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Fall Quarter Planning Meeting - BBQ/Potluck (Lauren, Maria,
Craig)
Date: Sept 29 (Thurs)
*
Time: 6:00pm (feel free to stop by a little early if you like to
grill)
* Food: Please bring some food item or beverage to
share.
* Description:
The Summer Trip-Planning Potluck
done barbeque-style was such a hit, that we decided to try it
again. We will be meeting next thursday (29th) outside of
Craig's place in Escondido Village (directions below) to grill
some food, throw around a few frisbees, and hit a few volleyballs
until dark (715ish). We may then take the food next door to
the GCC (Graduate Community Center - directions below) to get
down to business and discuss this quarter's fall calendar.
This is an excuse
If you would like to lead a hike, or
some other activity, but can't come to the meeting, please send
Lauren and Maria your ideas by email (stanford.outing@gmail.com)
before the meeting at so that we can include it in the calendar
discussion. Though, you can continue to add items to the
calendar throughout the quarter as you think of them. Also,
please email us if you would like additional agenda items to be
considered for the meeting.
Even if you don't have plans
to lead an activity this quarter, please come to just have fun
and meet others. New prospective "members" are
welcome to come and learn about the group. For more
information, see our web pages at
http://www.stanford.edu/group/outing/
* Location:
(6pm to 715 pm): Craig's Grill Site,
133 Running Farm Lane, Apartment 103. This is in Escondido
Village, but across the Escondido Road from most of EV (quite
close to Rains and the GCC). Directions and maps be be found at:
http://www.stanford.edu/~cdfoster/directions
(after 715pm): Graduate Community Center
(http://glo.stanford.edu/gcc/
for directions) - 750 Escondido Road, the new-looking building
right before Running Farm Lane. Craig's Grill site is
located in the courtyard past the buildings directly behind the
GCC. We may be moving from the courtyard indoors to the
Nairobi Room of the GCC (upstairs) once it gets dark. Here
we will get down to business and try to fill the Fall Calendar.
Hope to see your happy faces Thursday,
Lauren,
Maria, Craig
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Bike trip to the Golden Gate Bridge and Bonita Point
Lighthouse (Jean-Gabriel)
Destination: Bonita Point Lighthouse, via the Golden Gate
Bridge and
Battery 129 / Hawk Hill in Marine Headlands
*
Date: October 1st (Saturday)
* Meeting Time: 9:15, Palo Alto
Caltrain Station on University Avenue
or:
10:36, San Francisco, 4th & Paul Caltrain Station
*
Duration: we'll be back at Stanford for dinner
* Total Length:
approx. 25 miles
* Total elevation gain: approx. 1200 feet
*
Pace: intermediate
* Cost: $7 (Caltrain roundtrip) or free for
those who join us on 4th
* Equipment: bike in reasonable
condition, helmet, water, picnic &
snacs, wind-cutting
cloths, cash for Caltrain, camera
* Sign-up: RSVP welcome but
not required
* Weather Policy: it's going to be sunny (but,
canceled if rain)
Note: No cars, bike racks, etc. needed.
Please be on time! we won't
wait for anyone because the next
train is an hour later and the
lighthouse closes early. So if
you're biking from Stanford's campus to
the station, plan on
leaving 20 minutes early. We'll be biking
reasonably fast,
since this is a long bike ride.
Trip description: we'll be
biking from the Caltrain last stop in San
Francisco (4th and
Paul) to the Golden Gate Bridge, then we'll cross
the bridge
(take your camera!), bike up the peak which is just north
of
the bridge (Battery 129/ Hawk Hill, 920 feet) and have
amazing
views on the bridge, the city, the ocean and a large
part of the bay
from up there, then bike down to Bonita Point
Lighthouse (this is a
steep fun and scenic downhill) and visit
the lighthouse (they close at
3:30 pm.)
Depending on
our pace we'll picnic atop the hill or on the cliffs just
north
of the lighthouse. And then we'll bike back to Caltrain. There
is
a tunnel so that we don't have to climb the peak again.
Photos:
http://www-vlsi.stanford.edu/~flabonte/photos/20050508/
Map:
http://www.bikecal.com/mtb/images/marineheadlands.gif
Trip
leader: Jean-Gabriel Morard
Email: jgmorard (at) gmail (dot)
com
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Angel Island (Jasim)
Length of hike: 6-8 mi
(easy)
* Elevation change: 700 feet
* Meet: 7:55 AM
at the Bechtel Center, Stanford
* Driving time: approx. 1 hour
each way
* Cost: $13.50 (for ferry). Plan also for carpool
cost and parking
* Estimated return time: 6:30PM without
dinner
* No need to RSVP.
I did this hike last fall
with Craig, and I am using his description. Thanks, Craig!!
This
first weekend of the quarter, we are offering a kind, gentle hike
in Angel Island. If you are really, really out of shape, this
should still only be a moderately taxing hike. Otherwise, it will
be a very relaxed day. Since there aren't many trails on Angel
Island, and because there's so many historic sites to visit,
we'll probably have a more leisurely day than the usual pure
hike, i.e.. lots of time for frisbee, lying in the sun, extended
siesta, historical poking around, etc. The views from Angel
Island can be spectacular if the weather cooperates, and the boat
ride should also be quite scenic. Bring a frisbee or other
leisure items if you like, definitely plan on packing a lunch and
plenty of water (2 liters/quarts). Maybe bring binoculars (and a
camera) if you have them.
Be prepared for San Francisco
type weather: the boat ride could be windy and chilly (even if
it's a 100 degrees in Stanford) and it could get quite warm in
the island.
The "official" Description: (from
the ferry company)
"A California State and Wildlife
Preserve, Angel Island is perhaps one of the finest historical
sites in the Bay Area, and includes military garrisons and
compounds from every major war, dating back to the U.S. Civil
War. Also known as the Ellis Island of the West, Angel Island's
immigration station was the first stop for millions of Pacific
Basin, Asian, and Russian immigrants entering the U.S. Travel
time to Angel Island is generally 40 minutes, depending on
intermediate stops."
Our description:
We will
carpool to San Francisco and we will take the 9:45am Blue and
Gold Ferry in Pier 41 to Angel Island. On the Island, we will
take a paved perimeter road that is about 4-5 miles long. Then as
we get closer to the center of the island (which is higher up the
mountain), we will take a hiking trail that leads to the peak.
The view from the top is magnificent, if the weather is clear
(unfortunately, there is a not-so-low probability that it'll be
foggy). We should also have time to investigate the historical
sites, for those with any interest.
We will return in the
last ferry at 4:40pm. Optional dinner afterwards in San
Francisco.
Trip leader: Jasim Ahmed,
jasimahmed@hotmail.com
On
the day of the hike, 650-814-7409 (cell)
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Mt. Diablo Giant Loop (Ofir)
Length of hike: 14 miles
Elevation
gain: 3400 feet (very strenuous)
Park URL:
http://www.mdia.org/
Driving
time: approx 1:45
Optional dinner in the way home
Meet:
7:30am at the Bechtel I-Center, Stanford.
Please note that
this is a very strenuous, both in elevation gain and length.
For
this hike, we will start on the north side of Mt. Diablo at the
end of Mitchell Canyon Road near the town of Clayton. We will
follow the unpaved part of Mitchell Canyon Road to Deer Flat, Deer
Flat to Juniper Campground, and Juniper Trail to the Lower Summit
Parking Lot. The summit itself is inside the Visitor Center
rotunda, a short distance uphill. Return from the Lower Parking
Lot along the SUmmit Trail to Devils Elbow, then to Prospectors
Gap via North Peak Trail to the Coulter Pine Trail at the base of
the mountain, and back to the trail head. The loop is 14.0 miles
long and the total climb is 3400 feet.
This is the
definitive Mt. Diablo hike - the total mountain experience. It
emcompasses all of the park's life zones, from meadowlands to
rocky summit, and the ever-changing views are simply stunning. A
major portion of the loop consists of intimate single-track trils,
in close encounter with the wilderness (including some unwelcome
plants like poison oak for which we should keep a cautious
eye).
This is a challenging hike, wich some astoundingly
steep stretches, but the result is exhilararing. Remember that
this trip contains a lot of hill climbing so it will be a real
workout! Expect the full hike to take 9 hours (excluding driving).
This area can be very hot on a sunny day so bring lots of water
(at least 2 liter/quarts) and perhaps a hat. If you have a
Mt.Diablo map, please bring it.
Trip "leader":
Ofir (cohen.ofir@gmail.com)
650-714-8593
(day of hike only please)
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Ice Skating in Palo Alto (Ken C.)
Date: Oct 8 (Sat)
Time:
8pm
Cost: $7 for ice skating ticket, $3 for optional shoe
rental,
carpooling mileage expense, and optional dinner
cost.
RSVP: No need to RSVP for ice skating. RSVP only if you
want to join us
for dinner.
Official ice skating rink
web site: http://www.winterlodge.com/
Description:
I
thought I would start throwing in something cold for those who
are
from the east coast and start missing the change of the
season by now.
Besides, it will be a fun warm-up before winter
comes. So either you
are a beginner like me or a pro, please
come join us for this ice
skating event.
Plan:
We
will start ice skating at 8pm, but I figure that some people like
me
may need to be fed before we do exercise, or have the energy
to get up
again and again after falling on the ice too many
timesJ. Hence, there
is an optional dinner gathering in down
town Palo Alto before ice
skating. If you live on campus and
don't have a car, we can also
arrange carpooling after the
dinner. If you decide to go straight to
the ice skating rink
(3009 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306), we
will meet you
in front of the shoe rental section at 8pm.
If you
are interested in having dinner beforehand, please RSVP
by
Thursday night (10/6), 8pm (due to the logistics reason, we
will only
take dinner RSVP before 8:01pmJ) so that I know which
restaurant to
choose, since I don't know how many people to
expect from this mailing
list. And we certainly don't want to
overcrowd a 10~20 seat restaurant
when we have 30 people show
up. Once I receive the RSVP from you, I
will send you an email
on Friday for the exact address to meet for
dinner. The only
thing I can tell you now is that the dinner will be
around 6pm
and the restaurant will be in downtown Palo Alto.
