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Enjoy a variety of outings and events offered by the ex-leaders, as well as current certified leaders, from SF Bay Area Sierra Club Chapters.
Leaders: 3 questions to participants:
- Is there any medical reason known to you that indicates you can't do this hike?
- Do you suffer from diabetes or anaphylaxis or allergies?
- What was the last time you did a hike of 10 miles or more?
### Alt-Sierra Club Mission Statement
To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
We encourage our members to join the Sierra Club and support the Loma Prieta Chapter,
which is responsible for local outings, conservation, environmental education,
leadership development and political activism.
See "Who We Are" on our website: http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta
Upcoming events
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Morning Exercise in the Botanic Garden + Monet! Veterans Welcome!
Strybing Arboretum-Golden Gate Park, 301 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, San Francisco, CA, USNot a Sierra Club Sponsored event.
We will enjoy the garden while we actively exercise, creating an outdoor gym/par course.
The San Francisco Botanic Garden opens at 7:30 and it's free entry before 9. Parking this early is EASY.
Indicate in the comments also if you have or want to borrow a theraband. We will do a full rotator cuff/shoulder/upper body workout.
Exercises guided by someone who knows and cares about your anatomy :-)
Then we will walk to the DeYoung for 9:30 entry to the Monet Exhibit.
You will need to reserve your spot and, as a member, I/you can bring a guest. Please indicate in the comments if you are a member and can provide an extra ticket OR if you would like a ticket.Time in the museum will most likely be on your own as we all do museums differently.
Who will enjoy the morning exercise? If you are an active exerciser familiar with exercises and exercise classes you might do in a gym and enjoy par courses, and you push yourself this will be super fun! If you like to stroll along, this is not for you.
Exercises will be guided and fun and outdoors with all the camaraderie we like from exercising together. Our reward will be the museum visit and here's a little more info on that:
Although Claude Monet visited Venice only once, his paintings of the city are among his most dazzling. This exhibition, co-organized with the Brooklyn Museum, is the first dedicated to Monet’s Venetian cityscapes since their debut over a century ago. Featuring more than 100 artworks, the exhibition places Monet’s Venice paintings alongside select works from across his career, including his Water Lilies, as well as Venetian views by artists such as Manet, Renoir, and Canaletto. Unlike the bustling scenes painted by other artists, Monet’s Venice is eerily deserted, its architecture, buildings, and canals dissolving in an encompassing, hazy light he described as the enveloppe. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to experience Monet’s vision of the famed Italian city.
1 attendee
Big Basin Fire Recovery Hike
Big Basin Headquarters, 20580-20592 Big Basin Hwy, boulder creek, CA, US**PLEASE NOTE: *This is not a Sierra Club-sponsored hike. *** This hike is listed as a convenience to members who might be interested. Participants will be required sign a liability waiver at the trailhead to release the leader from any liability for mishaps that may occur during the course of this event.
Join us to see how Big Basin is recovering after the devastating wildfires of 2020. Approximately 13 miles with 1,900 feet elevation gain. Moderate pace. Not for speed demons or gazelles, but not a hike for those just getting into shape.
Parking at Big Basin post-fire is limited and reservations are recommended. Parking information is available here. You can make a parking reservation here.
• DO NOT attend if you are sick, coughing, sneezing, or have been around anyone who is sick.
Bring: Lunch, liquids, weather-appropriate clothing
Questions? Contact Leader: Bob Solotar, bob_solotar [at] hotmail [dot] com
Cancellation Policy: Rain, excessive heat, or poor air quality cancels.
3 attendees
Summer Picnic, with Food and Games
VILLA MARIA PICNIC AREA, 11401 Stevens Canyon Road, Cupertino, CA, USGet ready to hang out, munch, and play games with your hiking friends. Here are all the Sierra Pathfinders picnic details:
When: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Where: Villa Maria group site at Stevens Creek County Park, 11401 Stevens Canyon Rd., CupertinoRSVP and Picnic fee: You’re welcome to sign up here on Meetup or contact Helga Campbell (helgacampbell@yahoo.com or 408/607-9191). One or the other is sufficient. Please let us know if you’re coming – it’ll help us order an appropriate number of sandwiches.
The cost is $10 for Pathfinder members and $15 for guests/non-members. Please bring check or cash to the picnic. If paying by check, make it out to ‘Singleaires’ (NOT Pathfinders). Unlike in the past, we won’t be collecting fees ahead of time.
What to bring: The picnic committee is supplying pinwheel sandwiches. In semi-potluck tradition, each person should bring a salad, dessert or drink that serves 8-10. It needs to be ready to serve, since we have no back-up kitchen or prep area.
Games: Feel free to bring games to share. Table games? Balloon toss? Corn hole?
Suzanne is planning to lead a short hike beforehand – watch for more details.Directions: From Hwy 85 N, take the Stevens Creek Blvd exit and head west for 1.1 miles. Turn left at S Foothill Blvd, which becomes Stevens Canyon Rd. After 1.3 miles Stevens Creek County Park will be on your left. Unless you have an annual park pass, stop at the Chestnut area to pay the $6 park fee. Then return to the park road, turn left, and soon thereafter veer left up the hill to the picnic site.
From Hwy 85 S, take the Foothill Expwy exit toward Grant Rd. and head south on Foothill Blvd., which becomes Steven Canyon Rd., for 2.0 miles. The park will be on your left. Continue as above.3 attendees
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