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Rich Bainbridge led a group on Saturday, July 7th on a 6 mile hike starting at the first parking lot and hiking along Coyote Trail to the PGE Trail to Wildcat Loop and return. The elevation gain was 700ft.

Nancy Rumple on Saturday, June 30th led the long hikers from the park headquarters at Big Basin on a moderate 8 mile hike up to the Mt. McAbee Overlook for views of the Pacific Ocean and on the Sequoia Trail to view the Sempervirens Falls.

Katy Peretti led a hike to Montgomery Hill off of Yerba Buena and behind Evergreen College. They hiked back to the Villages by way of Starbuck’s Coffee Shop. The walk was approximately 3-4 miles.

Susan Brown led a hike along the shady South Rim Trail of Alum Rock Park. The hike was 4-5 miles long with an elevation difference of about 500 ft., but trail grades were generally very gentle.

Randy Cisneroz and Ramon Reza led a loop hike from the Villages to and across nearby Bentley Ridge:  Cribari Center/San Felipe/Larkspur/Bentley Ridge Drive/Yerba Buena/Hounds Estates/Cribari Center.  They stopped at the Starbucks on the corner of San Felipe and Yerba Buena for coffee and snacks. Hike length was about 5 miles with modest and gradual elevation at the beginning of the hike. 

Rich and Wendy led a hike in our Hills from Foothill Center to the Mail Box on Saturday June 16th.

Wate and Johanna Bakker led hikes on the trails around Mt. Umunhum. Both Long Hikers and Ramblers started at the top parking lot where they were able to visit the nearby exhibits, and enjoy the panoramic views before descending on the trail towards Mt. Baldy. Ramblers hiked to the first observation deck before returning to the parking lot, a distance of approximately 3.5 miles. Long Hikers hiked to end of the trail and returned, a distance of approximately 7.5 miles. Trails were engineered to maintain a consistent 10% grade. Total elevation for the long hikers was approximately 1150 feet, less for Ramblers.

Wate Bakker led six long hikers in Long Ridge Open Space . The hike consisted of eight to nine miles with 1500 ft. elevation The ramblers hiked about five miles.

John and Sandy Petrin led a hike along the Los Gatos Creek Trail in Vasona Park in Los Gatos on Wednesday, June 6th. The hike was about 4 miles in length with minimal elevation

Dan Kato led a long hike at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park of about 7 miles. The trails were mostly shaded in a heavily wooded redwood forest. There were climbs of over 1000 ft which included two river crossings,