Trip
leader: Ken Chang
Email: kycmail@gmail.com
Cell:
408-930-2190 (On the day of the event only)
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SF Fleet Week (TK)
* Date: Oct 8 (Sat)
*
Destination: Angel Island
* Meeting time : 7:40AM at Bechtel,
or at 9:45AM on the ferry.
* Length of Hike : ~5 miles (easy
to moderate)
* Driving Time : ~1 hour each way
* Return :
6PM
* Cost : $13.50 for ferry + ~$7 for carpool
* Cancels:
in case of rain or large earthquake
Every year, the US Navy brings a
spectacular show to SF Bay (
http://fleetweek.us/fleetweek ). This year, Blue Angels will
return after being absent last year. The show will also include
Team Oracle, F16 Demo Team and Red Bull Air Race World Series
Finale (
http://www.redbullairrace.com/ ), as well as assorted US Navy
ships parading in the Bay. SF Fleet Week has been described as one
of the best in the country, and one to see at least once in your
life according to some previous attendees.
Angel Island is probably one of
the best places to view the spectacle away from the maddending
crowd and traffic as it offers unobstructed 360 degree view of the
Bay. So, if you missed last week's trip to the Island, this is
your chance to redeem yourself and watch the show as a bonus.
We'll meet at Betchel center at
7:40 AM and carpool to SF. We'll leave our cars at Fort Mason for
free parking, hike a short distance to Pier 41 and catch the first
ferry to the Island at 9:45AM. Then we'll charge up the hill at
full speed and conquer the best table in the house where we will
enjoy the parade of Navy ships while having a picnic lunch. In the
afternoon, we'll hike around the Parameter Road and settle down in
Quarry Beach to watch the airshow and the air race.
Please bring your favorite wine
and cheese, binocular, beach blanket, and some warm clothes as it
could get cold during the ferry ride.
Fleet Week description from
http://onlysf.sfvisitor.org/cityevents/fleetweek/:
Inaugurated in 1981 this annual
event brings together U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard
forces for a week-long celebration on the water and in the skies.
The Blue Angels are scheduled to
perform at approximately 2 pm each day, weather permitting. The
weekend lineup will also include the Patriots jet demonstration
team, the U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter, F-16/F-86s plus Sean
Tucker, one of the country's finest civilian aerobatic pilots.
The Red Bull Air Race World Series
features several world-class aerobatic pilots, individually
navigating a course of inflatable pylons, performing specified
aerobatic maneuvers, in a race against the clock, and, ultimately,
the other competitors. The series has viewers holding their breath
as the innovative race brings the action just 500 feet from
spectators.
Fleet Week 2005 will also feature
a flotilla of naval vessels in the annual parade of ships.
Angel Island description from
http://www.angelisland.org:
Angel Island is a hilly, grass and
forest-covered island, the largest in San Francisco Bay. It is
located one mile from the Tiburon Peninsula. The park covers 740
acres and is 788 feet high at the top of Mt. Livermore. It
provides spectacular views of Marin County, San Francisco, and the
Golden Gate, as well as more distant views of the entire Bay Area.
In addition, it is rich in historical significance.
Trip Leader: TK
tksung@extravert.com
408-394-4521 (cell)
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Wunderlich County Park, Woodside
(Jane)
Destination: Wunderlich
County Park, Woodside
* Date: Saturday, October 8
*
Meeting: 8:45 am, Bechtel I-Center parking lot SELF-organized
carpool; 9:15 am at park entrance
* Distance: 10-11 miles;
elevation 1500+; Moderate, i.e. pace will be brisk, not for
beginners
* Driving Time: 15-20 min
* Bring: Plenty of
WATER, hat, snacks, lunch, etc. i.e. the usual
* No need to
RSVP.
* Description:
Wunderlich has 25 miles of trails
(open to only hikers and equestrians) that transverse its 940
acres of oak and redwood forests, meadows, canyons, and running
streams. October is a nice time of year to hike the park. We
should enjoy a lovely walk through open grasslands and shady
gulches as we climb the Alambique Trail up to Skyline
Boulevard.
* For more
information:
http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/home/0,,5556687_12313324_12368249,00.html
*
Directions:
From I-280 exit on CA 84 (Woodside Road).
Continue
on Woodside Road (west) about 3 miles to the signed park entrance
(a small sign) on the right (west) side of the road.
If the
main entrance is signed as closed, proceed another 750 feet to a
temporary entrance; a rough dirt road will lead to the parking
lot.
Alternate carpooling:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Weekend-hiking/
Contact:
jkohgami(at)stanford(dot)edu; 650-218-4639 (day of hike ONLY)
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Eastern Sierras Fall Colors
Camping/ Hot Springs (Craig)
Depart: Leave Friday
afternoon/evening and camp at Silver Lake
Return: Sunday
evening
Distance: 5-12 miles day 1, 3.4 miles day 2
Elevation
Change: 1300-2600' day 1, 1500' day 2
Cost: Mileage + $13 per
campsite per night + $20 per vehicle to drive
across 120 w/o a
parks pass + Friday and Sunday dinner
Maximum Group Size: 12
Web: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/
What to bring: Layers and warm sleeping stuff (expect it
to get down to
freezing at night), swimsuit, towel, sandals for
wading in hot springs,
food for 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and
something for Saturday dinner.
And, of course, the usual
hiking/camping gear.
I tried to run this trip last year,
but it got snowed out. This year
we're doing it earlier and it
sounds like we'll hit the colors well,
barring a windstorm.
I
intend for this to be a fairly relaxed trip. Friday night we
will
drive up to the campsite, stopping for dinner on the way.
Since there
are no reservations, I'd like to have at least some
people leave
earlier on Friday. Those that do might get a
chance to do some early
hotspring exploration.
Saturday
morning, we will get up and hike into the Ansel Adams
Wilderness
at Agnew and Gem Lake. Those who have proper fishing
licenses
and equipment may want to fish here (the trout fishing
is
apparently great). Other may walk around the lake or just
relax. When
we return, we will cook a large group dinner. Time
permitting, we may
drive to one of the hot springs.
Sunday,
we will pack up, take a short hike in the morning to Fern
Lake,
and then stop by some of the local hot springs before
heading home.
Some of the roads to the hot springs may be
a little bumpy, so
preference will be given those who are
willing to drive and have decent
ground clearance (4WD will not
be necessary), as well as trip leaders
who respond by 8 pm
Friday. Those who made the trip will be informed by
Saturday
morning.
If you're interested, send an email to Craig with
the following
information:
* Name:
* Are you
willing to drive?
* If yes, how many people can your car fit
with gear?
* Do you have:
A tent (number of people)?
A
stove?
A National Parks Pass?
* Have you lead an Outing
Club trip in the past year?
* From where would you prefer to
leave?
*When would you prefer to leave?
*When is the
earliest you can leave?
Please send in your replies and/or
questions to Craig Foster,
cfoster01(at) yahoo (dot) com.
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Sespe Wilderness and Hot Springs
Backpacking (David A.)
Dates: Fri Oct 14 (9:00am)-
Sun Oct 16 (late night)
* Hiking Distance: 6 miles each way
*
Elevation Change: ~2000ft (decrease from trail head)
* Driving
distance: ~300miles (41/2 - 5 hours) each way
* Departure
time: 9:00am
* Cost: Mileage reimbursement to drivers.
The
Sespe wilderness is a rugged beautiful natural area of steep
mountains, deep canyons and very interesting geology, with some
of the hottest natural springs in America. Martin and Steve, who
lead this trip last year, raved about the scenery of this
place.
At the Sespe hot springs the water emerges from the
ground at 194degF (90degC) and mixes with the cool water of Sespe
creek to produce some very comfortable warm and hot water pools.
We will set up camp by these pools for two nights.
* The
plan:
We meet Friday morning and depart at 9:00am. Drive
from the bay area to the trail head (near of Frazier Park, CA)
keeping in contact by using cell phones and two-way radios.
Reaching the trail head in the early afternoon, we then backpack
the 6 miles (with a 2000 ft elevation loss) to camp. We setup
camp by the hot springs for the night. Have a late dinner and
then enjoy the hot springs under the stars and almost full
moon.
Saturday there will be the option of doing some
additional hiking (possibly to Willet hot springs or to some
canyons) or just relaxing and hanging out around camp.
Sunday
we backpack out the 6 mile trail (2000 ft elevation gain this
time) and drive back to the bay area. We won't rush on the way
out, so don't expect to be in the bay area until late Sunday.
*
Useful links:
Sespe
Wilderness:
http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Sespe%20Wilderness
Half
Moon Camp ground / Mutau Flat
Rd:
http://totalescape.com/active/campstuff/CAMPGR/LPNF/halfmoon.html
Ranger
Station Phone:
(661)
245-3731
Weather:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/CAZ091.php?warncounty=CAC029&city=Frazier+Park
Cost:
Driving
reimbursed is 0.25/mile divided between all passengers and
driver. (For example, on a 600mile trip with one driver and two
passengers, 0.25x600 / 3 = $50, so each passenger pays the driver
$50 and the driver pays for gas.)
To sign-up, RSVP to the
"leader" the following information:
Name:
-
Contact Numbers (home, work, cell):
- Have you backpacked
before?
- Are you willing to be a driver? If so, how many
passengers can you take? (If the trip fills up, drivers and
previous trip leaders maybe given higher priority.)
- Have you
lead any Stanford Outing Club trips is the past 4 months?
- Do
you have a tent? Are you willing to share it?
- Do you have a
stove? Water filter?
- What food item can you bring to share
with the group?
- Carpool preference (if not Stanford)?
If
you are not sure if you can make it, but just want to hear more
about the trip and receive updates, then just email the "leader"
and say you are a "maybe" at this time.
For
questions, contact the trip "leader" David Altmar
at
daltmar(at)gmail(dot)com or 408-936-2233.
