Category: 2016

The long hikers did a 12 mile moderately hilly successful hike from the park headquarters to Waddell Beach at the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, June 25th. It was a pretty warm day at Big Basin but as the group hiked toward the beach, a cool breeze came up to cool all. The tall ancient beautiful redwood trees did not disappoint. This year there was actually more water at the Berry Creek Fall. After the hike, the group drove to Felton and had dinner at a beautiful restaurant called Cow Boy Grill. The group returned at 9pm.

Gary and Terry Holmquistled a rambler hike along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz north from the Wharf on Wednesday, June 22nd. The distance was about four miles

Brad Hinckley led a rambler hike on Wednesday, June 15th to St. Joseph’s Hill just above downtown Los Gatos in the area of the Jesuit’s old Novitiate’s wine making site. The hike was about 3 to 4 miles.

Rich Bainbridge led a hike on Saturday, June 11th onto the Bay Bridge, with great views of SF Bay. The hike was 3.2 miles from the trailhead to the end point on the bridge, with an elevation gain of a couple hundred feet. After the hike the group headed to Jack London Square for lunch and browsing at the “Jack of All Trades Market” that features food and craft beers for sale and a curated mix of nearly 100 local makers, indie designers, antiquers, collectors, artists, start-ups and more.

Johanna Bakker led a rambler hike to Calero County Park on Wednesday,March 30th. This trail was about 3 to 3 ½ miles long and is one of the Healthy trail hikes which is the Los Cerritos loop which is the part closest to the reservoir.

John Trudeau led the long hikers and Wendy Ledamun  led the Ramblers on Saturday, March 26th past some fantastic scenic views in Pinnacles National Park. Both groups hiked from the Bear Gulch visitor area to the reservoir, a distance of 1.5 mi. Then the long hikers went through the caves and up to Scout Peak and on the High Peaks Trail returned via the Condor Gulch Trail. This hike was about 6 miles with an elevation gain of about 1300 ft. Wendy led the Ramblers on side trails from the reservoir.

Sy Gelman led a rambler hike along the Spring Trail Forest Loop in Henry Coe State Park on Wednesday, March 23rd . The distance was about 4 miles with little elevation gain. There were wild flowers in bloom and wildlife as added attractions.