Author: Marisue Cody

Jackie Jones led a  rambler hike to the new Evergreen Library on Saturday, April 30th. The hike was a 4-mile round trip with a stop for coffee at the Evergreen Coffee Shop.

Susan Brown led a group of long hikers on a 6 mile hike at Uvas Canyon Park on Saturday,April 30th. The hike started at Waterfall loop Trail and we found our way to Swanson Creek  and then went up to Alec Canyon Creek to the Triple Falls where we had lunch and back. We were able to see some water in the waterfalls. The weather was sunny but cool and the wind didn’t bother us.

Kathy Tanaka led a tour of the Japanese Friendship Garden at Kelley Park where she is a docent. There were beautiful grounds, plants, ponds and koi fish. After the tour the group had special permission to use the tea house for tea and cookies.

Wate and Johanna Bakker led long and rambler hikes in the Russian Ridge/Mindego Hill area along the Skyline Boulevard on Saturday, April 23rd. Wate led an 8-9 mile hike through the flower area on Russian Hill to the recently opened Mindego Hill open space with 1900 ft elevation gains. Johanna led a 3-4 mile hike along the Russian Ridge, where flowers were most plentiful

Terri Molloy led a rambler hike at the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. There was little elevation for this hike.

Nancy Rumple led  8-9 mile hike on a new trail for the long hikers with a 1400 ft.elevation gain on the Lower Calaveras Trail in Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve on Saturday, April 16th. They saw thirteen kinds of wild flowers. The ramblers hiked on the other trails in the Preserve on a 3 mile hike and saw great views and flowers. At one point they spotted an object down in a canyon and was told by the ranger that it was a Honda Civic that had been down there about 3 months.

Johanna Bakker led a rambler hike to the flower area in the Coyote lake/ Harvey Bear county Parks on about a four mile long trail with less than 300 ft elevation gain. There were many flowers.

Katy Peretti led a Villages trail hike on Wednesday,April 6th. The hike started at the upper garden at 8:30 A.M. and then walked up the hill.

John Trudeau led a hike to admire the excellent work done on Trail Maintenance Day, March 19. Meeting was at Foothill and the Rawhide  was taken to the garden steps (where work was done), then to Skyway to Oak to Buffalo (where work was done), then over Buffalo to Bay to Meadow. Work was also done at the top end of Bay trail and on Meadow trail between Bay and Tower.