Johanna Bakker led a rambler hike in Fremont Older Open Space in Saratoga on Wednesday, March 29th. The 4-5 mile loop with a 400 ft elevation difference had beautiful views overlooking the bay area.

Gary and Terry Holmquist led a hike along the coastal hiking/biking trail in Monterey on Saturday, March 16th.  The hike started from the Fishermans Wharf Parking lot in Monterey and headed west on the Coastal Trail to Lovers Point and on to Point Pinos.  The hike continued on for six to eight miles.  A most beautiful stretch of the California Coast with dramatic scenery and great views of the ocean.       

Katy Peretti led a rambler hike to New Leaf.  This favorite neighborhood hike was 4-5 miles long.

Wate and Johanna Bakker led rambler and long hikes in the Almaden Quicksilver county Park on Saturday, March 4th. The rambler hike was 4-5 miles and the long hike 7-8 miles. Elevation difference for the hikes was a few hundred feet.

Bonnie Preston led a rambler trip to the Stanford Cantor Arts Center for a current  “Surrealism: the Conjured Life” exhibit which gives greater insight into this power of the subconscious mind  which begun in 1920 yet maintains these elements even today. Before seeing the exhibit, there was a walk for an hour to see the new Bing Concert Hall.

Richard Bainbridge and Wendy Ledamun led a medium hike in Pearson-Arastradero Preserve, in the Palo Alto foothills. This new destination for the hiking club proved to be a winner with a beautiful blue sky and views of SF and many of the surrounding peaks. The trails were mainly old farm roads with connector trails.  The hike was about 4 miles with an elevation gain of about 400 ft. The hike was in the open space which was perfect for the day’s temperature.

Sy  Gelman  led a rambler hike along Los Alamaden Creek Trail.  The starting point was from Alamaden Lake and the trail followed Los Alamaden  Creek on mostly level ground.  The walk was about 3 – 4 miles round trip.

Katy Peretti led a rambler hike to Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve on a  four mile long trail with moderate elevation over easy hills.