💚Green Exercise🌊Ocean Hike🥾see Monarch Butterfly🦋 Magic Natural Bridges🏞️

Hello Ocean Lovers, It's a beautiful day. Let's meet up, go for a social Walking/Hiking at the Santa Cruz Lighthouse to Natural Bridges Beach, enjoy fresh ocean air, the Beautiful Sunset and Healing Sea for our physical health and Mental Well-being😇

Monarch Butterfly Magic at Natural Bridges
In Santa Cruz, we like to celebrate all creatures great and small, especially those of the migrating variety. On one end, we are captivated by the sight of a whale surfacing from the depths of the sea and, on the other, we delight in the spellbinding magic of a fluttering monarch butterfly.

Every fall and winter, Natural Bridges State Beach welcomes back the monarchs to their winter habitat in the eucalyptus grove, the only State Monarch Preserve in California. Starting in early to mid-October, the black and orange beauties start trickling in from colder climates to enjoy our moderate coastal weather. Scientifically speaking, monarchs are tropical butterflies and at no point in their life cycle – egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly – can they freeze, so they move with the warmer weather while migrating south.

The monarch butterfly is just one of several Santa Cruz migratory wildlife mascots. Be sure to experience their magic this fall and early winter at Natural Bridges State Beach. And BIG BONUS: Natural Bridges State Beach has a few additional mascot favorites in the eucalyptus trees! Horned owls have been nesting and calling the Natural Bridges’ eucalyptus grove home for several years, and sightings have been high this season! If you are looking to spot the horned owls, check with a Natural Bridges interpreter or docent and they can help direct where you might find them.

The largest wintering colonies of monarchs are found in Mexico, but smaller colonies can be seen across the western coast of California through the winter months (mid-October through mid-February).

Explore this out-and-back trail near Santa Cruz, California. Generally considered an easy route. This is a very popular area for birding, road biking, and running, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.

Santa Cruz Lighthouse was home to a busy port in the mid-1800s, with ships dropping anchor in the harbor to take on loads of redwood...

In about a mile, just off Point Santa Cruz, you will pass Steamer Lane, a famous surf spot for year-round competitions. On the other side of the point you can watch sea lions bask in the sun and see waves crashing for miles up the coastline. The path ends in another mile at Natural Bridges State Park.

Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre California state park in Santa Cruz, CA. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is also well known as a hotspot to see monarch butterfly migrations.

*Meet 1:30pm front the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
*Walk/hike time: 2pm
GPS map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sG6rvRWUhzjPGqp59
Address: 701 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Level: easy
Distance: 5 miles+
Hiking: 2.5-3 hours
Elevation gain: 68 ft+
Route type: Out & back
Exposure: Sun
Views: Amazingly Beautiful
Parking: Free parking lot and nearby streets
Dogs: Not allowed

Optional:
After our walk/hike we can go to social dinner place TBD...

Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in private message not in the message board. Thank you! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/6fvray

Bring smiles for miles! Water, beach blanket, Snacks, wearing layers by the ocean...

*Requested contribution suggested amount $5-$20 to keep the club going!
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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 ​💞

⚠️ Please Read Before Joining:
These hikes and group dinners are hosted voluntarily and with love for the outdoors and community. Participation is completely voluntary, and everyone joins at their own risk and responsibility.
👉 We kindly ask you to review the event details carefully — including directions, trail descriptions, and dinner spots — before joining.
Trails are part of nature and may not match everyone’s preferences. Dinner venues are selected based on group size, availability, and location. We do our best but can’t guarantee personal favorites.
🧡 Most importantly, come with an open heart, positive energy, and kindness. Let’s enjoy what we can control — good company, fresh air, and meaningful connections.

*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 5-8 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 hike 5-8 miles without health issues we CANNOT 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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