On 3-2-2022 Bonnie Preston lead a rambler lite hike to LARKSPUR HILL They met at the parking lot across from the Pickleball Courts at 9:20am and begin the hike at 9:30 am. They walked through the Villages’ gate to San Felipe Road and then took a left and walked for about 100 feet to a path on the right which took them up the slow long hill to the park which overlooks the Villages and the Diablo Range. They then returned.

On 3-2-2022 Laura Gelman led a rambler 3 mile hike around Lake Almaden.  It was flat with great views of the lake and wildlife.

February 16: Wendy and Rich led a hike at the Shoreline Park in Mountain View. We brought our binoculars and cameras.  We saw many migratory and other shoreline birds.

On 1-2-2022 Johanna Bakker led a hike along a Coyote Valley trail. They did about a 4.5-mile loop The weather was ideal for a morning hike..

On 1-12-2022 Wate and Johanna Bakker led hikes in Almaden Quicksilver county park. Johanna led a 3 to5 mile ramble, while Wate did a 5 to 8 mile hike. Both hikes started at the Mockingbird Lane Parking lot. There was several ups and downs on both hikes.

 On Wednesday, January 26th John Petrin led a 4-mile rambler hike from the parking lot on Silver Creek Valley Rd (on the right just before HWY 101 and across from the new VA Clinic). They hiked north to the picnic area by Cottonwood Lake and took a break. The R/T hike was 4 miles.

On 1-5-2022 Al Girolami led a hike along Coyote Creek. The route will start at the Silver Creek trailhead and go south about two and a half miles passing the Ford Road Ponds and returning after reaching Coyote Pond for about a 5-mile round trip. The trail is paved with little elevation.