Tag: Hiking Club

Hiking Club Open House Dates

Thinking about the fun and health aspects that social hiking can offer? Come learn about the Sun Lakes Hiking Club. Our club hikes across the Valley and beyond on some amazing trails. You’ll experience great scenery and vistas from all different vantage points. And you’ll have a good time socializing with other members of the…

Like Hiking? SunBird Invited to Join the Fun!

Warren Wasescha Think about joining our Hiking Club. We are a friendly, inclusive group of hikers who welcome all able-bodied hikers. Our goal is to make group hiking fun, challenging, social, and safe. We hike formally November through April and informally May through October. Our club is open to residents living in Sun Lakes and…

Hiking Umbrellas and Poles

Warren Wasescha, Sun Likes Hiking Club I was hiking down the Echo Canyon trail on Camelback Mountain with a friend on a warm day. A guy in his 40s passed us, quickly hopping from one rock to another down the trail, carrying a bottle of Aquafina in one hand and a cell phone in the…

Club Volunteers Make the Difference

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club Our annual spring Special Hike this year took place in Lake Havasu, Ariz., and it was a great time for all who participated. Had Ron Deraas and Joan Carlisle not volunteered to plan and make the arrangements for this hike, we would not have had the memorable experience we…

Hidden Gems

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club If you haven’t noticed, it’s been a dry hiking season out there. In my eight years of hiking with the club, I’ve never seen landscape so close to completely drying up as I have seen this year, especially in sun-parched south exposure sides of South Mountain and the Superstitions.…

Hiking Club News

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club It’s February, and there is a lot going on with the club. Hikes are in full swing. Despite the parched landscape, I’ve seen quite a lot of beautiful hiking pictures on our website. We hope for rain so that the desert landscape can turn green and be the amazing…

Join Us for Adventure

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club Looking for adventure beyond the borders of Sun Lakes and SunBird? Like the idea of hiking with others? Come join the Sun Lakes Hiking Club. We are a friendly, inclusive group that welcomes all able-bodied hiking enthusiasts! Our club’s goal is to make group hiking fun, challenging, social, and…

Hiking Club Open House Dates

Warren Wasescha Interested in social hiking? Come learn about the Sun Lakes Hiking Club. We hike all the beautiful trails across the Valley. You’ll experience great scenery and vistas from all different vantage points, and you’ll have a good time socializing with other members of the club while on our hikes. We have three upcoming…

Changing Up Your Hiking Game

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club Sometimes change is good, especially when it’s 115 degrees outside. Recently, a few Sun Lakes Hiking Club members traveled to the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson to cool off in an Aspen forest at 8,000 feet to enjoy the smell of wild mint and the sight of wild…

Like to Hike?

Warren Wasescha The incredible beauty of hiking trails in this part of the world is incomparable to many other places. Over the years, it has been a joy to have experienced so much beauty hiking with the Sun Lakes Hiking Club. An electronic picture frame on my desk reminds me every day of some of…