Villages Hiking Club, San Jose, CA
Our mission is to promote an active and healthy lifestyle through hiking.
On Saturday, October 22nd Jane Ruona again graciously offered her Seascape condo for the day. All level of walker was welcome whether they were a short casual stroller, rambler, or a long hiker. Everyone joined in our fall potluck and beach walk.
On Wednesday, October 19th Sy Gelman led a 3 mile hike around Alviso Slough where there were lots of birds flocking together.
Gary Holmquist led a rambler hike in the northern section of Santa Teresa County Park on October 12th. It was approximately four miles with an elevation gain of about 500 feet.
Johanna and Wate Bakker led rambler hikes on October 5th in the Village hill lands. Both hikes started at the upper garden parking lot of village view drive Johanna led a 3 mile hike with a 300 ft elevation gain on the Richter, Oak, Buffalo and bay trails. Wate’s hike was about 4 miles long with a 700 ft elevation gain on the Richter Oak, Tower, Rawhide, Indian and Sky trails.
September 27th – 29th a group of hiking club members went to Bass Lake for the fall outing. It was a beautiful large lake with lots of water activities and only 17 miles from the entrance to Yosemite National Park. Some of the group hiked in Yosemite also.
Nancy Rumple led the long hikers on a 7 mile hike under the shady Redwoods with a 900ft. elevation gain on Saturday,September 24th. Cool breezes made the day pleasant.
On Saturday September 17th, 2016 six hardy hikers did a 12 mile hike at Butano State Park. This time we took the clockwise direction around the valley, opposite of our usual direction, starting at the Jackson Flats trail and continuing on the, Canyon, Indian, Doe Ridge and Goat trails. Driving home along the coast we were greeted by a plethora of kite surfers.
Al Girolami led a rambler hike of 3 to 4 miles in Martial Cottle Park on Wednesday, September 14th. It was all on paved paths with no elevation gain. There were at least a half dozen Geocaches in this park and all hikers learned about this hobby. Some of the geocaches direct the seekers to learn the history of this fairly new park which is one of Santa Clara County’s oldest farms. A GPS or a smartphone with Google maps or the geocaching app. was helpful, but not necessary.