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Skyline-to-Sea Trail Backpacking
(Justin E., Markus W.)
Dates: Fri Oct 14 (12:30 PM)-
Sun Oct 16 (5:00 PM)
* Hiking Distance: 34.0 miles total
*
Elevation Change: 3000 ft (start at the top, downhill to the
coast)
* Driving distance: ~175 miles, (we'll be shuttling it,
so depends)
* Departure time: 12:30 PM
* Cost: Mileage
reimbursement to drivers, splitting car/backcountry
permits.
This hike, with its starting trailhead only about
25 miles from Stanford, is described as "one of the most
worshipped trails in the Bay Area." It descends from
the ridge that Skyline Blvd follows for 34 miles through ancient
redwoods and past many beautiful waterfalls before emerging at
the Pacific coast.
* The plan:
We meet Friday afternoon
and depart at 12:30 PM. The starting trailhead is only about 25
miles from campus, and we'll get there as soon as we can Friday
afternoon and get the first part of the hike done by dark.
(Once you sign-up we'll talk about the details on the car or ride
to shuttle us back from the coast). About 9 miles hiking
the Friday and Saturday each, then about 12 miles on Sunday
probably starting up a bit early Sunday morning to make sure we
are back on campus by about 5:00 PM. Please see the
questions below and include said information when you respond!
:)
* Useful links:
- article on the
trail:
http://www.tow.com/photogallery/2001/20011025_skyline_to_sea/
-
the ten day (it's not going to
rain).
http://www.weather.com/activities/recreation/outdoors/weather/tenday.html?locid=CASPCASTLR:13
Cost:
Driving
reimbursed is 0.25/mile divided between all passengers and
driver. (For example, on a 600mile trip with one driver and two
passengers, 0.25x600 / 3 = $50, so each passenger pays the driver
$50 and the driver pays for gas.)
To sign-up, RSVP to the
"leader" the following information:
Name:
-
Contact Numbers (home, work, cell):
- Have you backpacked
before?
- Are you willing to be a driver? If so, how many
passengers can you take? (If the trip fills up, drivers and
previous trip leaders maybe given higher priority.)
- Have you
lead any Stanford OutingClub trips is the past 4 months?
- Do
you have a tent? Are you willing to share it?
- Do you have a
stove? Water filter?
If you are not sure if you can
make it, but just want to hear more about the trip and receive
updates, then just email the "leader" and say you are a
"maybe" at this time.
For questions, contact the
trip "leader" Justin Eichenlaub at
eichenlaub(at)gmail(dot)com
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San Francisco/ Crissy Field to
Sausalito Hike (Julio M.)
* Destination: San
Francisco/Crissy Field to Sausalito
* Date: Oct. 15, 2005
*
Total length of hike: 8.5 miles (approx.)
* Total
elevation gain: 700 feet (approx.)
* Fort Mason URL:
http://www.fortmason.org
*
Driving distance/time: 50 miles / 1h hour approx. each way
*
Cost: Free parking, plus mileage ($25 per car)+ ferry fare
($6.45) + trolley/bus ($1.50)
* Organizer: Julio
(contact info below)
* Meet: 9:30 am at the Bechtel
I-Center, Stanford (for carpooling) or 10:45 am across the street
from main door of Green's restaurant at Fort Mason, San
Francisco
* Estimated finish time: 5 PM (back at Fort Mason)
*
RAIN CANCELS.... In case of doubt, an e-mail will be sent
the day before if the hike is going to be cancelled due to
weather forecast.
* NO NEED TO RSVP
* Optional Dinner
Afterwards in SF
* Bring: lunch, sunscreen, plenty of water,
coat (in case it is windy and foggy), all the usual stuff.
*
Description:
The walk along the north shore of San Francisco
from Fort Mason to the Golden Gate Bridge is arguably one of the
most beautiful urban hikes in the U.S. if not the world.
Spectacular views of San Francisco Bay, the Marin Headlands, the
city of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, or the Pacific
Ocean are evident at almost every turn as one walks along the
shore of San Francisco Bay.
We will begin our hike at Fort
Mason and head westward along the Marina Green and Crissy Field
during our approach to the Golden Gate Bridge. Our hike will then
take us over the Golden Gate Bridge and provide us with a unique
opportunity to walk under the northern section of the deck of the
bridge as we head to the Marin Headlands. In the Marin Headlands,
we will be on sections of the Coastal Trail and the Morning Sun
Trail. We will then head down from the headlands into downtown
Sausalito on quiet streets through quaint neighborhoods.
In
downtown Sausalito, we will briefly explore and possibly stop for
a snack/ drink. The Sausalito-San Francisco ferry will then
transport us back to the Ferry Building at the foot of Market
Street in San Francisco, allowing us to survey the route of our
walk and enjoy great views as we cruise through the Bay. From the
Ferry Building, we will take public transit part way back to Fort
Mason and then take a short walk back to our starting point.
*
DIRECTIONS to Fort Mason from Stanford :
- Take the I-280
NORTH ramp towards SAN FRANCISCO
- Take 19th AVENUE EXIT from
I-280 in SF (only possibility is northward)
- Stay on 19th
AVENUE going north
- When you reach Golden Gate Park, 19th
AVENUE transitions to PARK-PRESIDIO AVENUE (to make sure you make
this transition correctly, get in the rightmost lane after you
arrive at Golden Gate Park)
- Continue northward on
PARK-PRESIDIO
- After passing through a tunnel, watch out for
the DOWNTOWN/ MARINA BLVD. EXIT, which you should take
(first exit after tunnel)
- You will then be on Doyle Drive.
Go to the leftmost lane and take the MARINA BLVD. EXIT, which
will put you on MARINA BLVD heading EAST.
- Continue down
MARINA BLVD. until you reach the stoplight at BUCHANAN STREET
(there will be a Safeway grocery store somewhat in front of you
and to your right at this intersection) where you should turn
left.
- You are now near the entrance to FORT MASON. Look for
a parking space here or drive through the gates marked by the
tan/white gatehouses and find a parking space.
- We will meet
immediately in front of the main entrance to Green's restaurant
but across the street from this entrance. Green's is in the first
long building at Fort Mason.
Trip "leader":
Julio
Magalhaes
jamzemail (at) yahoo.com
650-813-1459
On
the day of the hike only: 650-906-2594 (cell phone)
Take me to the top!
Sweeney Ridge Hike (DN)
Date: Oct 16, 2005 (Sunday)
*
Length of hike : 7-8 miles
* Elevation gain : 700-800 feet
*
Difficulty : Easy to moderate.
* Rain Policy : Heavy Rain
Cancels.
* Driving Time : 30 min (approx 25 miles each way)
*
Meet : 9 AM at the Bechtel I-Center, Stanford. Or 9:40 AM at the
trailhead. Oct 16th (Sunday)
* Estimated finish : 12:15 PM
(back at the trailhead)
* Bring : snacks, water, carpool money
($12 per car), layers
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani
-at- gmail-dot-com)
* Optional lunch after the hike.
* No
RSVP. Just turn up for the hike. If you have quesions please
email them.
This is not a very strenuous hike. The climb
is gradual. It offers an excellent chance for relative beginners
who want to stretch themselves just that bit more. I expect it
will take us 2.5 hours to complete the loop. Make sure you bring
layers with you since it can be quite cold at the trail. However
hot the day maybe in South Bay, do not forget to bring warm
clothes.
We will park our cars at the trailhead in San
Bruno where Sneath Lane
ends. There is no parking charge. We
will proceed on city streets for
about a mile towards Skyline
College. Then we start the climb on
Sweeney Ridge trail
towards the NIKE missile tracking station, a relic
of cold war
years. The hike descends along San Andreas Lake to our
cars at
the trailhead. I have hiked the route before in the evenings
when
the fog was so thick that there was no chance of having a view
of
the lake. I even doubt whether the lake can be seen from
the trail at
all; we shall check for ourselves.
More
details about the trail :
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/sweeney.html
"Sweeney Ridge is a quick drive from San Francisco, and the
payback for climbing to the ridge is a good one: incomparable
views of Montara Mountain, the Pacific Ocean, and the San
Francisco Watershed, including San Andreas Lake."
There
are no restrooms at the trailhead but there is a porta-potty near
the NIKE site at the halfway mark where our climbing ends. No
lunch break is planned but we will take a 5-10 minute break at
the halfway point to allow hungry hikers to munch a sandwich or a
cookie. Every carpool can think about an optional lunch after the
hike in San Bruno or Millbrae.
Trip Leader : Nani
(Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani-at-gmail-dot-com)
Driving
Directions (approx 25 miles) :
1. Head east from
Mayfield Ave - go 0.1 mi
2. Turn right at Campus Dr E -
go 0.5 mi
3. Continue to the right toward Junipero Serra
Blvd - go 0.1 mi
4. After about 0.5 m, start following
detour signs.
5. (If detour is not necessary, head right
toward Santa Cruz Ave - go 0.1 mi)
6. Turn left at Sand
Hill Rd - go 1.4 to 2 miles
7. Take the I-280 N ramp to
San Francisco - go 19-20 mi
...
8. Take Sneath Ln/San
Bruno Ave Exit, go past the first traffic signal
on the exit, and turn left on Sneath Ln at the second signal.
9.
Go west uphill to the trailhead at the end of Sneath Ln (about
2.5 miles).
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Evening Walk around Stanford
Campus (DN)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 18
*
Length of walk : 4-5 miles
* Elevation gain : Zero
*
Difficulty : A brisk walk, not a leisurely stroll.
* Rain
Policy : Heavy Rain Cancels.
* Meet : 6 PM at the Bechtel
I-Center, Stanford.
* Estimated finish : 7:30 PM (back at
Bechtel)
* Bring : warm clothes in case it gets cold
*
Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani -at- gmail-dot-com)
* No
RSVP. Just turn up for the event. If you have questions or
comments, please email them to me.
