Edible Plant Hike (SP)
Special Instructions: This hike will be led by a retired Park Ranger on the Discovery Trail in Lost Dutchman State Park. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the edible native plants we see on our hikes. There will…
Guided Bird Hike at Salt River (SP)
Special Instructions: Kathe Anderson will guide this 2 hours bird hike along the Salt River. If you have a spotting scope or binoculars bring them. In the past, we’ve seen 30-40 species including waterfowl, osprey and bald eagles. There…
Wallace Garden at Boyce Thompson Arboretum (SP)
Special Instructions: *Meet in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum parking lot at 8:45 and wait for your group to assemble there. This is a private tour of the new Wallace Garden, the new 6000 plant exhibit that recently opened to…
Tonto National Monument (SP)
Special Instructions: This is an out and back hike to the Upper Cliff Dwellings. We will have a Ranger as our guide which is the only way to access the Upper Cliff Dwellings. The entry fee for this hike…
Willow Springs Canyon (SP)
Special Instructions: This SPECIAL out and back hike will focus on landscape photography. Roger Degler, a professional photographer, will accompany the group to assist all hikers with their photographs. This hike is for the photo enthusiasts. Roger’s work can…
Upper Sand Island Petroglyphs (SP)
Special Instructions: Don Simonis will guide us to an outstanding rock art site with a great time span of thousands of years. See an area on cliffs with over 4,000 petroglyphs. Some petroglyphs are possibly 13,000 to 10,000 years…
Martinez Mine (SP)
Special Instructions: Hikers will travel round trip from the Union Center in enclosed jeeps driven by the Anthem 4 Wheelers Club. The jeeps will pass through scenic Box Canyon on the old stagecoach route to a drop off point…
Lost Goldmine Trail from Hieroglyphic Trailhead – Photo Hike (SP)
Special Instructions: This SPECIAL out and back hike will focus on landscape photography. Roger Degler, a professional photographer, will accompany the group to assist all hikers with their photographs. This hike is for the photo enthusiasts. Roger’s work can…
Hackberry Spring – Photo Hike (SP)
Special Instructions: This SPECIAL out and back hike will focus on landscape photography. Roger Degler, a professional photographer, will accompany the group to assist all hikers with the composition of their photographs. This is not a lesson on how…
Gilbert Water Ranch (SP)
Special Instructions: This is a loop hike at Gilbert Water Ranch. Our guide will be Kathe Anderson, a local birder who leads guided tours for the Audubon Society. The Water Ranch is one of the best bird-viewing places in…