Villages Hiking Club, San Jose, CA
Our mission is to promote an active and healthy lifestyle through hiking.
On Wednesday, April 12, Sandy & John Petrin led a 10-person hike around Lake Elizabeth in Fremont., The hike was easy, level and about 4.4 miles for most, 2.2 miles for those looking more for a “Lite Rambler” distance. Along the way there was a lot of waterfowl and even some new goslings! About noon we adjourned to Panera for a nice lunch. The weather was nice but cooled off in the late morning and the wind came up.
On 10-Apr-2023 eleven walkers enjoyed our golf course.
On April 5, 2023 – Sandy & John Petrin led a hike of 10 folks from Oak Meadow Park, east along Los Gatos Creek to the Garrett Station restaurant for an early lunch. The round-trip hike was about 4 miles with some shade along the way. It was a lovely day as we passed by scenic Vasona Lake and the dam on Los Gatos Creek. In the first photo it shows the gushing water from the dam – a sight none of the hikers had ever seen before. The other photo depicts a section of the normally dry trail that was closed due to extensive flooding. The hikers had to alter course a bit to stay above the mud. 
On 1-Apr-2023 Guy Hoover led a group to Carmel CA. Part of the road collapsed from the storms and we walked in the beach to get around the damage you can see in the pic they were repairing it
On 25-Mar-2023 group of members joined together to go up into our hills to do trail maintenance. They accomplished several projects and ended the morning with a luncheon provided by the club.
On 13-Mar-2023 a group of hikers completed a magnificent seven parks challenge.
On 13-Mar-2023 a group of hikers completed one of the seven parks hike challenge.
On 3-13-2023 a group of ten members walked the golf course.
On 3-Mar-2023, a group of members completed a long hike of 10 mikes at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve.
They hiked thru several inches of snow & experienced wind-driven rain, hail & snow. Plus many large downed trees.