We will start by doing
a loop around Lagunita Lake and then proceed towards Escondido
Village. Our walking pace will not be brutal fast but it is not
intended to be a leisurely stroll either. The aim is to get good
exercise without straining ourselves too much. Depending upon the
response to this event, I may plan a few more evening
walks.
Trip "Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay
Naniwadekar : walks.nani -at- gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
Evening Walk in Mtn View, Stevens
Creek Trail (DN)
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 19
*
Length of walk : 3-4 miles
* Elevation gain : Zero
*
Difficulty : A brisk one-hour walk.
* Rain Policy : Heavy Rain
Cancels.
* Meet : 5:50 PM at Whisman Park. 430, Easy St,
Mountain View. Please do NOT go to the Bechtel Center on Stanford
Campus.
* Estimated finish : 7:00 PM
* Bring : warm clothes
in case it gets cold
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. Just turn up for the event. If you
have questions or comments, please email them to me.
Please
Note : The starting point for this hike is NOT the Bechtel Center
on Stanford Campus. Instead we meet at Whisman School Park. We
will start at 6:00 PM sharp, since with the day shortening
rapidly, it's dark by 7 PM these days, allowing us only an hour
for a short walk.
From 101, take Ellis Street Exit in Mtn
View and go south. Turn right on Middlefield Rd where Ellis St
ends and go 0.7 miles. Turn right at Easy St, go 0.1 miles. On
your left lies Whisman Park. Park on Easy St. Meet near the
restrooms.
We will cross the park at 6 PM, hit the Stevens
Creek Trail and then proceed towards El Camino Real. Our walking
pace will not be very fast but it is not intended to be a
leisurely stroll either. We will walk for 30 minutes, covering
approx 1.5 miles, and then turn back.
Trip "Leader"
: Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
2005 Open House and AIr Show at
Edwards Air Force Base (Edgar)
Dates: Fri Oct 21 (6:00 PM)-
Sun Oct 23 (5:00 PM)
* Hiking Distance: Less than 5 miles
*
Elevation Change: 0 ft (flat airfield)
* Driving distance:
~337.5 miles
* Approximate Travel Time: 5 hours 30 mins
*
Departure time: 6:00 PM
* Cost: Depends on the gas used and
number of people coming, expect something around $30. If you want
to stay in a hotel, the cost will be higher.
* Duration: we'll
be back at Stanford on Sunday night around 11 PM
* Equipment:
Bring a tent if you want to camp out in the desert, warm clothing
for the night required; lots of water, hats and sunglasses a
must.
* Sign-up: RSVP to Edgar (typhoon@stanford.edu)
*
Weather Policy: it's going to be sunny (but, canceled if
rain)
* Description:
I wanted to let you guys know
about this weekend's 2005 Open House and Air Show at Edwards Air
Force Base (remember where the last shuttle mission landed? yep,
it was there). You can find more information in the following
link, but just to give you a peak, they're going to have on
exhibit or flying machines such as the Predator, Global Hawk,
B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit, F-16, C-17
Globemaster III, C-130J Hercules, the U.S. Army Golden Knights,
Julie Clark, Tora Tora Tora Team, Royal Netherlands Air Force,
U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 and CH-53, NASA 747 Shuttle Ferry
aircraft and even some of the oldies like the P-38, F-86 and WWII
aircraft.
http://www.edwards.af.mil/
And
the best of all....it's totally free. No charge for admission,
parking, sitting, nothing, except for your own food. I'm trying
to assemble a group of people willing to drive with me (I've one
already confirmed). I can fit other 2 or 3 in my SUV, and we'd
split the cost of gas and lodging. Of course, if more people are
interested we will arrange carpooling accordingly. The plan is to
leave the campus on Friday afternoon after work talk and then
head out south to Mojave. We'll be back on Sunday night, on time
for your Monday morning classes.
I am sure most of you
don't want to miss this opportunity, contact me directly if you
want to join us, worse case, even if traffic and the show suck
(and it won't), road trips are hella fun,
To sign-up, RSVP
to the leader (Edgar, typhoon@stanford.edu)
the following information:
- Name:
- Contact Numbers
(home, work, cell):
- Are you willing to be a driver? If so,
how many passengers can you take? Gas cost will be split
- Do
you have a tent? Are you willing to share it?
- How many
people are in your group (you included)
Take me to the top!
Wilder Ranch Park, Santa Cruz
(Akhilesh / Venkat)
Trip: Hike on East side of
Park and Fun@Heritage Harvest Festival at WILDER RANCH STATE
PARK
* WHERE: Wilder Ranch Park near Santa Cruz
* WHEN:
Saturday, Oct 22, 2005
* DISTANCE: 5-6 miles (easy); 900 feet
elevation change (East Side)
* MEET: Stanford (Bechtel
I-Center) at 8:30AM (self-organized carpool) or at the park
entrance at 9:30AM*
* WHAT TO BRING: Water, snacks,
wind-breaker, etc. --the usual
* DRIVING TIME/MILEAGE: ~35
miles- 60 minutes
* Parking is $6.00 per car + gas
*
Description:
Head out to Santa Cruz's finest park right at the
beach. There are actually 2 sides of wilder ranch, on either side
of hwy1. We can park on the seaside (west), where there are lots
of cliffs. then there is a small trail & then small tunnel
which goes beneath hwy1 to the other side (east). then the bigger
trail starts, through bushes, trees, fields, etc. It is suppose
to be very beautiful. After we r done with the trail, then we can
come back to the west side & then visit the cliffs. Don't
know where the festival is going to be, mostly in the sea
side.
Easy hike, it might be ~4 hrs. i don't think there
are that many trails there. mostly 1 main .... others deviate &
keep joining it back.
In case we get late for the
festival, we can finish the 1st part of the hike (on the east
side), & then go to the festival, have all the clam chowder,
& then come back to visit the cliffs.
Cliffs are less
of a hike & more of a scenic view thing - magnificent rocks &
hugh waves hitting against them. there are seals also on the
surface sometimes.
Bring some water and a snack for the
hike. Only bring lunch if you don't like clam chowder! We will
spend some time at this festival too
:-)
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*
Event Information:
Saturday, October 22, from 11:00AM to
4:00PM
10/22/05 - Heritage Harvest Festival at Wilder
Ranch
Heritage Harvest Festival at WILDER RANCH STATE
PARK
Celebrate an old-fashioned autumn at Wilder Ranch
State Park's Heritage Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 22,
from 11:00-4:00. Enjoy live old-time music, square dancing,
living history demonstrations, children's craft area, harvest
activities, wagon rides, hand-cranked pumpkin ice cream, antique
tractor and draft horse demonstrations, cow-pie bingo, a pumpkin
patch, and more. Wilder Ranch is located 2 miles north of Santa
Cruz, on Highway 1. Admission is free; parking is $6.00 per car.
For more information, please call (831) 426-0505. Co-sponsored by
California State Parks and the Friends of Santa Cruz State
Parks
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*
More Info:
http://mtb.live.com/rides/WilderRanch.html
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=549
http://www.santacruzstateparks.org/whatsnew/index.php
*
Directions From Stanford:
280 South to 85 south to Hwy 17
South, Hwy 1 North in Santa Cruz. The park is about 5 miles north
of Santa Cruz, immediately west(left) of Highway One, just a mile
or so past the Western Drive stoplight. Parking $5 or park FREE
just south of the park on west(left) side of Highway One and walk
to entrance and parking lot
Trip "leader":
Akhilesh/Venkat
aksing@gmail.com,
tehchar-chumma01@yahoo.com
(510)
552-1923 (day of hike only)
Take me to the top!
Mount Tamalpais (Ranjit)
WHERE: Mount Tamalpais
*
WHEN: Saturday, Oct 22, 2005
* DISTANCE: 8.5 miles (moderate);
1700 feet elevation change
* MEET: Stanford (Bechtel I-Center)
at 8:30AM (self-organized carpool) or at the park entrance at
9:30AM*
* WHAT TO BRING: Water, snacks, wind-breaker, etc.
--the usual
* DRIVING TIME/MILEAGE: ~50 miles - 65 minutes
*
Cost: Free parking, plus mileage
* Organizer: see below
*
Description:
We will do the Matt Davis-Steep Ravine Loop (I
have done it once before). It's one of the most scenic hikes I
have done. Though the elevation gain may look a bit more, it's
mostly gradual and there are lot of flat stretches. Also, I plan
to throw in a small loop hike to the top of Mount Tamalpais from
the Pantoll ranger station (from Pantoll it's mostly downhill on
the original Matt Davis-Steep Ravine Loop so the peak loop won't
hurt us much). If you are not keen on the hike to the top feel
free rest for a while at Pantoll till the others return
back.
More information on the two loops can be found at
following
links:
http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/stinson.html
(Matt Davis-Steep Ravine
Loop)
http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/eastpeak.html
(top of Mount Tamalpais).
We will be parking near the fire
station at Belvedere Avenue since the bigger loop starts from
there. The directions can be found in the first link if you plan
to join @ the trail head.
Trip
"leader":
Ranjit
(ranjit_mulye[at]yahoo[dot]com)
On
the day of the hike only: 650-576-7462 (cell phone)
Take me to the top!
Windy Hill Open Space (Maria &
Erik)
*Destination:
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (adjacent to Skyline Boulevard)
*Driving time: approx. 30 minutes each way
*Length of Hike:
8 miles
*Total Elevation gain: 1000 ft
*Park URL:
http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_windy_hill.asp
*Rain Policy:
Weather forecast is for no rain. Hike will occur even if we
have light showers.
*Meet: 10 am at the Becthel International
Center, Stanford
Windy Hill is named for the prominent,
grass-covered 1900-foot hilltop which forms the scenic backdrop to
the Town of Portola Valley. Located adjacent to Skyline Boulevard,
the 1,130-acre preserve is characterized by grassland ridges and
lush wooded ravines with serene creeks. The upper ridges have very
good views of San Francisco, the Pacific Ocean, the valley, and
the bay (if it's not foggy).
