant, sunny day with puffy white clouds, five “B” hikers headed for the scenic red rock trails in Sedona and enjoyed a ten-mile loop, including going up to and on the always impressive Devil’s Bridge. The group took…
Another year, another milestone Lynn Warren This year represents an important milestone for those “49’ers” turning 70 so Clare Bangs’ grandson challenged his grandfather to hike 70 miles in seven days to celebrate, which Clare and several others handled easily. Those 70 miles helped Clare reach the lofty milestone of 6,000 miles on March 25,…
Lynn Warren Marilyn Reynolds has been hiking with the club since 2008 and it took almost eight years to get her first 1,000 miles since she was a snowbird; upon becoming a full-timer, her pace accelerated and she reached the second thousand in 2017 and on January 31, 2019, she reached 3,000 career miles and…
PC hikers reach milestone on a chilly day Lynn Warren Jim Gillespie has enjoyed hiking for most of his life and began 2019 by passing a significant milestone when he reached 3,000 career miles by leading a “C” hike in Black Canyon near Black Canyon City. Usually the “C” rates a hike according to distance…
Lynn Warren The Hiking Club conducts several overnight trips during the season and in November, 20 hikers and seven non-hikers enjoyed four busy days in Palm Springs hiking, sightseeing and even people-watching at the weekly Thursday night Village Fest. Fall weather was great and the hikers were able to hike in several interesting areas, including…
Hikers enjoy Red Rock Country Lynn Warren On a cool early fall day, nine PC hikers enjoyed a seven-mile loop hike on a combination of trails in Sedona. After reaching Chicken Point, a popular stop for hikers and jeep tours, four hikers went a little higher to get a close-up view of the “White Line,”…
Pete Williams On September 25, ten prospective hikers joined four members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club for a four-mile introductory hike in nearby Verrado. The club invites all PebbleCreekers to check out the Hiking Club. We hike all over the valley and as far away as Prescott and Sedona. Hikes are scheduled six days a…