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The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter serves San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties, California.
Our Chapter offers hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages. Please see our other MeetUp groups for specific recreation groups: hiking, paddling, ski touring, peak climbing, SierraSingles, Singleaires. For the most complete list, see our Chapter Calendar at http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta/calen...
This MeetUp group is primarily for our activities that advocate for policies to protect our natural environment, support environmental candidates for public office, and provide opportunities for people who want to develop leadership skills to give back to the community and help the environment. For a more complete list of ways you can become involved, see our Chapter website at http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta and check-out Who We Are and What We Do.
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Black Mountain Hiking Section - Skyline Ridge and Stevens Creek Nature Trail
Skyline Ridge Parking Lot, 22000 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos, CA, USLevel: Moderate (2B) Approximately 8 - 8.5 mi,1300 ft gain
Leader: Diana Hall dianahall39@yahoo.com
Description: We will meet in the main Skyline Ridge Preserve Parking Lot, about a mile south of the intersection of Skyline Blvd. and Page Mill Rd (37.3126409358021, -122.17650195754675). From there, we will cross Skyline to Monte Bello Open Space Preserve to the Stevens Creek Nature trail loop. We return up Skid Road trail back to Skyline and continue to Alpine pond via the Ipiwa trail. These lands were originally inhabited by the Ohlone and we pass by a grinding rock that they used. After lunch we'll head back over the Sunny Jim trail to Horseshoe Pond. The route is a mix of exposed and shaded areas.
We will hike at a moderate pace with a few stops to enjoy the surroundings. Route may be altered due to trail or weather conditions.
Vault toilets available in the Skyline parking lots and near Alpine Pond.
Possible hazards include ticks, yellowjackets/wasps, poison oak, rattlesnakes, uneven terrain, and bicycles on some of the trails.
Please see the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space web site for more complete information on the preserves where we will be hiking and on the many other preserves they operate: https://www.openspace.org/
Adverse weather or trail conditions may shorten or cancel the hike. We practice "leave no trace" and carry out everything we carry in.
Cold drinks and light snacks after the hike (optional).
This is a back country hike. Please complete your medical form and carry with you (hikers will be asked to confirm this with the leader)
Wear/bring: 1.5 - 2 L water, lunch and something to sit on, completed Medical Form, hiking boots, layered clothing, poles if you use them.
Signup Instructions:
- Signup for this hike via Sierra Club site ONLY (Meetup site is for people to coordinate carpool amongst themselves only. Carpool transportation is at the sole risk of the participants.)
- Please provide emergency contact name and phone number as well as your email and phone contact information when you signup.
- Complete, print and bring with you the medical form for this outing. You will show me that the form has been completed and then you will stow it in your own first aid kit. In the event of a medical emergency, the form will be given to first responders, so include information that they should be aware of when providing you with emergency medical treatment.
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Join our email list: If you would like to be on our email list to receive our hike announcement and cancellation notice, please sign up here.
Sierra Club guide for our hike outings: Neither vaccinations nor masks are required. But if you are experiencing any COVID symptoms, are sick, or have recently tested positive for COVID do not hike with us on this day. Every participant is responsible for reporting these conditions to the leader if symptoms develop after the hike. We will then notify the other participants.
Cancellation Policy: rain; excessive heat; poor air quality
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Bay Model Tour, Picnic & Boatyard Tour, Special Event for Veterans
Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA, USSierra Club Military Outdoors is pleased to announce a special tribute to our veterans in honor of Veterans Day!
If you are a veteran, we invite you to join us.
- Ranger-led Tour of the Bay Model
- Picnic Lunch (provided by SCMO upon request)
- Optional tour of the Spaulding Marine Center & Boatyard (gorgeous wooden ships in all stages of construction and boat building library)
Registration on this link is required in order to attend.
The Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito is a fully-accessible education center administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which hosts a working hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta System
THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD!The model provides scientists, educators and visitors interested in San Francisco Bay and the Bay - Delta Model a unique opportunity to view the complete bay-delta system at a glance.
Spaulding Marine Center & Boatyard
As a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Spaulding Marine Center’s mission is to preserve the Spaulding Boatworks as a working and living museum; to educate the next generation of shipwrights and marine service technicians; to restore and return to active use historically significant vessels such as our flagship Freda; to share with the community maritime history and culture through classes and public programming.1 attendee
Easy Nature Hike to Celebrate Veterans Day at Beautiful Coyote Hills!
Coyote Hills, 9605 Thornton Ave,, Fremont , CA, USExperience a beautiful and easy nature walk/hike. Join us in front of the Visitor Center parking area at Coyote Hills Regional Park. Please read entire description; there is important info at the end ! :-)
Lisa Barboza will be conducting a birdwatching, botany observation and fun day hike in the wonderful Coyote Hills Park, which is right on the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay. We will be able to walk on the boardwalk in the marsh and see wildlife and, hopefully, the early winter birds.
After our walk, the excellent visitor center is fun and interesting to visit and there is a magical butterfly garden.
The hike is about 4 miles in length, and will gain about 200 feet. We will be making frequent stops to observe migratory waterfowl, and other birds, as well as the local botany. We will also be respecting the indigenous people inhabitants of this area, the Ohlone Muwekma Tribe.
As you enter the park, drive to the very end of the road and park. There is a $5 per vehicle entrance fee. If parking is full, there's an overflow lot to the R as you get to the end of the road.If you wish to stay after our hike/walk ends to enjoy lunch at the picnic tables, please do so. Picnic tables are near the parking lot so you can leave your lunch in the car.
This event is open to Veterans and their family members, and any other members of the public who wish to attend. We will be honoring Veterans service to our great country.
RSVP by clicking this link. If there is a change due to weather, this is how we will communicate, so it's important to do this - PLEASE.
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