We will hike the Windy Hill
Loop. This loop uses Hamms Gulch Trail, Eagle Trail,
Razorback Ridge Trail and Lost Trail to make the eight-mile loop
from the top of Skyline down forested ridges to the valley
floor and back again.
This will be an easy hike and we are
starting late (10 am), so if you haven't been in a hike this year,
this is a good one to start with. We will probably be back
at Stanford by 3:30pm.
This was my first hike at Stanford
two years ago. It was beautiful, and I've met several people who
became my very close friends. So I am leading this hike to
have another special day as I did two years ago. There, I met the
most magical guy (Erik) and he is now my fiance.
Trip
"leaders": Maria & Erik (630 408
3402)
makarova(at)stanford(dot)edu
Take me to the top!
Evening Walk in Mtn View, Stevens
Creek Trail (DN)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 25
* Length of walk : 3-4 miles
*
Elevation gain : Zero
* Difficulty :
A brisk one-hour walk.
* Rain Policy
: Heavy Rain Cancels.
* Meet : 5:50
PM at Whisman Park. 430, Easy St, Mountain View. Please do NOT go
to the Bechtel I-Center on Stanford Campus.
* Estimated finish : 7:00 PM
* Bring
: warm clothes in case it gets cold
*
Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. Just turn up for the event. If you have questions or
comments, please email them to me.
Please Note : The
starting point for this hike is NOT the Bechtel I-Center on
Stanford Campus. Instead we meet at Whisman School Park. We will
start at 6:00 PM sharp, since with the day shortening rapidly, we
get barely an hour for a short walk.
From 101, take Ellis
Street Exit in Mtn View and go south. Turn right on Middlefield
Rd where Ellis St ends and go 0.7 miles. Turn right at Easy St,
go 0.1 miles. On your left lies Whisman Park. Park on Easy St.
Don't park in the school parking lot in front of the restrooms.
Meet near the restrooms.
I wasn't planning to do any more
evening walks this month, but this being the last week of
daylight saving, I realise that walks at Stevens Creek trail
won't be feasible after it. Stanford Campus is a more
suitable location for evening walks but is just that bit further
for me to drive to for a short walk. So here's one last evening
walk for the year at Stevens Creek Trail. Next month onwards,
evening walks will have to be on city streets only.
We
will cross Whisman Park at 6 PM, hit the Stevens Creek Trail and
then proceed towards the bay this time. We will try to keep to
the trail for as long as we can and then take to city streets for
some time. Bring flashlight if you can.
Trip
"Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
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Point Lobos State Reserve
(Akhilesh)
WHEN:
Saturday, Nov 05, 2005
*
Location:
3 miles south of Carmel on HW1
* Driving
time:
approx 2 hours
* Length of hike:
8 miles
* Elevation Gain:
very little.
* Park URL:
http://pt-lobos.parks.state.ca.us
* Rain Policy:
Threat of serious rain on Saturday cancels the hike
* Meet:
9am at the Bechtel International Center, Stanford
* Park entrance fee: $8.00 each Passenger car.
*
Relevant
URLs:
http://pt-lobos.parks.state.ca.us
http://pt-lobos.parks.state.ca.us/map/TrailMap.html
http://tiwari.homeip.net/~ashish/gaurav/img_2308.html
After
depressing views of Wilder Ranch, it's time to see something
breathtaking. For this time of season may be "Point Lobos"
will be appropriate choice.
Point Lobos is located on HW1
in a beautiful Pacific coast setting near Carmel south of
Monterey. Deriving its name from the offshore rocks at Punta de
los Lobos Marinos, Point of the Sea Wolves, where the sound of
the sea lions carries inland, the reserve has often been called
"the crown jewel of the State Park System." We will do
a short hike with not much climbing (8 miles approximately). For
more information about the park see
http://pt-lobos.parks.state.ca.us.
Bring
warm clothing for wind and possible rain. Also, bring food
(lunch) and drink. Meet at I-center at 9 am. If we finish early,
there are a number of options - Visit Monterey, Mission Carmel
(Spanish Mission), Carmel Beach, etc.
Directions From
Stanford:
------------------------------------
280 South to
85 south to Hwy 17 South,
Take HW1 south
3 miles south of
Carmel on HW1
Trip "leader":
Akhilesh
aksing@gmail.com
(510)
552-1923 (day of hike only)
Take me to the top!
Lake Chabot Walk Near Fremont
(DN)
Date : Nov 06 (Sunday)
*
Length of hike : 9 miles
* Elevation gain : 200-400 feet
*
Difficulty : Fairly easy.
* Rain Policy : Heavy Rain Cancels.
Forecast is for clouds but no rain.
* Meet : See below for two
carpool locations.
Stanford Carpool : 7:00 AM,
Fremont Carpool : 7:15 AM
We will start the walk
at 8:00 AM from trailhead.
* Estimated finish : 11:00 AM (back
at the trailhead)
* Bring : snacks, water, carpool money,
hiking shoes, layers
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani [at]
gmail[dot]com)
* Optional lunch after the hike.
* Please
don't RSVP. Just turn up for the hike. If you have quesions
please email them.
Lake Chabot (pronounced Shu_bO) is in
Castro Valley, to the north of Fremont and Hayward. It's not a
favourite spot with hardy hikers, perhaps because the walk is
rather easy and the elevation change is not much. Still, 9 miles
take some walking; please be sure that you can walk for 3 hours.
It's a nice place for beginners to extend themselves. We will
start the walk at 8:00 AM and be back at the trailhead around
11:00 AM. We will try to complete the loop without stops, and at
moderate pace; at most we may take a 5 minute break for beginner
hikers.
Trail Directions
We will meet between
Marina (the snacks bar) and restrooms.
Map :
http://www.ebparks.org/resources/pdf/trails/lake_chabot_detail.pdf
From the Marina (trailhead near the snacks bar),
start out on the East Shore Trail for 1.7 mi until the end of the
pavement. Keep going straight on the dirt trail a short distance,
then turn left onto a skinny wooden bridge. Past the bridge, turn
left at the fork onto Honker Bay Trail. Honker Bay follows the
lake shore for about 1.5 miles, eventually ascending from the
shoreline. At the top of the hill climb, turn left onto
Columbine. This single-track trail winds its way down for 2.2
miles to a creek bed, where you turn left again to head towards
Bass Cove. Go straight on Bass Cove for 1.8 miles towards the
dam. After crossing the dam, the trail becomes West Shore, which
leads over 1.8 miles back to the Marina.
Self organised
carpool at Bechtel I-Center at 7:00 AM. Driving Time : 50 min. If
anyone is willing to volunteer to organise carpool there, please
email me soon. From the campus, go towards 101, take 84 and join
880-North. Maps on the internet may show a longer route. Use the
directions given below from 880-N.
1. From 880-N, take CA-92
exit to thr right, go 0.7 miles.
2. Continue on JACKSON ST -
go 1.4 mi
3. Bear left on FOOTHILL BLVD - go 1.6 mi
===>
Go towards 580 but avoid getting on that freeway. Stay in the
right lane, go slow, prepared to turn onto Castro Valley Blvd.
4.
Turn right on CASTRO VALLEY BLVD - go 0.8 mi
5. Turn left on
LAKE CHABOT RD - go 1.6 mi
==> Anybody coming from San
Leandro side (880-S), should take Hesperian Blvd exit.
Parking
in the main lot costs about $5, but we will park for free on the
road and then walk towards the snacks bar near the main parking
lot.
The second carpool location is near the Safeway,
at 46848 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539. From 880-N, turn right
on Mission Blvd. (Skip one unmarked road which goes to the right
soon after the exit.) Go 0.7 miles. Safeway is on your right.
Meet there at 7:15 AM. Driving Time : 35 minutes. We will take
880-N and follow directions given above to Lake Chabot.
Trip
Organizer : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
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AutoShow in motion (Mark)
Length of Hike: ~0 miles each
way
* Elevation Gain: ~0 feet each way
* Meet: 10:15am on
Nov. 12 (Saturday) at the Bechtel I-Center, 11 am at Paramount's
Great America Park 4701 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA
95054
* Driving time: approx. 0.5 hour each way
*
Limit: none
* Duration: about 3.5 hours
*
Description:
Autoshow in motion
(http://www.autoshowinmotion.com)
is a GM event that you can test drive all the new GM models
(include Corvette) and plus some other cars in comparison. They
also provide lunch for free (yes, it is free lunch in a sense you
don't have pay money from your pocket J ). This time they coming
to Great American park in Santa Clara. Last time I went they use
the Parking lot of Monster Park to setup test drive tracks, so I
assume they will use the parking lot of great America Park.
It
is free, but you have to register on their website before you
go:
http://www.autoshowinmotion.com/LocationHome.asp?s=%7B017E1C46%2DA876%2D4112%2D9617%2D54F4895C9B75%7D&location=SanJose1105
I have registered for 5 people (that is the limit for
one registration) at Sat Nov 12, at 11:15 am. For those who don't
want give out email address to GM, you can email me, so I can
make sure you can come as my guest J. I will not be meeting at
Bechtel I-Center, so for some one need a ride, do let me know,
then I can arrange car pool options. If you can help pickup
people at Bechtel I-Center, do let me know as well (Thank you).
We can all meet at parking lot of Great American Park at 11
am.
Here are the
directions:
http://www.autoshowinmotion.com/Directions.asp?s=%7B4B367C9C%2DAB5B%2D4581%2D855C%2D06BBD3F154E8%7D
We should be able to finish it
around 3 pm. If we still feel like it, we can decide to hike
something near by with Elevation Gain: > 0 feet. J
Let
me know you have any questions
Trip Leader: Mark
email:
mark@openevents.com
phone: 408-933-8028
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City Hike in San Francisco (Chris
K.)
* Date: Sunday,
Nov. 13
* Length of walk : 5-6 miles
* Elevation gain : 1400 ft total
*
Difficulty : Moderate
* Rain Policy : Heavy
Rain Cancels.
