Nancy Rumple led the long hikers on a 9 mile hike with a 1200 ft. elevation gain from the park up to Skyline Boulevard near Castle Rock Park on Saturday, July 16th. The trail was mostly shaded.

The Villages Hiking Club held its annual Summer Cook out on Thursday, July 14th, beginning at 5:30 pm at the Gazebo. Music was provided by our favorite Villages DJ, Ed Knott. Bocce courts were available for our exclusive use also. About 100 members and guests enjoyed good food and good fellowship.

Gary and Terry Holmquist led a rambler hike to Alum Rock along the valley trail for a 4.5 mile hike on Wednesday, July 13th. There was an elevation gain of 300 feet. It was almost all in shade for this time of year.  Afterwards some went lunch at Lee’s Sandwich shop on Berryessa.

Katie Peritti led a favorite hike to Starbucks off of Silver Creek Valley Road on Wednesday,July13th. The group met at the  Cribari Center at 8:30.

This year’s parade theme was TV shows and our entry was  “Survivor” – outwit, outplay, outlast! There were Survivor “Buffs”, a Survivor sign/banner, a few tiki torches, immunity idol necklaces, an “Idol” , rough walking sticks , and a decorated golf car.  

The long hikers did a 12 mile moderately hilly successful hike from the park headquarters to Waddell Beach at the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, June 25th. It was a pretty warm day at Big Basin but as the group hiked toward the beach, a cool breeze came up to cool all. The tall ancient beautiful redwood trees did not disappoint. This year there was actually more water at the Berry Creek Fall. After the hike, the group drove to Felton and had dinner at a beautiful restaurant called Cow Boy Grill. The group returned at 9pm.

Gary and Terry Holmquistled a rambler hike along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz north from the Wharf on Wednesday, June 22nd. The distance was about four miles