Author: Jim Beyer

Jim Beyer and Susan Brown led a self guided walking tour of the Stanford University campus on Wednesday,September 10th. It included visiting the Hoover tower and museum, the memorial church, Tresidder student union, and the Cantor Art Center. We ate lunch at the Tresidder student
 union food court.

Katy Peretti,Susan Brown,Cookie Hunley, Wendy Ledamun,Debbie Siedband,Charmon Ashby, Marion Horton,Jim Beyer,Faye Swanson, Rich Bainbridge,Jackie Jones,Tony Orlando

Richard Bainbridge led a hike on the pedestrian portion of the new section of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge on Saturday, September 8th. It was a total hike of 8 miles. The trail from the parking lot to the bridge was flat and about 2 miles and from the start of the bridge to the temporary end point another 2 miles with a easy 2% grade. There were a number of benches on the bridge where we stopped to rest before going farther. The day was cool and pleasant with a light breeze. We observed a ship being unloaded by large cranes and several interesting boats and ships within the bay. We ate lunch at a restaurant within  Jack London Square after the hike.

Charmon Ashby,Rich Bainbridge,Debbie Siedband, Jim Beyer,Tony Orlando,Katy Peretti, Faye Swanson,Jackie Jones,Cookie Hunley

Jack London

Bicycles mounted on a pole in Jack London square

Gary Holmquist,Dan Kato,Jim Beyer, Gigi Clarke,Amy Meier,John Walker, Sandra Walker,Katy Peretti, Jackie Jones,Debbie Siedband Photographer:John Trudeau

On Saturday, August 30th twelve members hiked on the many trails at Edgewood County Park in Redwood City. led by John Trudeau. At times there was nice cool marine-layer air coming in over the coastal hills that made for a pleasant day. We walked a total distance of about 6 miles and elevation gain of about 800 feet. There was a mix of shade and sun. We ate lunch afterwards at a local dinner in Redwood City.

Jim Beyer,Sandra Walker,Dan Kato, John Walker,Jackie Jones,Debbie Siedband, Amy Meier,Katy Peretti,Gigi Clarke Photographer:John Trudeau

Susan Brown,Cookie Hunley,Arlyn Unruh, Faye Swanson,Marion Logie,Caryl Swinyard, Bonnie Knight,Nancy Mosher-Williams, Bonnie Preston,Victor Kelaita,Katy Peretti, Cheryl Allman,Linda Kelaita

Shopping “treasures”

Jackie Jones,Katy Peretti,Tony Orlando, Karan Foss,Peter Nicholls,Dan Kato, Amy Meier,Jane Ruona,Debbie Siedband, Susan Brown,Faye Swanson,Phi Grote, Kamini Patwari,Wate Bakker,Subhash Bal, Viren Patwari, Radhika Rajpai, Johanna Bakker,Peggy Grote Photographer:Jim Beyer

 Jackie Jones  led an eight mile hike with less than 1000 ft. elevation gain in a tree-lovers park on the Coyote Ridge trail. Some ramblers hiked a slightly different way. It was a cool pleasant walk with plenty of shade and breezes. We saw many tall beautiful redwood trees sprinkled throughout the trail. The visitors’ center revealed several glass cases displaying  local wildlife.

Peter Nicholls,Karan Foss, Jane Ruona,Susan Brown

Dan Kato,Kamini Patwari,Jane Ruona, Amy Meier,Susan Brown,Phile Grote, Peter Nicholls,Subhash Bal

Matie Alesi,Vick Alesi,Arlyn Unruh, Rajni Bakhda,Cookie Hunley,Gita Bakhda, Dan Kato,Gary Holmquist,Bonnie Preston, Terry Holmquist,Wate Bakker,Katy Peretti, Barbara Knight,Faye Swanson,Johanna Bakker, Pam Thompson,Janet       ,Frank Veloz Photographer:Susan Brown

