Author: Jim Beyer

 

Amy Meier led a hike with a 7-8 mile loop with 1550 ft elevation gain on the Mayfair Ranch, Longwall Canyon, Bald Peaks and Catamount Trails on varied terrain both wooded and with expansive views of Calero Reservoir and surrounding valleys.

 

Akiko Giordono led long hikers on a 9-mile hike with 500ft elevation gain in Calero County Park, entering from Rancho San Vicente entrance. 

 

Ramon and Marianna Reza led a loop hike from the Villages to and across nearby Bentley Ridge:  Cribari Center/San Felipe/Larkspur/Bentley Ridge Drive/Yerba Buena/Hounds Estates/Cribari Center on Wednesday,January 15th.  They stopped at the Starbucks/Le Boulanger  on the corner of San Felipe and Yerba Buena for coffee and snacks. Hike length was about 5 miles with modest and gradual elevation at the beginning of the hike. 

Wate Bakker led a long hike in the Sierra Vista open space preserve, overlooking the Alum Rock canyon. The hike was about 6.25 miles. The trail undulated but the total altitude difference was a moderate,500-600 ft. 

 

Sy Gelman led a hike to Montgomery Hill off Yerba Buena and behind Evergreen College. They stopped at the Starbucks/Le Boulanger on the corner of San Felipe and Yerba Buena for coffee and snacks. The walk was approximately 3-4 miles.

 

 
Dan Kato led a long hike at Henry Cowell Redwoods state park.   They took the Eagle Creek and the Pine trails to the observation deck where they had lunch and enjoyed the scenic views.  The group then took the pipeline road.  The vertical climb was about 1000 feet and the total hiking distance 9 to 10 miles. 

 

The hiking club celebrated the New Year on top of our tallest hill at 2,300 ft.  The main group started from Foothill Center, leaving at 9:30 AM. It took about 1 1/2 hours to make it to the top, and the celebration started at about 11:30 AM. Approximately 25 people attended including some non hiking club members.

 

Amy Meier led a hike in Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space. The Preserve is accessible from Bear Creek Road off Hwy 17. They hiked up Alma and Redwood Springs Trails to Madrone Knoll, an elevation of 2400 ft. for an elevation gain of 1400 ft. and returned to their starting point for a distance of approximately 7.5 miles. The trail passed through 2^nd growth and old growth redwoods, Douglas fir and oak.