Al Girolami coordinated an Alviso Salt Marsh Safari on Thursday,
August 29, 2019. This boat ride where Santa Clara County Park staff will take
us through Alviso Slough to learn how the San Francisco Bay shoreline has changed over
time.
Ramon and Marianna Reza led a hike in The Forest of Nisene Marks in Aptos. This “out and back” hike had them follow the Split Stuff Trail to the Mary Easton Picnic Area where they stopped for snacks. Round trip distance for the hike was about 5 miles, with moderate elevation in spots.
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Akiko Giordono led a hike to the Wilder Ranch hiking along the shore. Beautiful weather and scenery.
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Katy Peretti led a rambler hike to Evergreen Plaza via Montgomery Hill. The route took them through the neighboring Estates and then headed north on Yerba Buena Road along the boundary of Montgomery Hill Park. The round trip distance was about five miles.
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Rich Bainbridge led a hike up our Hill on Saturday, August 17th , They met at the upper garden.
Johanna and Wate Bakker continued exploring new trails around the Santa Cruz area Wednesday, August 14th. They continued to explore the park and shared a different hike with the Ramblers.
Brad Hinckley led a hike loop of about six miles along the North part of Castle Rock State Park along Hwy 9 starting at Saratoga gap on Saturday, August 10th.
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Sandy and John Petrin led an “out and back” hike on Wednesday, August 7th from Oak Meadow Park, (233 Blossom Hill Rd) along Los Gatos Creek to the Purple Onion Café (for coffee/treats).
Dan Kato led a long hike at the recently opened Bear Creek Redwoods in the Open Space Preserve. This was a challenging climb of about 1400 ft. to the summit at Madrone Knoll. Total hike length was about 8 miles. They were wide, well groomed trails through a beautiful redwood forest, shaded almost the entire length, and the climbs were not too steep. Part of the group broke off to do a less challenging hike.
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Pam Thompson led a 4-5 mile hike to Starbuck/New Seasons on Wednesday, July 31st and back.
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