ArizonaRealCountry.com 13 November 2017 WiFi, Wide Screen Television, White Board, Conference Table and Chairs Space for Group Training Private offices with locking doors. Individual rooms for private meetings. We help your business succeed by providing virtual office space, private rooms, or large conference space. All office spaces have high speed internet, WiFi, and are offered at an affordable hourly, weekly or monthly rate year round. WICKENBURG FFICE ENTER O C WICKENBURGOFFICECENTER.COM THE PLACE TO SUCCEED 472 E. Wickenburg Way Suite 106 Wickenburg, AZ 85390 ( ) 602 524-5454 Located in the La Siesta Plaza E. ickenburg ay/Grand Ave V V V V 60 P L A Z S I E T A A A L S WOC and La Siesta Plaza Info Call GLENDALE EQUESTRIAN CLUB (GEC) Rides Again! Following a long hot summer, it was time that our riding club remounted and put some trails behind us. That is not to say we didn’t ride all summer. It’s just that summer is the offseason and there are no official GEC rides. Table Mesa, Jackass Flats, Emery Henderson, Salt River, Box Canyon are some of the many places we visited. Kicking off the fall season found club members at the Granite Mountain trailhead for an enjoyable ride through the amazing landscape that surrounds Granite Mountain. This area was devastated by fire several years ago but has recovered quite nicely and is again well covered in grasses and other types of flora. The main crop observed in these parts are boulders--- big ones, huge ones and gigantic ones. Temperatures were very mild and the horses were well mannered on the nicely groomed trails. At the end of the ride we regrouped at Groom Creek campground for an afternoon ride and an evening dinner provided by one of our resident chefs and club members who contributed potluck dishes. Thanks to all and thanks to chef Bill. Sunday morning’s ride through the tall pines was very enjoyable, as well as beautiful, with mother nature’s paint strokes of yellows and orange on the leaves of the trees being backlit by the sun filtering down from the treetops. We rode the trails all the way to the old apple orchard, had a brief rest, and then headed back to camp in time to meet the noon departure deadline. It was a great ride with numerous sightings of deer and small game. Special thanks to all that attended and especially to ride leader Lonnie, without whom we might still be wandering in the forest searching for camp. Glendale Equestrian Club The Glendale Equestrian Club (GEC Riders) is an Arizona Saddle Club located in the “Valley of the Sun”. We trail ride southwest Arizona and our membership is open to all horse lovers. We currently have members from Glendale, Phoenix, Surprise, Sun City, Mayer, Waddell, Peoria, Buckeye, Wittmann, Tonopah, Cave Creek, Litchfield and New River. We normally have trail rides scheduled on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Persons interested in joining our club can join us on one of our rides or feel free to attend our meetings located at Dillon’s Thunderbird, 8706 W. Thunderbird Road. Just west of the 101. We meet every last Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm for dinner with our meeting starting at 7 pm. If joining us on a ride, please read and bring both the Participants’ Release form and the Medical Release form listed under Membership Forms. These are printable forms for your convenience. There is a $5.00 guest fee and can be applied to a membership if desired. Membership Fees: $25.00 Single, $35.00 Couple. Fiscal Year is from January to December. Anyone needing additional information can call: Karen Mott 602-703-0545, Debbie Blankenship 602-703-2417. Photos by Allen Dickinson