On a cool clear morning, 27 people started out on the hill hike, and 11 made it to the top.

Hiking club members joined Jim Koski’s four mile March 11 hike at the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Aptos. We hiked on the Loma Prieta Grade Trail and the Aptos Creek fire road, a fairly level narrow-guage railroad grade used in the late 1800s to haul redwood logs and cut lumber 7 miles to the Southern Pacific track in Aptos. We saw some of the old railroad ties and obvious cuts through hillsides. Afterwards we enjoyed lunch at Carpo’s Restaurant in Soquel.

2nd Monday, March 2026 Golf Walk…lovely leaders and awesome weather and views!! Cheryl Allmen, photographer.

Nine Villages hikers headed to Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont to get in a 3.5 mile hike today. The weather was overcast but mild with no rain so the views were quite good. As luck would have it, we encountered a Zeppelin aircraft cruising overhead as we reached the western side of the park. Many theories were exchanged about the clandestine mission but in the end it turned out it was just a test flight. (See note and pic below).  Following the hike, five of the nine headed to the nearby Fairwood Cafe for a delicious Chinese lunch followed by an ice cream treat next door.

LAST 2026 Monday February walk through the Villages golf course…sunshine and no rain for 15 hikers. Cheryl Allmen as photographer and Sweep, Terri Vivoli and Guy Hoover as leads.

24 Villagers went to the stop and 12 went to the top.