Nineteen people went to Elkhorn Slough National Research Reserve with Gary and Terry Holmquist today. Starting from the Visitor Center we hiked north toward the Hummingbird Island passing the old, abandoned barn.  Then we hiked to the North Marsh Overlook before turning back to the Visitor Center, about 3-4 miles. Around the marshes we saw lots of small and big sandpipers, a curlew and some godwits. While at the Hummingbird Island, we saw lots of white Pelicans in the water. On our way to Hummingbird Island ( didn’t see any hummingbirds there ) we saw this wall made of sea shells and burnt wood.  We had lunch at Phil’s Fish House in Moss Landing which is a very famous and large restaurant. The portions were really big there and some of us had to take  doggy bags home. 

Chicory (Roots used by cowboys for coffee)

Bonnie Preston,Johanna Bakker, Susan Brown,Wate Bakker

F:Bonnie Preston,Cookie Hunley,Arlyn Unruh, Amy Meier,Kamini Patwari,Wate Bakker, Johanna Bakker B:Jim Beyer,Dan Kato,Katy Peretti Viren Patwari Photographer:Ross Beyer

Wate and Johanna Bakker led a hike along the shore of San Francisco bay from Lands End, through Seacliff to Bakers Beach and back The hike was largely flat, except for a few short flights of stairs and was about 6 miles long. Views were great and fog remained all day long that created a great cool hike as there was no sun to deal with in the open spaces. The Seacliff section of San Francisco revealed many fabulous large homes. Afterwards we ate at the Golden Gate Park Chalet.

Johanna Bakker,Viren Patwari, Bonnie Preston

Seacliff neighborhood

Amy Meier,Wate Bakker.Katy Peretti

Dan Kato,Katy Peretti,Viren Patwari, Kamini Patwari,Jim Beyer,Wate Bakker, Amy Meier,Cookie Hunley, Arlyn Unruh,Johanna Bakker Photographer:Ross Beyer

Bonnie Preston,Debbie Siedband,Pam Thompson, Rajni Bakhda,Faye Swanson,Gita Bakhda, Katy Peretti,Amy Meier,Nancy Mosher-Williams, Mauran Bull,Brad Hinckley,Ruth Photographer:Robyn Siebenthall

A Rambler hike to Saratoga Gap area was led by Brad Hinckley. It was a shady woodlands area where the group explored the Sarataga Gap and Achistoca Indian trail for a loop of 4.5 miles.

Gita Bakhda,Debbie Siedband,Robyn Siebenthall, Nancy Mosher-Williams,Rajni Bakhda

Car rolled off trail years ago and never pulled out of the forest,

F:Nancy Rumple,Frances Wilson, Kamini Patwari,Karan Foss B:Peter Nicholls,Viren Patwari,Gigi Clarke, Anka Hoek,Debbie Siedband,Trish Smith, Jackie Jones,Dan Kato

On Saturday,August 2nd, twelve hikers did a challenging 12 mile hike from the Park Headquarters climbing up the Sunset Trail, down past Silver, Golden, Cascade, and Berry Creek Falls. They then looped back up the hill on the Skyline- to- the- Sea trail to the park headquarters. There was some rock scrambling.

Faye Swanson,Katy Peretti,Robyn Siebenthall, Debbie Siedband,Nancy Mosher-Williams,Cookie Hunley, Barbara Knight,Wate Bakker,Johanna Bakker, Jim Beyer,Dan Kato,Bonnie Preston Photographer:Susan Brown

Debbie Siedband and Jim Beyer led 13 people on a tour of the Downtown Doors art installation. The vibrant work of local high school students was really impressive. After lunch we enjoyed a docent tour of the Beethoven center (complete with instrumental demonstrations), followed by a quick but informative tour of the Steinbeck center next door.  Both centers are part of the Martin Luther King Library.

Susan Brown,Faye Swanson,Wate Bekker, Johanna Bakker,Debbie Siedband,Cookie Hunley, Barbara Knight,Bonnie Preston