Nancy Rumple led a hike in Mount Madonna County Park on Saturday, May 30th. The hikers went     7 to 8 miles among the Redwoods with about 1000ft. elevation gain. We visited the white fallow deer and saw various wildflowers.

Bonnie Preston led a rambler trip to the San Jose Museum of Art to see the new exhibit by Diana Thater on Wednesday,May 27th. Her light and multimedia installation “Science Fiction” fills the museum’s skylight gallery. This is part of an experimental lab of ideas and images.

 

 

Susan Brown and Jim Beyer led a self guided walking tour of the Stanford University Campus. We  visited the Hoover Tower and museum, the Memorial Church, and Tresidder Student Union. We ended our tour at the Cantor Art Museum.

Nancy Rumple led the Long hikers among the Redwoods on a 9-mile hike with a 1200-ft. elevation gain up the Lost Empire Trail to the large Redwood tree Big Ben and then down the Big Ben trail. The Ramblers did a 5 mile loop with a 1000-ft elevation gain. The long hikers passed the Barrel Mill site and both groups visited the Lime Kiln area as they looped back.

Two Mid Peninsula Open Space docents led a guided tour of the Purisima Creek Redwoods. This 5-mile ramble was along the creek and Soda Gulch and the group identified native and non-native species and noted second growth characteristics of the redwoods.

On Saturday, May 9th  John Trudeau led the long hikers in the Windy Hill Open Space District on the Spring Ridge and Hamms Gulch loop for a hike of about 7.5 miles, with an elevation gain of about 1400ft. that features open grassland ridges and forests of redwood, fir, and oak. The ramblers started from the same trail head and left the long hikers at the Meadow trail cutoff, They then took the Betsy Crowder trail around Sausal pond, for a total distance of 5.25 miles, with elevation gain about 1200 ft.

On Saturday, April 25th Nancy Rumple led the long hikers 7 miles on moderately hilly trails with a 1000 ft. elevation gain from Stevens Creek County Park into and around Fremont Older We saw wild flowers and views of the surrounding areas.

Wate Bakker led a rambler hike in the Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear County Parks on Wednesday April 22nd. There were magnificent flower displays along this trail. The hike was about 4 miles and mostly flat.

On Saturday, April 18th Wate Bakker led a 6-8 mile hike along Russian Ridge, known as a premier flower spot.Total elevation gain was 1000-1500 ft.

Gita and Rajni Bakhda led a Rambler Hike on Wednesday, April 15th to Cayote creek park around the lake. Afterwards the group went for an Indian Buffet lunch to introduce the Ramblers to Indian cuisine at an excellent Indian restaurant on Cottle.