Susan Brown led a 6 mile hike to the South Rim Trail in Alum Rock Park Saturday 3/9. The weather was cloudy with some sun and it didn’t rain till after we got back. Other than a very few muddy spots, there were no problems on the trail. The park was very green with the creek full of running water–. The rushing water was so loud that we heard it way up on top of the hill.
Due to rain, hike leader Nancy Rumple led an urban hike instead of the scheduled trail hike.The hikers walked through the Evergreen College campus and Fowler Creek Park to Evergreen Square, noticing new growth, flowering trees and birds. See if you can identify the large bird in the photo. Nancy’s rainy day hike turned out to be a beautiful & interesting day and nearby surroundings can be beautiful.
Rich Bainbridge led a hike on Saturday, February 23rd from Cribari Center to the Ranch Restaurant. The hike was about six miles.
Liz Giarratana led a historical walk of Santa Cruz. The 4.5 mile walk explored Santa Cruz through some of the history of this iconic coastal town.
Richard Bainbridge led a hike up our hill starting at Foothill Center departing at 8:45 from Foothill Center on Saturday, February 16th.
The Saturday, February 9th hike was changed to the coyote creek trail due to the recent rains. They started at Basking RIdge parking lot & went to Metcalf Road & back. The hike was about 6 1/4 miles long.
Bonnie Preston led a hike to nearby Martial Cottle Park ,off of Snell. There was a 3-4 mile flat, loop trail plus shorter paths that went into the interior. The park is named for the 19th-century farmer whose family donated the 287-acre farm to Santa Clara County with the intent of preserving the agricultural heritage of “The Valley of Heart’s Delight”. The park remains a work in progress that maintains a working farm where Master gardeners plant the annual crop, tend to it and then harvest it.
Ramon Reza and Marianna Reza led a loop hike from the Villages to and across nearby Bentley Ridge: Cribari Center/San Felipe/Larkspur
Amy Meier led a hike in Windy Hill Preserve of approximately 7.5 miles with a 1200 ft. elevation. They started at the Portola Road entrance and hiked a loop trail on Spring Ridge, Betsy Crowder and Hamms Gulch trails.
Brad Hinckley led a hike along Coyote Creek to Hellyer Park from Blossom Hill Road on a paved trial on Wednesday, January 23rd. Total distance was about 3-4 miles.
