Holiday travel seems to start earlier and earlier each year, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is here for it. We expect the airport to be busy in the weeks leading up to the December holidays. To help de-stress your planning and avoid potential travel pitfalls, here are some PHX travel tips to keep in…
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November 2025, Front Page
Twelve Creekers Visit Eastern Africa
Steve Ward Twelve adventure–seeking PebbleCreek neighbors flew to Kenya and Tanzania to observe the great African migration. In case you do not know, it is a long way from here to Africa and back! We visited the Masai Mara Reserve and Serengeti National Park, among other venues. The great migration was an incredible experience. We…
August 2025, Features
Exploring Mackinac Island and More in Michigan
Ellie Daly Recently 18 Creekers flew to Detroit with destination Mackinac Island obtained only by ferry crossing from Mackinaw City. Expectations were met, including dining at the world’s longest luncheon buffet in the Grand Hotel, the hotel that embraced world renowned swimmer Esther Williams and famous for the filming of the 1980 movie “Somewhere in…
July 2025, Front Page
Corvette Club Travels to Tucson
Bob Bolton On May 8, 15 members of the PebbleCreek Corvette Club caravanned to Tucson to HotRod Cafe in Old Vail for lunch. Afterwards we went to Pima Air Museum for the afternoon. Next we went to Embassy Suites East where we were staying. Our dinner reservation was at The Cork restaurant where we had…
November 2024, Generals
LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek – November 2024
Speakers Cover Arizona’s National Parks, President Roosevelt Patricia Ingalls Two speakers will give presentations in early November—one as an evening Premier presentation and the other as a Weekday offering. For full details, and to register for the evening Premier presentation, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments. Roger Naylor, an award-winning Arizona travel writer…
July 2024, Generals
Travel Tip
Igor Shpudejko Dear Fellow Travelers, If you travel a lot and want to reduce your stress while checking in at the airport, you should consider getting the TSA PreCheck designation on your airline tickets. Having the TSA PreCheck will help you breeze through security as you don’t have to remove shoes, light jackets, or belts,…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
News from the Sky: Be Travel Ready at Phoenix Sky Harbor
Spring is a busy travel season at America’s Friendliest Airport.® One of the best ways to avoid congestion at the airport, if you’re picking up and dropping off, is to take advantage of the PHX Sky Train® stations. Both stations at 44th Street and 24th Street offer passenger pick-up and drop-off curbs with significantly less…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
Rovin’ Pebbles—A Good Time Was Had by All at Catalina!
Co-Wagonmasters Marilyn and Hal Becker, Bill and Kris Smith … and a good time truly was had by all! PebbleCreek’s RV Club called the Rovin’ Pebbles recently had a trip to Oro Valley/Tucson, AZ. We had a wonderful stay at Catalina State Park at the foothills of the Catalina Mountains. Our days included individual trips…
Generals, November 2022
Popular Trips Return in December
Timothy Pisarski After several sold-out trips this fall, LifeLong Learning (LLL) had a few openings left at press time for November trips and recommends early registration at www.lifelonglearningatpc.org for the December trips, which return to popular venues. The nearly sold-out November trips are: Nov. 16: Martin Auto Museum and Flite Goodyear operations at Goodyear Airport.…
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
Rovin’ Pebbles Trip to Camp Verde
Ken Duvall The Rovin’ Pebbles RV Club just returned from a great outing to Distant Drums RV Resort in Camp Verde, Ariz. A great time was had by all! Our adventure included several happy hours with hors d’oeuvres and BYOD. The weather man was not kind during the morning hours, as it was only 19…