* Meet : 9:00 AM Bechtel
Center, or 10:00 in SF
* Estimated finish :
4:00 PM
* Bring : warm clothes in case it is
windy or cold
* Organizer : Chris Kimball
crk5 (at) comcast.net
* No RSVP. Just turn up for the event. If you have questions or
comments, please email them to me.
We will start at the
intersection of Haight St. and West Buena Vista Ave. (the
northwest corner of Buena Vista Park). We will walk
through Buena Vista Park, where we will have our first view of the
city below. We will stroll through a nice neighborhood and stop by
another hill with a view on our way to Twin Peaks, which provides
a breathtaking view of San Francisco. We will then
descend to the Castro neighborhood, and walk up Castro St.
Finally, we will head back to our starting point on Haight St,
which is in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood. Here there will
be an optional low-cost dinner.
I will not be able to
organize car pools at Stanford. If anyone is willing to
greet people and hand out maps (which I will provide), let me
know.
If you will be taking BART, let me know in advance.
I can pick up a **limited** number of people from the 16 &
Mission BART station.
For more detailed directions, copy
and paste the following into maps.google.com:
422
Lagunita Drive, Stanford, ca to Haight St & Buena Vista Ave W,
San Francisco, CA 94117
1. Turn right at
Campus Dr E - go 0.4 mi
2. Continue toward
Junipero Serra Blvd - go 0.1 mi
3. Continue
on Junipero Serra Blvd - go 0.9 mi
4. Bear
right and head toward Santa Cruz Ave - go 0.1 mi
5.
Turn left at Sand Hill Rd - go 1.4 mi
6. Take
the I-280 N ramp to San Francisco - go 29 mi
...
7.
Take the San Jose Ave exit - go 0.3 mi
8.
Bear right at San Jose Ave - go 0.8 mi
9.
Continue on Dolores St - go 1.7 mi
10. Turn
left at 16th St - go 0.5 mi
11. Turn right at
Castro St - go 0.5 mi
12. Bear right at
Divisadero St - go 0.1 mi
13. Turn left at
Haight St - go 0.3 mi
14. Turn left on either
Buena Vista Ave East or Buena Vista Ave W, and look for
parking.
Trip "Leader" : Chris Kimball crk5
(at) comcast.net
Cell
phone (day of trip only) 301-509-5542
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Sykes Hot Springs Backpacking
(David A)
Length of Hike: ~10 miles
each way
* Elevation Gain: ~2500 feet each way
* Meet: 7am on Nov. 12 (Saturday) at the Bechtel I-Center
* Driving time: approx. 2 hours each way
* Limit:
8 people
The Sykes Hot Springs are situated in Big Sur,
the beautiful and wild coastal range south of Monterey. We will
hike in along the Big Sur river. The goal is to find (and enjoy)
the hot springs at what is hopefully a time when they are not too
heavily mobbed. We will spend a night near the hot springs by a
campfire before we head back the next morning. We should be back
in the Bay Area by early Sunday evening.
You'll need the
standard overnight gear: backpack, sleeping bag and pad, warm
clothes, food... we will also need some tents, stoves and water
filters.
(Note: heavy rain cancels the hike. I'll monitor
weather reports and send out updates. Current long range forecast
looks good.)
Interested? Then, RSVP the "leader"
David with the following information:
1. Your
contact numbers (cell, etc.)?
2. What backpacking
experience do you have?
3. Can you drive? # of
passengers you can take in your car?
4. What group
camping gear do you have? (Tents, stove, water filter)
5.
Have you lead any Stanford Outing Club activities in the past 4
months?
6. What food item can you bring to share with
the group?
7. Carpool preference (if not Stanford)?
If
you are not sure if you can make it, but just want to hear more
about the trip and receive updates, then just email the "leader"
and say you are a "maybe" at this time.
RSVP by
Tuesday 4PM PST.
People that make it to the final list will be
contacted Wednesday.
For questions, contact the trip
"leader" David Altmar at
daltmar(at)gmail(dot)com
or 408-936-2233.
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Rancho Del Oso (Mei & Jane)
Destination: Rancho Del Oso,
Pescadero
* Date: Saturday, November 19
* Meeting: 8:45 am,
Bechtel I-Center parking lot SELF-organized carpool; 10:15 am at
park entrance
* Distance: ~12 miles; minimal elevation change;
pace will be moderate but this hike is not for beginners
*
Driving Time: 1:15 hour each way
* Bring: Plenty of
WATER(~2L), hat, jacket, snacks, lunch, camera, etc. i.e. the
usual
* No need to RSVP. Heavy rain cancels.
*
Description:
Rancho del Oso "ranch of the bear" and
nearby Waddell Creek sit just south of Ano Nuevo and are a part
of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. In fact, Waddell Beach, located
across Highway 1 from the park entrance, is known worldwide as
one of the premier spots for windsurfing.
From the coastal
entrance, we will hike past the occasional farm and valley
stream, heading inward through alder, Monterey pine and redwood
forests until we reach Berry Creek Falls, a 60 foot cascade,
where we will stop for lunch. This is a beautiful hike in autumn,
but the weather may be cold at this time of year, so please be
sure to dress appropriately.
* For more
information:
http://www.virtualparks.org/scenes/Z8eWbFdFwoE7wwpRQgZRvSg.html
http://www.virtualparks.org/scenes/ZcSJp1Lb7xo9yXW9pMxdJZA.html
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/bbrdo.html
*
Directions from Stanford:
- Take 280 (N)
- Take the CA-92
exit and continue on CA-92 toward HALF MOON BAY
- Turn left
onto CA-1 (Cabrillo Highway)
- From CA-1 at the San
Mateo/Santa Cruz County border (past Ano Nuevo), the
park
entrance is south about 1-2 miles
- Turn right into the
parking lot (Note: this trailhead is about 15 miles south of
Pescadero Road/about 7 miles north of Davenport).
(If you
prefer, you can also take Highway 84(W) from 280, Woodside Road
exit. Note: the driving time may be a bit longer since the road
winds all the way to the coast).
Alternate carpooling:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Weekend-hiking/
Contacts:Mei
and Jane
may4mc
(at) gmail.com;
jkohgami(at)stanford(dot)edu;
650-218-4639 (day of hike ONLY)
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Mystery Spot Trip (Ashutosh)
This is a strange area where
gravity is said to be permanently out for lunch
(http://www.mysteryspot.com/)
An
hour drive from here -- it makes a good trip either on
Monday (11/21/05, leaving at 11:30am from Bechtel lot).
Here
are some other details:
Cost: ~7$ for tickets/parking, etc. ,
plus optional lunch from a fast food place in the way (or if
people are enthusiastic about resturant, then some resturant in
the way)
Elevation change: NA
Type: beginner, .....
Meet
at 11:30am in front of Bechtel, we will leave sharply at
11:35am
-Ashutosh
(RSVP not required but preferred
at 650-353-1522, or at 650-796-6468)
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Havasu Canyon (Akhilesh)
*** Sign-up required by Tuesday,
6:00 PM November 22, 2005
This trip info is copied from
previous trip at outing club in Fall,
99
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http://www.stanford.edu/group/outing/Past/fall99.html#NOV27.
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* Length of hike: 11 miles to campsites + day hikes
* Meet: Thursday, Nov. 24 VERY early at a TBD location
* Return: Late Sunday, Nov. 27
* Driving
Time: approx 12-14 hours each way
* Cost:
$20/person entry fee + $9/person/night campground fee for a total
of $60-80, plus carpool costs. Please check
this link for fees.
http://www.havasupaitribe.com/campgrounds.html
* Elevation Gain: 2200 feet down/up
* Limit:
8~12 people?
If you would like to sign up, please email me
(aksing@gmail.com)
the following ASAP (by Tuesday,
6pm):
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----------------------------.
No last minute change Please
...
1. Name:
2. Email:
3. Phone Numbers:
4
Can you help in planning ??
5. Are you willing to drive your
car :
If yes ?? How many people you can
carry in your car ??
6. Can you bring a tent:
7. If so, how
many does it sleep:
8. Can you bring a stove:
Havasu
Canyon is a branch of the Grand Canyon. It is a beautiful area
with fascinating rock formations and spectacular waterfalls. This
trip will focus mainly on the water, with day hikes to the three
waterfalls and an excursion to the mouth of the canyon, where the
Havasu river empties into the Colorado.
We will be driving
Thursday (almost full day) for arriving there and Sunday full day
for coming back. We will be splitting all our activities in Friday
and Saturday.
http://www.havasupaitribe.com/hiking.html
We would prefer to see these waterfalls with one big
hike + small hikes.
For Campground please check this
official
link.
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http://www.havasupaitribe.com/campgrounds.html
The
campgrounds provide pit toilets and potable water as well as
tables, but nothing else. Campfires are not allowed. You must pack
out all trash. There is no water at Hualapai hilltop (the trail
head), so have full canteens for the hike in. There will be no
water until Supai Village, about 8 miles in. There are apparently
a couple of overpriced, understocked "general stores" in
Supai village, but don't count on them for anything crucial.
If
you want additional info, check
out
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http://www.havasupaitribe.com/hiking.html
http://www.havasupaitribe.com/campgrounds.html
http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/usa/arizona/havasu.html
Hikes
in this area are considered moderately difficult. The hike starts
off steep and winds down switchbacks for at least a 1 ½
miles. The trail is rugged and rocky. Please wear well-fitted and
comfortable hiking boots.
Temperature
-----------
Temperatures
are in the 65-70 degree range during the day, and in the 30~40F's
at night. Chances for precipitation are
low.
http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/tenday.htmllocid=86435&from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_undeclared
My contact info:
Akhilesh Singh
<aksing@gmail.com>
510-552-1923
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Mount Tamalpais, off Stinson
Beach (DN)
Destination : Mount
Tamalpais, Stinson Beach.
* Date : Nov 24 (Thursday)
*
Length of hike : 7-8 miles
* Elevation gain : 1600 feet
*
Difficulty : Moderate, but not for beginners.
* Rain Policy :
Heavy Rain Cancels.
