Linda Harvey At our May meeting, the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) National Parks Club welcomed retired National Park Service (NPS) Ranger Butch Farabee to speak about his experiences in Search and Rescue (SAR) during his 34 years as a park ranger. Many of those years were spent at Yosemite National Park (NP) in California. Ranger Farabee…
Tag: National Parks Club
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
SaddleBrooke Ranch National Parks Club Events
Nancy Eisenstein On April 23, members of the National Parks Club got together for burgers at the Bistro. They relaxed and listened to Andy Waddell singing hits from the ‘50s to the ‘90s. Coming up on June 10, Laura Haslett will give a presentation of trip photos from the Washington state national parks at 4…
May 2025, Clubs & Classes
National Parks Club Speakers
Linda Harvey The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) National Parks Club continued with its speaker series in March with Interpretive Ranger Anne Vassar, NPS Ranger from Bryce Canyon National Park (NP). Ranger Anne explained there is no place on earth like Bryce Canyon NP for its number of hoodoos. She explained that the Bryce Canyon hoodoos are…
April 2025, Clubs & Classes
National Parks Club Speaker Series—Big Bend NP
Linda Harvey The club’s speaker series continued in February as we heard from Park Ranger Tom VandenBerg, Chief of Interpretation & Visitor Services at Big Bend National Park (NP). He explained Big Bend NP is located on the Chihuahuan Desert in West Texas in one of the most remote corners of the United States. The…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
Coronado National Memorial, Hidden Gem of the Huachuca Mountains
Linda Harvey The National Parks Club Speaker Series continued with National Park Service Ranger (NPS) Callie Caplenor, who is the educational coordinator for three national park sites in southeast Arizona. Ranger Callie is a gifted storyteller who explained the history of the area with great clarity. Located in southeast Arizona, Coronado National Memorial (NMem) holds…
February 2025, Generals
National Parks Club Speaker Series
Linda Harvey Carlsbad Caverns National Park (NP) in New Mexico was the topic for the National Parks Club November 2024 meeting. We were fortunate to have National Park Service Ranger Wil Torpy via Zoom provide us with some special insight into this amazing park site. In 1995, Carlsbad Caverns NP was named a UNESCO World…
December 2024, Clubs & Classes
The National Parks Club Speaker Series
Linda Harvey Our Speaker Series continued on Oct. 2 with a discussion on two National Park sites: Fort Davis National Historic Site (NHS) and Blackwell School NHS. Fort Davis NHS is located in west Texas. This fort was built in 1854. At the time it was one of the largest posts on the frontier with…
November 2024, Front Page
National Parks Club Takes to the Road
Miriam Brock and Laura Haslett Our SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) community National Parks Club (NPC) organized a 6-day bus trip for 48 people to explore northern Arizona and two National Parks outside of Moab, Utah. A special thanks to Frank Morris and the National Parks Club Travel Committee for organizing such an amazing trip. Our very…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
National Parks Club Recap
Ellyn Biggs and Linda Harvey On July 23 the club had the pleasure of hearing from and seeing photos of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park and Death Valley National Park. The presentation led by Tom Anderson introduced the club to the concept of combining a visit to a national park with a trip to…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
National Parks Club Dream Trip to National Parks
Ellyn Biggs and Linda Harvey This summer the National Parks Club is putting a focus on our members to share their experiences in our national parks with the group and interested SBR residents. These summer meetings will be held in the La Mesa/La Montana Rooms from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. On June 25 we had…