We celebrated the New Year on Top of our Hill. The Hiking Club once again celebrated New Year’s Day at the top of our tallest hill, at 2,330 ft. The Long Hikers started from Foothill Center. The hike to the top of the hill was 4-5 miles total round-trip distance and included a 1,500 ft. elevation gain.

On 14 December 2024, the club conducted its annual holiday party event. It was held in the Cribari Auditorium.

On 9-Dec-2024 a group of walkers walked the golf course.

On 2 December 2024, a group of members walked the golf course.

John Petrin led a 4-mile Rambler hike on 11/13/2024 to the Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark which is located along Coyote Creek Trail in Morgan Hill. Unfortunately, no one was flying an aircraft today but the weather was perfect and the five of us were able to avoid all rattlesnakes (one crossed our path the last time here!).

On Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, John Zhang led a hike from Oak Meadow park to Town Plaza park in downtown Los Gatos along the Los Gatos Creek. The weather was beautiful and temperature was perfect. Following the hike, all went to Garrett station and enjoyed some party foods.

On 25-Sept-2024 six hikers enjoyed a 5-mile loop along the coast from Seacliff Beach State Park to the New Brighton Beach campground, returning along the abandoned railroad track through the eucalyptus trees to Seacliff. We enjoyed lunch at the Pixie Deli followed up with ice cream at Marianne’s. Jim Koski led.

 

On 2-Sept-2024 the golf course group went hiking all around the course since a tournament was scheduled. Terri, Eileen, Kris, Mon0na, Bert had a great time …and definitely got their steps in.

On 28-August-2024 a group of members hiked our hill.

 

On 21-August-2024 Thirteen Villagers had an exciting 3.3 hike lead by Guy Hoover along the very interesting Devil’s Slide Trail several miles north of Montara State Beach on Highway 1.   Villagers had a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean with great views of birds, lovely cliffs below with white sandy beaches and awesome mountains displaying rocks, forest-like trees and hopefully the possibility of actually seeing the journey of whales, other marine life and land animals along the hike.