Katy Peretti and Faye Swanson led a rambler group on one of our favorite hikes to New Leaf/ Seasons Market for a coffee and a goodie.
New Leaf/Seasons Market Hike
Santa Cruz Hike
Wate and Johanna Bakker led long and rambler hikes along the coast, north of Santa Cruz, from the Gazebo Creek coastal access to the Anno Nueva state Park The hike was mostly flat along beaches, through sand dunes and coastal prairie. There were some rocks and steps to manuver. The ramblers did 3-4 miles and long hikers did 7-8 miles. The weather was cool and overcast making for an excellent hike day.
Guadalupe River Hike
Bonnie Preston and Katy Peretti led a rambler hike to the Guadalupe River area in SJ to see the new creative Mammoth Statue which was just installed. It’s a very creative statue located in the area where the skeletal bones were found in 2005. It stands 6 feet tall and weighs 3,000 pounds. These 12,500 year old bones are of the Columbian mammoth that roamed the lands around what is now North San Jose.
Golden Gate Park Hike
Sy Gelman led the ramblers on 4 mile hike in the eastern part of Golden Gate Park that most tourists miss. We visited the Arboretum and walked around Stowe Lake with a stream that flows up, and passed by several museums. Afterwards lunch was at Sy’s favorite “eatery” site on 9th St.
Montara Mountain Hike
John Trudeau led the long hikers to the top of Montara Mountain. The start was from San Pedro Valley Park in Pacifica on a moderate hike of about 8.5 miles round trip and 1700ft elevation gain. The gentle, refreshing mist from the coastal fog and the “bracing” weather and “fog-shrouded views of the coast and hills made for a delightful gradual and steady climb to the top.
Sy Gelman led a group of ramblers on a hike to the Devils Slide overlook. The trail was almost 3 miles long. It offered spectacular views and unparalleled opportunities for viewing birds and marine mammals. It is built on what was once a treacherous stretch of Highway 1, the site of frequent landslides, accidents, and closures. When the Tom Lantos Tunnels opened in 2013, the San Mateo County Parks Department converted this segment of the old highway to this public multi-use, non-motorized trail.
West Cliff Drive Hike
Terry Holmquist led the ramblers on a hike along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz of 3-4 four miles. We hiked about 4 miles went for lunch on the wharf and all had a good time.
Wilder Ranch Hike
Johanna Bakker led the ramblers on a hike at Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz and enjoyed cool ocean breezes and mild temperatures. It was a trail that we looped around and some people went partway, rested, and then met up with the group on their return. We had a late lunch at a downtown restaurant Laili in Santa Cruz that had excellent tasty dishes with Silk Road flavors. Afterward eight long hikers returned for an additional four mile hike.
Sanborn County Park Hike
The long hikers on Saturday, July 25th led by Nancy Rumple did an 8 mile hike through the Redwoods with an elevation gain of 1200 ft from Saratoga up to Skyline Boulevard. The Ramblers visited other features of the park such as the Redwood log Welch-Hurst house (1908) that is now used as a Hostel.
Coyote Creek Hike
Dan Kato led a hike with 11 ramblers of about 4 miles along Coyote Creek. After the hike 8 of us ate lunch at Oc-licious restaruant where the specialty is dishes made with mollusks.
Spicy and very tasty but not for all pallets.
Saratoga Gap Hike
On Saturday, July 18th Nancy Rumple led the long hikers on about 8-9 mile hike from Hwy. 9/35 intersection on the Saratoga Gap Trail, Achistaca Trail, and Sky-Line-to the Sea Trail to Summit Meadows and back on the mostly shady trails with a 1200ft. elevation gain. The ramblers led by Wendy Ledamun with an assist by Brad Hinckley hiked a different trail of about 4.3 miles also mostly in the shade.
