Wate and Johanna Bakker led long and rambler hikes in the Russian Ridge/Mindego Hill area along the Skyline Boulevard on Saturday, April 23rd. Wate led an 8-9 mile hike through the flower area on Russian Hill to the recently opened Mindego Hill open space with 1900 ft elevation gains. Johanna led a 3-4 mile hike along the Russian Ridge, where flowers were most plentiful