Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club The Sun Lakes Hiking Club started off this season in full swing with a great kick-off luncheon at Oasis Park on Nov. 4. Over 75 new and existing members were in attendance. The food was great, and seeing everyone was better. Announcements were plentiful, and here are the most…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club The Sun Lakes Hiking Club has been busy lining up this year’s hikes and hike leaders. We are ready and will officially begin our hikes on Monday, Nov. 7, but first have a Welcome Back Picnic scheduled for Nov. 4 from noon to 2 p.m. Our picnic is open…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club Interested in the thought of hiking socially with others? Come learn from our members what the Sun Lakes Hiking Club is all about at one of two open houses we are hosting in October. Our first open house will be held in the Cottonwood Saguaro Room on Saturday, Oct.…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club We live in a world of distractions. Try to get one thing done, and then a text message pings, a phone call comes in, or a breaking news alert is announced. The consequences can be a challenge. As one friend said, “When I feel constantly distracted, I don’t just…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club We are at the midpoint of the break from our formal hiking season—a hot time when thoughts are elsewhere other than hiking: Facebook posts of recipes to try, fishing trips along the Canadian border, and other vacation destinations that are timed to escape the heat of the summer. But…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club I’ve seen three helicopter rescues in my time hiking in the Valley—two on Camelback Mountain and one on South Mountain. As far as I know, no one in our club has ever had a heat-related rescue on a trail. But with the summer’s heat bearing down on us right…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club The weather has grown hot. Our formal hiking season is over. Our Meetup site won’t have new hikes posted until November. But that doesn’t mean your hiking is over for the summer. In fact, there are a surprising number of our club members who continue to hike this time…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club This year’s hiking season ended with many great hikes, a year-end picnic with awards, and our annual special hike, this time hosted in Prescott. Topping the list of activities was the special hike. The first day started with a hike around beautiful Goldwater Lake in Prescott and ended with…
Warren Wasescha Each year the Sun Lakes Hiking Club offers an extended-stay trip in an area farther away than we normally hike. Last month it was in Prescott. When you aren’t familiar with an area, it’s an opportunity to find unexplored trails that will delight club members. But with unexplored trails can come unexpected surprises.…
Warren Wasescha A group of us were hiking in South Mountain the other day and stopped for a snack break and photo. Everyone was in a great mood, as were the other hikers we passed along the way. I started to reflect on what makes hiking fun, as well as asking a few hiking friends…