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.
Santa Teresa County Park
Hill Hike Octiber 5th
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.
Fall Outing 2016
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.
Mount Madonna County Park Hike
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.
Coit Tower Hike
Wate and Johanna Bakker led an 4-5 mile urban ramble in San Francisco on Saturday, September 24th. The start was at the Embarcadero and from there the climb was up the steps to the Coit Tower. From there the group went to China town for lunch. After lunch they went back via the Maritime and Embarcadero plazas.
Butano Hike
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.
Martial Cottle Park Hike
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.
Stevens Creek County Park
Gary and Terry Holmquist led a hike in Stevens Creek County Park in Cupertino. We will start on the Steven Creek Trail along the reservoir before climbing the Lookout Trail to top out at Maisie’s Peak. From there it is downhill back to the parking lot. It was about 7 mile route with an 1100 foot elevation gain. The hike included mostly climbing in the shade. For lunch we stopped at Armadillo Willy’s BBQ in Cupertino.
Downtown Doors Outing
Debby Siedband led the ramblers on a tour of the 2016 Downtown Doors in San José again this year on Wednesday,September 7th . This is part of a competition recognizing talented high school artists, whose winning entries are reproduced on large vinyl sheets & placed on doors & windows throughout the area. This year’s pieces were spread out a bit more, so we did a bit more walking than in the past. Lunch was at at San Pedro Square Market before riding the Light Rail home. The day was great and the group managed to beat the heat before coming home.
Pigeon Point Outing
Sy Gelman led the ramblers on an outing to Pigeon Point Lighthouse on Wednesday, August 31st where docent Richard Homboe conducted a tour of the light station and told of its fascinating history.