* Meet : 8:25 AM, sharp, self-organised
carpool at Bechtel I-Center.
Or meet at
trailhead, on Belvedere Avenue, at 10:00 AM sharp.
* Bring :
lunch, water, layers.
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. If you have quesions please
email them.
We will do the popular loop at Mount
Tamalpais, combining Matt Davis off Stinson Beach, Steep Ravine
and Dipsea trails. The climb up Matt Davis is on a very gradual
slope which makes it feel more like 1200 feet, and I plan to do
it at an easy to moderate pace, but this hike is not recommended
for beginners. We will take a break for lunch at 4-mile mark near
Pantoll Parking lot.
* For more information, including
directions
:
http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/stinson.html
It's
a long drive from the campus to the trailhead. If you plan for a
restroom break at the carpool point, be there at 8:20 AM but
don't delay others because of your tardiness. I will try to be at
carpool point myself but I am not sure from where I would be
starting that morning. It should be possible to take a break for
fueling, perhaps on 19th Ave in SF, where you can find a restroom
and pick up a sandwich at a gas station, and reach the trailhead
in 90 minutes.
To reach US 101 in Marin County, start
northwards on Lomita on the campus, turn left on Santa Teresa,
right on Campus Dr West, left on Stock Farm Rd, left on Sand Hill
Rd, then take 280-N and go 26 miles. Go past CA-1 South exit,
take 1-N to 19th Ave, and follow directions to Golden Gate Bridge
via CA-1 N and 101-N. When you exit 101 to CA-1N for Stinson
Beach, note your odometer reading. About 3.5 miles from here, you
need to turn right on Panoramic Hwy at a junction not very
clearly signed as you approach it. If you continue on Shoreline
Hwy (CA-1) instead, you will still approach the trailhead, but
off a more winding road.
I plan to start climbing Mt Tam
at 10 AM but if alternate parking space needs to be found a
little away from the trailhead, we will start at 10:15 AM.
If
we are back at the trailhead by 2 PM, I might drive towards East
Peak trailhead and walk another mile. Check
:
http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/eastpeak.html
Trip
Organizer : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
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Flattish Trails in Portola Valley
(DN)
Destination : Trails either
side of Alpine Road in Portola Valley.
* Date : Nov 27
(Sunday)
* Length of hike : 5-6 miles
* Elevation gain :
200-400 feet
* Difficulty : Very easy at moderate pace.
*
Rain Policy : Heavy Rain Cancels.
* Meet : 9:25 AM, sharp, at
Bechtel I-Centre. We will start at 9:30.
Or meet
at Windy Hill trailhead, off Portola Road, at 9:45.
* Bring :
snacks, water, layers.
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. If you have quesions please
email them.
This is a good hike for beginners looking for
easy workout. We will start from the Windy Hill trailhead off
Portola Road on Spring Ridge Trail or Betsy Crowder Trail, and
soon exit Windy Hill OSP near gate WH06. After crossing Alpine
Road, we will take Toyon Trail to Lake Trail in Coal Mine Ridge,
sometimes called Portola Valley Ranch. Once we reach Old Spanish
Trail, we will stop for lunch. There is the option of taking
Arroyo Trail if we want to walk more. We will re-enter Windy Hill
at gate WH06, and round off the hike along Spring Ridge Trail or
Sequoias Trail.
* For more information
:
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/whsrhg.html
(There is a link to the map by MROSD,
too.)
http://bahiker.com/southbayhikes/cmr.html
Check the link to the map, and print it out for your
reference.
* For alternate carpooling :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Weekend-hiking/
Directions
from I-Center on the Campus :
1. Go northwards on Lomita.
2.
Left on Santa Teresa.
3. Left on Campus Drive West.
4. Bear
Right, and take Alpine Road.
5. At the first stop sign after
crossing 280, turn right on Portola Road and go 0.8 miles.
Trip
Organizer : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
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UC Berkeley Botanical Garden & Scharffen Berger Chocolate
Factory tour (Lily T.)
Destination: UC Berkeley Botenical Garden & Scharffen
Berger Chocolate Factory tour
* Date: November 26, 2005
(Saturday)
* Total length of hike: ~1 mile + ~ .1 mile
*
Driving distance/time: 30 miles / 45-min approx. each way
*
Cost: Mileage + $5 entrance fee/person and ~$2 parking fee/car
*
Organizer: Lily T. (415) 613-3574 (day of the hike)
* RAIN
CANCELS
* Meet: 12:10pm at the Bechtel I-Center, Stanford or
1pm at parking lot of UC Berkeley Botenical Garden
* Estimated
finish time: 5:30 PM (end of the tour)
* Bring: sunscreen,
plenty of water, snacks, coat, all the usual stuff.
*
Further
information:
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/
http://www.scharffenberger.com/tour_main.php
*
IMPORTANT: Please RSVP as there are only 10 spaces for the
Chocolate Tour. I'll be leaving from SF, so I'll need
someone to help with organizing carpool from Stanford.
Please let me know if you are willing and able to do so.
Thanks very much in advance! I can also pick people up from
Bart station in Berkeley the day of the event.
*
Description:
On our first stop, we'll be visiting the
University of California Botanical Garden. The University
of California Botanical Garden is a living museum open to the
public featuring one of the most diverse plant collections in the
United States. Established in 1890, the Garden's 34 acres contain
over 12,000 different kinds of plants from all over the world
arranged by region. The Garden, famous for its large number
of rare and endangered species, is located on the UC Berkeley
campus in Strawberry Canyon, on Centennial Drive between the Cal
Memorial Stadium and the Lawrence Hall of Science, overlooking
San Francisco Bay.
With paid admission($5/person), there
is a free docent-led tours offered year-round on Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 PM. We'll try to catch the
1:30pm tour. It lasts about 1 hour. Afterwards, we'll
explore the garden on our own for about 1 hr and meet back @ the
entrance @ 3:30 to depart to our next destination, the chocolate
factory.
Before our factory tour, we'll first stop at the
lovely Cafe Cacao, where we can take a break and have some sweet
treats before the tour. It's located right next to the
factory. We can relax there until our tour which begins @
4:30pm. Here is a little more info about the cafe,
http://www.cafecacao.biz.
Our tour will last about 45 minutes to 1 hr. During
which, you will get a little history about where cocoa beans are
harvested, how they are processed into chocolate from the cocoa
plant, and most importantly, sample some of the different types
of chocolates. Feel free to ask questions during the tour
as it's very much encouraged!
After tour, people still
have a chance go back to the store and get some sweet treasures
to bring home. That will conclude our day of
tours.
DIRECTIONS from Stanford to Botenical Garden
*
Get to Hwy 101 North
* Drive about 25miles to Bay Bridge
through SF
* Take 80 East/North to Berkeley
* Take
University Ave off ramp
* Take University Ave until it dead
ends on Oxford, make a left onto Oxford
* Stay on Oxford until
Hearst Ave, make a right onto Hearst
* Right on Gayley Road
and travel to 1st stop sign
* Left on Stadium Rimway to the
first stop sign
* Left on Centennial Dr.
* Garden entrances
is about 3/4 mile up Centennial Drive on the right
* parking
is past the Graden on the left.
Trip "leader":
Lily T.
lily.tam (at) gmail.com
415-613-3574
On
the day of the hike only: 415-613-3574
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Evening Walk around Stanford Campus (DN)
Destination : Stanford Campus Streets
* Date: Tuesday,
Dec 06, 2005
* Length of walk : 3-4 flat miles
* Rain
Policy : Heavy Rain Cancels. No rain is forecast.
* Meet :
6:10 PM at the Bechtel I-Center, Stanford.
* Estimated finish
: 7:30 PM (back at Bechtel)
* Bring : warm clothes
*
Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
* No
RSVP.
We will start start walking at 6:15 PM sharp (so
don't be late) and cover 3.5 to 4 miles at moderate pace.
Trip
"Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
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Evening Walk around Stanford Campus (Naniwadekar)
Destination : Stanford Campus Streets
* Date: Thursday,
Dec 08, 2005
* Length of walk : 3-4 flat miles
* Rain
Policy : Rain Cancels. No rain is forecast.
* Meet : 6:10 PM
at the Bechtel I-Center, Stanford.
* Estimated finish : 7:30
PM (back at Bechtel)
* Bring : warm clothes
* Organizer :
Naniwadekar (email : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
* No
RSVP.
We will start walking at 6:15 PM sharp (so don't be
late) and cover 3.5 to 4 miles at moderate pace. The forecast is
for some showers early tomorrow but not in the evening.
Trip
"Leader" : Naniwadekar (Dhananjay Naniwadekar :
walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
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Evening Walk around Stanford Campus (DN)
Destination : Stanford Campus Streets
* Date : Friday,
Dec 09, 2005
* Length of walk : 3-4 flat miles
* Rain
Policy : Rain Cancels. No rain is forecast.
* Meet : 5:55 PM
at the Bechtel I-Center, Stanford.
* Estimated finish : 7:00
PM (back at I-Center)
* Bring : warm clothes
* Organizer :
DN (email : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP.
We
will start walking at 6:00 PM (a bit earlier than last 2 evening
walks this week) and cover 3 to 4 miles at moderate pace.
Trip
"Leader" : DN (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
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Cable Car Carolling (Erik)
Time for the Third Annual Cable Cars a' Caroling.
*
Destination : San Francisco Cable Cars, tasty food.
* Date:
Saturday, Dec 10, 2005
* Rain Policy : Rain or Shine
* Meet
: 6 PM at the Bechtel I-Center, Stanford.
7:30pm at Shalimar @ 532 Jones Street, San Francisco
* Bring :
warm clothes
* Organizer : DN (email : erik [dot] peterson [at]
gmail-dot-com)
* RSVP via
Evite
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=CRBAWWEJUHCNNXLEZRDV&unknownUser=true
Some
come and join the rest of your friends to take over a cable car,
and scare away all the tourists with our off key singing.
