Linda Harvey Come Hear an Inspiring Adventure Story—Straight from a Guinness World Record Holder! What does it take to hike 43 miles through one of the most breathtaking—and demanding—landscapes on Earth … at nearly 76 years young? Join Karen Doerzaph, our SaddleBrooke Ranch neighbor, for an unforgettable talk about her record-setting Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim (R2R2R) trek across…
Featured at our May meeting was an excellent video showing national parks in the eastern U.S. These included Acadia, Cuyahoga Valley, New River Gorge, Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains, Congaree, Biscayne, and Everglades. Living in the western U.S. it is easy to be totally enthralled with the beauty and size of our parks in this part…
Linda Harvey Oracle State Park was the featured park at our April meeting. Discussion was led by Arizona State Park Ranger Michael Bain. Ranger Michael has a naturalist background with a strong love of the wild outdoors. He knows Oracle State Park like he grew up here. While many club members have been to the…
Linda Harvey Club members were treated to a master class in story telling by Bill Gilles once again. This time his story was educational and informative about how to use an app for creating videos to share with others. Many of us have beautiful photos just waiting to be viewed by friends and family. Bill’s…
Linda Harvey The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) National Parks Club welcomed retired National Park Service (NPS) Ranger Deb Liggett to speak on the topic of U.S. Public Lands. Ranger Deb explained that nearly one-third of the United States is designated as federal public land which is collectively owned by the American people and managed by various…
Imagine after a hot Arizona summer, strolling along the rocky Maine coastline in the cool breeze of autumn where the mountains meet the sea, visiting an iconic lighthouse, sailing on a three-masted schooner in Frenchman Bay, and savoring a lobster bake in Bar Harbor! You can have all this and much more, including just enjoying…
Linda Harvey Located only 10 miles from SaddleBrooke Ranch, Catalina State Park offers visitors 5,500 acres of pristine Sonoran Desert Landscape to enjoy. The park is home to rugged canyons, saguaro cacti, and seasonal streams with diverse desert flora and fauna. With trails, stunning views, and overnight campsite parking, the park is perfect for a…
Linda Harvey The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) National Parks Club is pleased to announce that it will be expanding its topics to include all Public Lands, including State Parks. * Our Jan. 13 meeting features two guests from Catalina State Park. Park Historian Pat Damiani will present a program entitled “Catalina State Park—Past, Present, Future.” Ranger…
Nancy Eisenstein Thirty members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch National Parks Club toured southern New Mexico in October 2025 with Pleasurebent Tours. Our trip was originally going to cover three parks and Trinity Site but due to the shutdown, we were able to visit two out of four. We followed the phrase, “When life gives you…
Linda Harvey Our October speaker was Bret Muter, the Director of Philanthropy and Programming at Western National Parks (WNP). With the recent federal government shutdown, this was an important time to hear about the WNP and what this organization does as a partner to our national parks. Bret took the opportunity to explain his organization…