November 10, 2001 ~ ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY was a success.
January 12, 2002 ~ Peralta Trail Hike - is now
history.
The weather was super, for the hike on Peralta Trail to Freemont
Saddle. Club members and guest totaled 14. We have a picture of everyone
before the hike, a picture of Freemont
Saddle, and a great view of Weavers
Needle. Lunch was provided by the club, and was prepared by Carlos and
Linda Ramirez. Thanks to the entire outings committee for a great hike.
February 9, 2002 ~ Wildlife Habitat Project - Tonto National Forest
Another great success
Cleaning and resealing the blacktop surface of the rainwater collecting apron
for a wildlife drinker. We will be repairing the apron for an underground
tank which supplies wildlife with much
needed drinking water during dry periods. We
will meet at 8:30 sharp and be finished by 3-4:00 P.M.
Lunch will be supplied by the club and the AWF.
We
will meet at the Tonto
National Forest Cave
Creek Headquarters,
at
March 16, 2002 ~ Picacho Peak - Was fun had by all
Club hike and BBQ. This is a fun outing and should be timed to catch
all of the spring wildflowers. Hikes of varying lengths and difficulty OR
just come and enjoy the colors.
May 3-5, 2002 ~ BLACK RIVER TRIP
The SSC’s recent outing to the Black River was
a resounding success! Despite being
a bit cold at night and a bit warm during the daytime, we had a super time and
caught our fair share of fish. 13
members and friends participated at various times during the long weekend.
We drove to Tick Flats on the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation
and then “backpacked” about ½ mile upstream and set up base camp.
From there we fished up and downstream, catching mostly small smallmouth
bass, as well as some catfish. Saturday
evening we filleted about 20 bass and had a fish fry both nights.
Most of the smaller fish were released back into the river.
All in all a rough estimate would be that we caught and mostly released
well over 100 fish! Steve Hancock
received the honors of catching the largest fish.
What a great time!