Wildcat charity ride to end after ten years

This will be the last year to “Ride the Wildcats” on the Brown Ranch. The annual charity horseback trail ride is shutting down after a decade-long run.

Brown Ranch is located nine miles South of McGrew. The ride was founded to raise money for the Linda Brown Memorial, in honor of a family member who died in 2003 after an eight-year battle with breast cancer.

The guided tour by Terry Brown through Wildcat's hills and canyons follows a 12 mile trail and consumes most of the day.

“You will see the beauty of not only the Wildcat Mountains, but also the beauty of the canyons,” Hope Wurdeman said. “...