On 3-Mar-2023, a group of members completed a long hike of 10 mikes at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve.
Author: Jim Beyer
Hill Hikes of 2-24-2023 & 2-25-2023
They hiked thru several inches of snow & experienced wind-driven rain, hail & snow. Plus many large downed trees.
Snow in our Villages
On 24-Feb-2023 a couple of our members provided pictures of the snow that fell in our hills over night.
Golf Course Walk 20-Feb-2023
On 20-Feb-2023 Cheryl Allmen and Terri Vivoli led a walk around the golf course.
Hill Hike 2-18-2023
On 18-Feb-2023 twenty members and a dog hiked the hill.
Shoreline Park Hike
On 15-Feb-2023 John & Sandy Petrin led a hike at Mountain View’s Shoreline Park. The hike was easy and about 4 miles. Everyone had lunch at the adjacent Shoreline Lake American Bistro. There were 15 participants and the weather was excellent but, of course, cool. The photo omits Sy Gelman and Sandy Petrin as they focused on to variety of birds posing for photo ops and Sy was loving it. This photo is also missing the “speedsters” who may be in a separate shot, per Pam Thompson.
“Speedsters”
Golf Course Walk 2-13-2023
On 13-Feb-2023 Cheryl Allmen & Terri Vivoli led a golf course walk. There was a total of ten participants.
Coyote Creek Hike
On 8-February-2023 Sandy & John Petrin spearheaded a 4.2 mile hike along with six others, from Tree Life Cycle Trail Head/Coyote Creek Trail to Metcalf Park and return. Several hikers then stopped for coffee at Starbucks by the VA Medical Center before returning to The Villages.
Sikh Outing
On 1-Feb-2023 Pam Thompson led a hike near the Sikh Temple and then hiked to it and saw their museum.
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General Meeting-A Bug in the Grass
On Monday, January 30 at the monthly meeting the club experienced a delightful presentation. All the recent rains foreshadow a rebirth of life in our outdoor spaces. The meeting program featured a visual and descriptive presentation by John Trudeau. Here we see close-up views of some of the simply beautiful bits of nature that we encounter every day – if we take the time to look. There are images of “critters”, plants, rocks and other expressions of nature here in the East Bay hills and beyond. We will see how different patterns in nature are expressed in surprising ways – when we look closely.
