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MAY
2005 HIKE
SCHEDULE
Monday, May 2nd
Level:
B, 8.5 miles, 1,000ft
Marshall Gulch to Lemmon Creek
Depart:
7:30am
Hike Leader: Tom Feldsien, 744-0887
Est.
time of return:
4:30pm
This hike starts at the Marshall Gulch
Picnic area where we’ll climb 500’ to Marshall Saddle where five
trails intersect. From
the Saddle we’ll drop nearly 900’ using the Wilderness of Rocks
trail then semi-bushwhack over to Lemmon Creek.
We’ll be moving amongst fantastic rock formations in search
of a lunch spot and turnaround point.
After lunch we’ll take our time heading back up (1,000’)
to the Saddle. This is a
great area to explore. Bring at least two liters of water, power
snacks and lunch. Golden
Age Passports or fee required.
On Mondays, pilot cars run every hour through the road
construction site on
Mt.
Lemmon
highway.
A $5.00/per person carpool fee suggested.
Thursday, May 5th
Level: B+, 5.8 miles, 1,700ft
Blackett’s Ridge,
Sabino
Canyon
(Slower pace)
Depart:
7:00am
Hike Leader:
Dave Rogers
, 579-2585
Est. time of return:
1:00pm
This
is a great hike to check out your condition. This trail takes us to
the top of the land mass between Sabino and
Bear
Canyons
known as Saddleback Ridge. As
you walk down into
Lower
Sabino
, you’ll have a grand view of the entire ridge.
We’ll gain 1,700 ft along 2.9 miles.
There are few finer places to have your lunch than at the end
of Blackett’s Ridge Trail. Bring
your camera, at least 2 lts of water, snacks, and a nice lunch.
There’s a $5.00 parking fee at
Sabino
Canyon
or use a Golden Age Passport. A $3.00/per person carpool fee
suggested.
Friday,
May 6th
Level:
A, 8.5 miles, 2,300ft
Red
Ridge-Oracle Ridge
Loop
Depart:
7:00am
Hike
Leader: Frank Price, 579-8013
Est. time of return:
5:00pm
This
is a loop hike from the top of
Mt.
Lemmon
, down the
Red Ridge Trail 3.1 miles to Catalina Camp, then 1.7 miles over to
Dan Saddle, then up Oracle Ridge trail 3.1 miles back to the top.
It’ll be ideal if we have at least two cars to be able to
shuttle between trailheads. It’s
still chilly on top of Mt Lemmon, so dress accordantly.
Bring enough water, snacks and lunch for this long day.
Golden Age Passport or fee required for trails on
Mt.
Lemmon
.
A $5.00/per person carpool fee suggested.
Saturday,
May 7th
Level:
C-, 3.9 miles, 400ft
Mt.
Bigelow
to
Incinerator Ridge
Depart:
7:00am
Hike
Leader: Tom Feldsien, 744-0887
Est.
time of return:
2:30pm
This is an easy hike up in the Catalina Mts.
The hike starts at the lower Butterfly trail head, goes a
short distance to a spur trail to the top of Mt Bigelow where
we’ll be able to climb the fire lookout tower to get a great view.
Mt.
Bigelow
also has most of the television transmitter towers for the
Tucson
stations. We’ll come
down to connect with the Kellogg trail , then the Incinerator Ridge
trail for a short distance to our turnaround point.
After the hike we can go up to Summerhaven for lunch or pie.
It still gets cool at the 8,000ft level trailhead.
Bring water and snacks. Golden
Age Passport or fee required for trails on
Mt.
Lemmon
. A $5.00/per person
carpool fee suggested.
Heritage Highlands Hikers
Apparel
Tom
Feldsien has again made arrangement for members to acquire hats and
a variety of shirts with embodied Heritage Highlands Hikers logo.
Check out styles, colors, and prices on the Hiking Club
website; click on Apparel. Order by email only, tfeldsien@msm.com
and must be received and paid for prior to
May 15,
2005
.
Send checks to Tom Feldsien; 5108 Thistlepoppy
Loop
;
Marana
,
AZ
85653
. Include
a $1.00/per item for shipping.
The hats and shirts are of great quality and very popular.
Order now.
June
to September Schedule
Members
will be notified of any hikes scheduled between June to September
via the website or email.
Phone assigned
hike leader to sign up or with questions.
Departure is from the Clubhouse parking lot at time listed.
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