Cribari Village Hike

Amy Meier led the ramblers on a shaded hike inside the Cribari Village of approximately two miles. It was a hot day but the trees helped make the hike enjoyable. Faye and Pam brought their dogs to make for a cute hike.

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Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve Hike

Saturday, September 5, John Trudeau led a hike in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve near Lexington Reservoir and Los Gatos. We took the Limekiln Trail from Alma Bridge Road to Priest Rock and return via the Priest Rock trail for a distance of 7.8 miles round trip and about 1100 feet elevation gain. Although the beginning of the trail was shaded, most of it was exposed. The Sierra Azul OSP has the beauty and ruggedness of an unspoiled wilderness. There are great views of serpentine grasslands, hard, rocky, and steep chaparral, dense stands of bay trees, or quiet, shaded oak woodland forests.

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Monterey Museum Hike

Johanna Bakker led a rambler hike in Monterey. The group visited the Mirada museum and saw a great exhibition of California Impressionists from 1895-1970 and the works of Pedro de Lemos, an Art teacher of Stanford. He worked in multi media, block printing, etchings and wood and leather work and oil painting watercolor etc. The group walked to the Monterey Mission then to the other museum on Pacific street, with more of the “Impressionists​”.  Then we walked to fisherman’s wharf and ate at  Albalonetti, an excellent restaurant with good seafood and patio with a view.

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Wunderlich County Park Hike

Gary Holmquist on Saturday, August 29th led a five mile hike with approximately an 800 foot elevation gain in Wunderlich County Park in Woodside. The trail was mostly shaded and not too strenuous. The weather was overcast but very humid making for more of a challenge. There was an optional lunch at Max’s in San Mateo.



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New Leaf/Seasons Market Hike

Katy Peretti and Faye Swanson led a rambler group on one of our favorite hikes to New Leaf/ Seasons Market for a coffee and a goodie.




  
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Santa Cruz Hike

Wate and Johanna Bakker led long and rambler hikes along the coast, north of Santa Cruz, from the Gazebo Creek coastal access to the Anno Nueva state Park The hike was mostly flat along beaches, through sand dunes and coastal prairie. There were some rocks and steps to manuver. The ramblers did 3-4 miles and  long hikers did 7-8 miles. The weather was cool and overcast making for an excellent hike day.

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Guadalupe River Hike

Bonnie Preston and Katy Peretti led a rambler hike to the Guadalupe River area in SJ to see the new creative Mammoth Statue which was just installed. It’s a very creative statue located in the area where the skeletal bones were found in 2005. It stands 6 feet tall and weighs 3,000 pounds. These 12,500 year old bones are of the Columbian mammoth that roamed the lands around what is now North San Jose.

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Golden Gate Park Hike

Sy Gelman led the ramblers on 4 mile hike in the eastern part of Golden Gate Park that most tourists miss. We visited the Arboretum and walked around Stowe Lake with a stream that flows up, and passed by several museums. Afterwards lunch was at Sy’s favorite “eatery” site on 9th St.

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Montara Mountain Hike

John Trudeau led the long hikers to the top of Montara Mountain. The start was from San Pedro Valley Park in Pacifica  on a moderate hike of about 8.5 miles round trip and 1700ft elevation gain. The gentle, refreshing mist from the coastal fog and the “bracing” weather and “fog-shrouded views of the coast and hills made for a delightful gradual and steady climb to the top.   

Sy Gelman led a group of ramblers on a hike to the Devils Slide overlook. The trail  was almost 3 miles long. It offered spectacular views and unparalleled opportunities for viewing birds and marine mammals. It is built on what was once a treacherous stretch of Highway 1, the site of frequent landslides, accidents, and closures. When the Tom Lantos Tunnels opened in 2013, the San Mateo County Parks Department converted this segment of the old highway to this public multi-use, non-motorized trail. 


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West Cliff Drive Hike

Terry Holmquist  led the ramblers on a hike along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz of 3-4 four miles. We hiked about 4 miles went for lunch on the wharf and all had a good time. 
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