Bay Area Hiking, Walking, Wellness Club

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*Three courses available upon request:
https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid
*By taking this course, you're contributing to the safety and well-being of those around you.
*These skills are crucial for everyone to know, as they can help save the lives of loved ones, friends, or even strangers in the community.

Hello Natural Lovers, let's meet new friends and go on a Green Exercise Wellness Hike Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve enjoy beautiful wildflower displays fresh mountain air for our physical health and mental well-being😇

Mount Umunhum is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the South Bay located within the 18,000 acre Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve in Santa Clara County, is one of the highest peaks in the Santa Cruz mountain range at 3,486 feet. From its spectacular summit, visitors can experience 360-degree views from the Pacific to the Sierra Nevada!

The gorgeous Mt. Umunhum Trail passes through dense mixed chaparral scrub dominated by shrub species including chamise, big berry manzanita, birch-leafed mountain mahogany, and poison oak (keep an eye out). It passes through Knobcone Pine Woodland and eventually enters the Coastal Woodlands habitat dominated by coast live oak, foothill pine, California bay, interspersed with Pacific madrone. The majority of the trail – approximately the upper 3.0 miles – is enjoyed under the cool canopy of these trees. Eventually, the trail emerges near the top onto steep terrain dominated by cliffs and rocky outcrops including serpentine boulders. Due to the thin soil layer developed on the serpentine bedrock, a low moisture-holding capacity, and a unique chemical composition, the serpentine areas support numerous endemic plant species, including rare flowering plants that continue to reveal themselves each spring.

Topped with its distinctive cube-like radar tower Mount Umunhum

Explore this 8.0-mile out-and-back trail near New Almaden, California.
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/mount-umunhum

Meetup: 11am Sierra Azul Parking Lot At Mount Umunhum Summit Area
San Jose, CA 95120
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rwZmtKWhvX8tXkx98

**I have applied MROSD Hiking Permit for our Club. Yay!✌️😃
Hike time: 11:30am
Parking: Free

Bring Smiles for Miles!
Positive vibes: We’ll need them for the last stretch back to the car.
Water+Lunch + Snacks: Fuel for the fun (and maybe a chance to bribe your legs on the climb).
Hiking Poles: Can help with stability on the descent and ease strain on the ascent.
Distance: 5 or 8 miles options
Route: Out & back
Elevation: 1,200 feet Down and (YES! you guessed it) Back up!
Difficulty: Moderately+ Challenging! Think “Oh, this is lovely!” on the way down and “Who needs the gym?” on the way up.
Duration: 3–5 hours, depending on how many photos we stop to take.
Views: Amazingly Beautiful!
****Wear:****Sturdy Hiking shoes: No flip-flops on this one, folks! Layers for changing weather
Dog: No

*Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message, NOT on the message board, Thanks! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/6sqnay

After hike optional dinner???
We'll decide after the hike Place TBD...

*Requested contribution suggested the amount of $5-$20 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, accepting 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.

*LIABILITY WAIVER: By signing up for the wellness 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.

*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.

*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.

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💝

❤️American Heart Association BLS-CPR, Heartsaver CPR, First Aid Courses -Learn and Live!❤️
*Three courses available upon request:
https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid
*By taking this course, you're contributing to the safety and well-being of those around you.
*These skills are crucial for everyone to know, as they can help save the lives of loved ones, friends, or even strangers in the community.

Hello Nature Lovers, Let's meet new friends and go on a Green Exercise wellness hike, enjoy the nature and the beauty of one of the best bird watching areas on the west coast for our physical health and mental well-being😇

Baylands Nature Preserve
Bounded by Mountain View and East Palo Alto, the 1,940-acre Baylands Preserve is one of the largest tracts of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. Fifteen miles of multi-use trails provide access to a unique mixture of tidal and fresh water habitats.

Many consider this area to be one of the best bird watching areas on the west coast. The preserve has a substantial resident population of birds as well as being a major migratory stopover on the Pacific Flyway.

Enjoy this 5 mile loop trail near Palo Alto, California. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 50 min to complete. This is a very popular area for birding, fishing, and road biking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.

*Meet 12:30pm at Swift Crossing
Address: 2698 Terminal Blvd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
GPS map: https://goo.gl/maps/BegQFXqs2nbvNcZPA
**Hike time: 1pm
Parking free on the streets
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve Trailhead
Address: 2690-2698 Terminal Blvd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Level: Easy
Distance: 5-6 miles mini loop+ out & back
Hike Time estimate: 2-3 hours+
Elevation gain: 80ft
Views: Best bird watching, Wildflowers, Views
No shade
Trail: Partially paved
Dogs: No
Wear Hiking/Walking Shoes
Bring Smiles for Miles, Water, dress layers, Snacks, Sunscreens, Binocular

*Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message, NOT on the message board, Thanks! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/w9n3h5

*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.

We are an intermediate hike group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us from 5 miles to 8 miles without any health issues. If you don't workout, hiking a minimum of 5 miles regularly, this hiking event maybe is not a good fit for you.

*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 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.

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💝

❤️American Heart Association BLS-CPR, Heartsaver CPR, First Aid Courses -Learn and Live!❤️
*Three courses available upon request:
https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid
*By taking this course, you're contributing to the safety and well-being of those around you.
*These skills are crucial for everyone to know, as they can help save the lives of loved ones, friends, or even strangers in the community.