Jim Beyer

Mt. Madonna County Park Hike

Nancy Rumple led a 7-8 mile hike with about an 800 ft. elevation gain on various hilly trails in Mt Madonna county park on Saturday, June 8th.

John and Sandy Petrin led a hike along Los Gatos Creek trail of approximately 4 miles. It was an easy “out and back” hike that began at the Oak Meadow City Park parking lot – just 50 yards past the entrance to Vasona County Park. They also took time to explore downtown Los Gatos.

Golf Course Rambler Hike

Gary and Terry Holmquist led a rambler hike on the golf course today starting at the bistro patio and ending back there.

Mission Peak Hike

Rich Bainbridge led a hike to Mission Peak from Ohlone College. They hiked along the Peak Trail for about 7.5 miles out and back with an elevation gain of about 2516 ft. straight up almost all in the sun. This was a difficult hike due to its length, elevation, and trail condition (rocky and uneven). There were a lot of people waiting to take the “money” shot at the top.

Coyote Valley Open Space Hike

Katy Peretti led a hike to Coyote Valley open space off Palm. The approximately 4 mile undulating hike with moderate elevation was through a mixture of trees and open area.

Memorial Day Weekend Hike

A group of hikers hiked up our hill on Saturday, May 25th.

Senior Safari, Kelley Park Outing

Kathy Tanaka led a hike to Senior Safari at Kelley Park in San Jose. Seniors are admitted free into Happy Hollow Park and Zoo for Senior Safari. Special activities are planned for seniors plus they can just tour the zoo and ride an amusement ride. Kathy also led a tour of the Japanese Friendship Garden and History Park which are all at Kelley Park.

Villages Hike

A group of hiking club members took a long walk through the Villages starting with a tour of Cribari, then through the Verano bridge to the Highlands and continued down to the golf course, then up the water fall and in Hermosa to the high cliff around Montgomery and to the back of Montgomery’s lake and then walked back to Cribari for a light lunch at the Bistro.

Villages Hike

Because of the threat of rain on Wednesday, May 16th, it was decided to hike within the Villages instead of going to Los Alamitos Creek. The group consisting of five hiked the back paths of Cribari, Verano, Highland, Hermosa and Montgomery ending the trek at the bistro. All in all the hike covered a little over 5 miles. There were no clear pictures to publish.

Carmel River State Beach

Guy Hoover led a hike along Camel’s Scenic Rd. They parked at Camel River State Beach and hiked along the Scenic Rd to Ocean Ave. There were great ocean views and some interesting houses to view. The Total hike distance was about 6 miles. Elevation was less than 200 ft.