All organized hikes start from the parking lot east of Palm Park (north of the mailboxes) on Friday Mornings. Meet, sign up and organize carpools, and leave at 8:00 am.
Please wear proper hiking shoes, a hat, lunch and bring plenty of water. When carpooling with other drivers it is suggested to give $10.00 to the driver. There is a $10.00 annual membership fee to help pay for emergency spot equipment.
Short Hikes on Friday mornings in Casa Grande Mountain Park.
Home about 11:00. (See Map on Dec 1, 2018 Blog on right menu for directions and more information). See upcoming hikes and year-end activities at the bottom of this blog. These hikes may be changed depending on input from leaders and weather conditions.
To all Palm Creek Hikers
Welcome to the 2019-2020 hiking season at Palm Creek.
From your hike leaders, Skip & Connie Emerson and Committee members Nancy Archibald,
Jerry Garrison, Montey Hagenston, Richard Luxmore, David Rash, Kay Rash,
Mary Anne Wilson, John Paulson, John Robichaud, Nellie Cummings, Linda Blevins,
Kevin Day. Committee members signed up last season to do a variety of roles from leader
to ordering T-shirts.
Hiking groups:
This year there will be two groups.
The first group will be lead by Skip and Connie Emerson who will be hiking
Casa Grande Mountain and will be back about 11:00 - noon.
The second group will be lead by leaders who have signed up last season.
There may be a third hiking group depending on the need for a faster pace, size of the
groups and leadership.
There is a need for cars and trucks for transportation to the trailhead. Drivers will be given
directions, but it is important to be aware of the local conditions of the road and how to get
there prior to the day of the hike. We are in need of volunteers that would like to take on
the role of leading the drivers to the trailhead. Some of the leaders for the hikes this year
do not take their own vehicles. Everyone needs to work together to make this work.
Drivers should be compensated $10.00 from each rider.
The first hike outside of Casa Grande is to Coffee Flats. This is from the Peralta Trailhead on
November 1, 2019. Jerry Garrison is leading this hike.
Next Hikes:
Nov 8 - One hike - Wild Mustang and Wild Burro trail starting on the Upper Javelina Spur Trail -
C+, 8 miles.
Nov 15 - Arnett Creek out and back - Short Hike.
Picketpost Mountian Loop - Long hike
Nov 22 - Romero Pools - Catalina State Park - Romero Canyon Trailhead
Nov 29 - Gould Mine - Sendero Esperanza - Hugh Norris - King Canyon Trails
Dec 6 - Pass Mountain Loop - Wind Cave Trailhead
Dec 13 - Dove Mountain Trailhead - To be determined
Dec 20 - 50 Year Trail lollipop loop - Catalina State Park - east Golder Ranch Rd.
near Oracle.
Dec 27 - Thunderbird Loop - Sweetwater Trailhead
Jan 3- Black Mesa - First Water Trailhead
Jan 10 - Hutches pools - Sabino Canyon - New Tram to the trailhead.
Jan 17 - Fat Man’s Pass - Hidden Valley - South Mountain in Phoenix
Jan 24 - Kings Canyon - Sweetwater Saddle and Kings Canyon to Wasson Peak.
Jan 31 - Picketpost North
Feb 7 - Phoenix Mountain Loop and Valley Loop - Squaw Creek Drive and
Mohave trailhead - end of the road for the short hike.
Feb 14 - Hackberry Springs Loop (3.5) and Black Mesa/Dutchman Trail Loop (8.7)
(or Black Mesa Trail (out and back) - First Water Trailhead
Feb 21 - Bear Mountain to Seven Falls - Sabino Canyon
Feb 28 - American Flag - American Flag Trailhead near Oracle.
March 6 - Sunset Vista and Picacho peak - or another planned hike. - dependent on
flowers blooming.
March 13-14 - Chiricahua hikes - Overnight
March 20 - Wrap up Hike and Picnic
