🥾Skyline+Russian Ridge to Borel Hill 7 miles wildflowers🌷🌻🌸Dinner 🍲 Alice's

​Hello Nature Lovers, Let's go for a green exercise, and meet new friends
wellness hike at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve enjoy the Healing Mountain for our physical Health and Mental well-being😇

Skyline Ridge: Preserve offers 2,143-acres of remarkably varied landscape that includes ridge vistas, expansive meadows, a pond for nature study, and a quiet lake frequented by migrating birds.

Russian Ridge: This 3,137-acre preserve known for its showy display of wildflowers in spring. In summer, the hills turn to gold with the late evening sunlight. Autumn, when the fog recedes, is the ideal time to enjoy the ridge views of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains through the crisp, clean air. Winter storms occasionally dust the top of the hills with snow.
Funding from the California Park and Recreation Facilities Act of 1984

The best time to hike for wildflowers at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve in California is in the spring, especially from March to May.
When to visit

• Spring: The preserve is especially colorful in the spring with native wildflowers like poppies and lupine.
• Fall and winter: The weather is also good for hiking at Russian Ridge.
• Summer: You can hike in the summer if you leave early or hike later in the day.

What to expect: Wildflowers
In the spring, you'll see wildflowers like owl's clover, johnny-jump-up, checker-bloom, lupine, filaree, clarkia, California poppy, blue-eyed grass, mule ear sunflower, and tidytips.
Views
You'll see views of the South Bay, Mission Peak, San Francisco, and the Pacific Ocean.
Hiking
The Ridge Trail is a loop trail that's generally considered easy. There are a few hills to hike up.
Other considerations
Stay on established trails.
All areas in Russian Ridge Preserve are closed to off-trail use during wildflower season.
You'll likely encounter other people while exploring.

Horseshoe Lake - Alpine Pond - Borel Hill
This is a very pretty place in the string of open-space preserves along Highway 35 also known as Skyline Boulevard.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/horseshoe-lake-alpine-pond-borel-hill

The Borel Hill, named for Antonio Borel who lived here, climbs to a scenic view of the South Bay area at 2,572 feet.

Wildflowers
In the spring this preserve explodes with color as the native wildflowers – primarily poppies and lupine – put on a showy display. By May and June, gumweed, mules ears, farewell-to-spring, and brodiaea bloom.

*Meetup 1pm @ Trailhead Skyline Ridge Parking lot
22000 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos, CA 95033
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FMQUGXwqb4Jsiw6Y6
*Hike time: 1:30pm

*Encouraging carpooling, if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message not in the message board, Thanks! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/cjkf2v

Parking: Free
Level: Moderate+
Length: 7 Miles+
Elevation: 1,100ft+
Route: Loop+Out & back
Exposure: Sun & Shade
Dog: Park Not allowed!
Views: Incredible! + Beautiful wildflowers

Wear Hiking shoes
Bring Smiles for Miles, Water, hiking poles, snacks...

*I have applied for MROSD Hiking Permit for our Club. Yay!✌️🤗
*****An approved permit! for us Hiking in Skyline Ridge and Russian Ridge*

Optional:
After hiking outdoor early dinner at Alice's http://www.alicesrestaurant.com
Only 15 minutes drive to there
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside, CA 94062

*Requested contribution suggested amount $5-$20 to keep the club going!
​*Note: Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. To support/keep our group alive and active, You can help! Dr.Heidi kindly asks for a contribution, accept in person.
Your contribution will help us cover our costs and make our Meetups going even better.

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞

*DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system.

*Hike at YOUR OWN RISK. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

Participation in this event is strictly voluntary! The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk.

*LIABILITY WAIVER: By signing up for the wellness walking/hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

*DISCLAIMER: By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability.

*We are an intermediate hike group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us from 7-8 miles without any health issues.

If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to walk/hike 7-8 miles without health issues we CAN NOT approve you come to the hiking event.
*Please don't just walk in. Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together.
Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝

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