Pete Williams On March 8, 20 members and two guests from the PebbleCreek Hiking Club did a hike on the Roadrunner trail along the shore of Lake Pleasant. With the Lake at over 85 percent full, this hike was really close to the water. On the hike that day were Dave Schuldt, Scott Phillips, Bob…
Pete Williams On January 31, ten hikers from the PebbleCreek Hiking Club took advantage of the great weather to do a hike on the Pass Mountain Trail in Usery Mountain Park. Hikers that day included Lynn Warren, Kay Thomas, Wayne McKinney, Herb Hodes, Mary Hill, Dennis Zigmunt, Pete Williams, Ruth Bindler, Dana Thomas and Clare…
Pete Williams The PebbleCreek Hiking Club started its new hiking season on September 25 by hiking to and past the bridge that crosses a corner of Lake Pleasant. The bridge in the background is high and dry because the lake is low at this time of year (about 55% of capacity). They fill the lake…
On October 4, six members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club did the Watson Lake Loop trail in Prescott. We had beautiful weather in the 70s for this outstanding hike in Prescott’s Granite Dells. Hiking that day were (left to right) Pete Williams, Marilyn Reynolds, Clare Bangs, Dennis Zigmunt, Mary Hill (hike leader), and Lynn Warren…
Lynn Warren August is not the first choice for backpacking in the Grand Canyon since temperatures at the bottom are comparable to Phoenix, but reservations for campsites are much easier to obtain. On August 23, four hikers left PebbleCreek in early afternoon and four hours later were setting up tents at Mather Campground on the…
PC Hikers explore a Maricopa Trail Segment Lynn Warren The hiking club’s regular season runs from September through April but a small number of hikers challenge the summer heat to enjoy summer hiking and to find new trails for the next season. On July 20, six hikers left Eagle’s Nest at 5:30 a.m. to beat…
Lynn Warren Summer exploratory hiking activity got off to a great start after a record regular season ended and on May 25 six hikers headed north on I-17 to the Badger Springs exit to conduct a somewhat challenging and adventurous eight mile hike along and in the Agua Fria riverbed in the 88,000 acre Agua…
Pete Williams Eighteen hikers from the PebbleCreek Hiking Club did a loop hike in nearby Estrella Mountain Regional Park on February 9. It was a great day to enjoy the outdoors and the hikers saw the beginning of spring as wildflowers were starting to bloom. Hikers that day included: Patti Schuldt, Dave Schuldt, Jean Mignone,…
Pete Williams On November 17, 17 members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club enjoyed another great day in paradise by hiking a loop hike in the Deem Hills Recreation Area. Hiking that day were (left to right): Tom Wellman, Marcella Hill, Bob Lenertz, Kathy Sabocinski, Stan Rubinstein, Wayne McKinney, Phil Sabocinski, Art Solorio, Helen Lewandowski, Jeanette…
PebbleCreek Hiker reaches rare milestone Pete Williams On October 27, on a hike in the Superstition Mountains, Lynn Warren became only the third hiker in club history to reach the 5,000 mile level. Lynn has been a member since May 2011. And he is the fastest to reach this milestone – taking only five and…