(Yep,
we've done this before and had lots of fun, and so far not been
attacked by tourists)
The plan is to take the Powell-Hyde
line from Powell &
Market
http://www.sfcablecar.com/routes.html
We
will group together at "Shalimar" at 532 Jones Street @
7:30pm (or 6pm at Bechtel @ Stanford to
Carpool)
http://www.shalimarsf.com/jones_location.html
which
is a tasty, inexpensive, and fresh Indian restaraunt that is quite
popular.
After grabbing a quick short meal, we will take
over a cable car headed towards Ghirardelli Square, and then share
our merry times together all along the line.
We will stop off
at Ghirardelli Square, enjoy a tasty treat together, and then head
back to Union Square.
Feel free to invite others along!
Lets have a good fun crowd!
(just to give us a rough idea,
please do use the evite, but we do expect others to be there)
I
will make copies of some of the standard songs, but if you have
something special, please do make some copies.
See you
Satruday!
Event will happen rain or shine. Cable cars are
covered.
Weather forecast is actually good for this weekend.
Do
bring a warm layers.
-Erik Peterson
Mobile: +1.650.270.1040
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Stevens Creek County Park (DN)
Destination : Stevens Creek County Park
* Date : Dec 11
(Sunday)
* Length of hike : 7.5 miles
* Elevation gain : ~
1200 feet
* Difficulty : Moderate but not for very slow
walkers.
* Rain Policy : Heavy Rain Cancels. Forecast is for
clouds but no rain.
* Meet : See below for two carpool
locations.
Self-organised Stanford Carpool : 7:55
AM, Cupertino Carpool : 8:10 AM
We will
start the walk at 8:30 AM sharp from trailhead.
* Estimated
finish : 12:00 noon (back at the trailhead)
* Bring : snacks,
water, carpool money, layers
* Organizer : DN (email :
walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. If you have
questions please email them.
I try to start my hikes on
time and usually succeed. So don't be late. We have had occasions
when hikers had to leave midway because of physical discomfort.
So do your homework, print out driving directions and the trip's
map, and make a note of the proposed trails.
We will start
from the northern-most parking lot off Stevens Canyon Road. We
will take Tony Look trail for 0.6 very steep miles and turn left
on Coyote Ridge trail into the eponymous Fremont Older OSP. (Mr
Fremont Older, a newspaper editor, owned a part of this preserve
100 years ago.) We may stop for 10 minutes at Maisie's Peak to
admire views and eat a sandwich. We will get back into the county
park (owned by Santa Clara County) on Vista Loop trail and rejoin
Tony Look trail at its peak point. I think the climb is fairly
gradual after first 15 strenuous minutes. Tony Look trail winds
downhill along the eastern edge of Stevens Creek Reservoir on a
shaded route. We will complete the loop by taking Rim Trail.
*
I prefer this map
:
http://www.openspace.org/preserves/maps/fremont_older_map.pdf
*
More info :
www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/stevenscreek.html
There
is $5 parking fee, so carpooling is recommended. We will meet
near the machine which dispenses parking permits.
From
Stanford Campus, take Page Mill, then 280-S towards San Jose for
6.8 miles. Take Foothill Blvd exit, turn right, travel approx 2.3
miles from Hwy 280 and turn into a clearly marked park entrance
to your left. Foothill Blvd changes its name to Stevens Canyon
Road after approx 1.4 miles. If you hit Monte Bello Rd, you have
gone too far.
For Cupertino Carpool Point, get on Foothill
Blvd as described above, travel 1.1 miles, turn right into Voss
Ave, and park your car. Meet me there at 8:10 AM, about a mile
from the trailhead.
Hikers from San Francisco and East
Bay, note the following URL.
* For alternate carpooling :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Weekend-hiking/
Trip
"Leader" : DN (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
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Henry Coe State Park (Julio)
Destination: Henry Coe State Park
Date:
December 17, 2005 (Saturday)
Total length of hike: 6.4
miles
Total elevation gain: 1600 feet
Further
information on Henry Coe State Park at URL:
www.coepark.org
Driving
distance/time: 50 miles / 1.25
hours
approx. each way
Cost: Mileage ($20 per
car)+ Park Entrance fee ($5
per car)
RAIN CANCELS.... In
case of doubt, an e-mail will be
sent the day
before
if the hike is going to
be cancelled due to weather
forecast.
NO NEED TO RSVP
Meet: 8:45 am at the
Bechtel I-Center, Stanford
10:15
am at Park Headquarters in Henry Coe
State Park
Estimated
finish time: 2:00 PM (back at trailhead),
3:30 PM (back at
Stanford)
bring: lunch, sunscreen, plenty of water, coat,
all
the usual stuff.
We will hike the recommended loop
consisting of the
Monument Trail, Middle Ridge Trail, Fish
Trail, and
Corral Trail. Although there will be a steep
downhill
section of about 1 mile in length on the
Monument
Trail, this route can be rated as moderately
strenuous
and makes a good hike for someone who is
physically
fit but who has not been hiking much recently.
For
this trip, we will adopt a moderate pace to appreciate
the
scenery and highlights along the loop.
Highlights of our
route include a visit to the Henry
Coe Monument, a visit to
Frog Lake, a lovely crossing
of the Little Fork of the Coyote
Creek, and huge
Manzanita Shrubs that have reached tree-like
sizes.
DIRECTIONS from Stanford to Henry Coe State
Park
headquarters:
- Take the I-280 SOUTH ramp towards
SAN JOSE
- Exit to HIGHWAY 85 heading south TOWARD GILROY
-
Take Highway 85 to HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH
- Take Highway 101 south
to MORGAN HILL
- Take the EAST DUNNE AVENUE EXIT
- Turn
LEFT at STOP LIGHT and CROSSOVER Highway 101
- Head EAST INTO
the HILLS for about 3 miles
- At TOP of FIRST RIDGE, look for
sign for Henry Coe
S.P. at Y in the road
- BEAR RIGHT at Y
-
Drive 10 MILES TO the PARK ENTRANCE
- MEET IN FRONT OF PARK
HEADQUARTERS
Trip "leader":
Julio
Magalhaes
jamzemail (at) yahoo.com
On
the day of the hike only: 650.906.2594
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Purisima Creek OSP's South-Central Section (DN)
Destination : Purisima Creek
* Date : Dec 24
(Saturday)
* Length of hike : 11 miles
* Elevation gain :
2200 feet
* Difficulty : Moderate to Strenuous.
* Rain
Policy : Rain Cancels.
* Meet : Bechtel I-Center at 8:50 AM
or Gate # PC03 at 9:25 AM
We will start the walk
at 9:30 AM from trailhead PC03.
* Estimated finish : 3:00 PM
(back at the trailhead)
* Bring : food, water, carpool money,
layers
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
* Please RSVP. If rain threatens to cancel, an
email will be sent out.
Participants should print out
driving directions plus map of the park, and make a note of the
trails we are planning to follow.
We will meet at the
parking lot near gate # PC03. We will first walk to the restroom
near gate PC03A along Redwood Trail. Then we will descend 1000 ft
along Purisima Creek Trail over 3 miles, climb 1000 ft along
Grabtown Gulch Trail, take Borden Hatch Mill Trail, and walk back
on Purisima Creek Trail for 3 miles. I have not walked this route
before but I expect it to be nicely shaded. The preserve has won
rave reviews among hikers.
I will try to finish the hike
by 3 PM, stop at Alice's Restaurant in Woodside
(http://alicesrestaurant.com/)
if they are open, and attend Christmas Eve Family Service at
Stanford Memorial Church at 5 PM to hear congregational singing
of carols; but we will not rush the hike just to be able to make
it there.
* More info :
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/purisimaredwood.html
(But
our hike is considerably longer than 0.7 miles covered in the
above URL.)
Also see :
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/purisima.html
*
Map :
http://www.openspace.org/preserves/maps/purisima_creek_redwoods_map.pdf
I am going to cross-post the hike on BayAreaHiking
Yahoo-group; please visit the group at 7 AM on the day of the
hike to check whether the weather has forced the hike to be
cancelled. I will also try to email those who have rsvp-ed if the
hike is cancelled. Please rsvp to my walks.nani address only and
use the same subject header as sent out with this email to help
me manage it smoothly.
How to get there : Check for
"skyline blvd & tunitas creek rd, redwood city, ca"
on maps.google.com
site. Another reference point would be : "skyline blvd &
la honda , woodside, ca".
From San Francisco side,
take Interstate 280 to the exit for CA 92. Drive west about 3
miles, then turn left onto Skyline Boulevard (CA 35). Drive about
7 miles to the parking lot on the right side of the road (it is
the last Purisima parking lot).
From Stanford Campus, take
Sand Hill Rd, turn right on Portola Rd, make a sharp left for
CA-84 (La Honda Rd), then bear right on Skyline Blvd (CA-35) and
drive north about 6 miles, to the small parking lot on the left
side of the road (it's easy to miss, so be careful and smart by
using odometer readings).
* For alternate carpooling :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Weekend-hiking/
Trip
"Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
Purisima Creek OSP's Northern Section (DN)
Destination : Purisima Creek
* Date : Dec 25 (Sunday)
*
Length of hike : 9-10 miles (shorter options possible)
*
Elevation gain : 1800-2000 feet
* Difficulty : Moderate to
Strenuous.
* Rain Policy : Rain Cancels.
* Meet : Bechtel
I-Center at 9:50 AM or Gate # PC05 at 10:50 AM
We will start the walk at 11:00 AM from trailhead.
* Estimated
finish : 3:45 PM (back at trailhead)
* Bring : food, water,
carpool money, layers
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
* Please RSVP. If rain threatens to
cancel, an email will be sent out.
Note : This hike will
start from a different trailhead at the preserve than the
previous day's hike. Participants should print out driving
directions plus map of the park, and make a note of the trails we
are planning to follow.
We will meet at the parking lot
near gate # PC05. We will climb Harkins Ridge Trail all the way
to gate PC01. Hikers can skip 1 mile of the walk featuring a
steep climb here if they want. We will walk about a mile westward
on North Ridge Trail. Then will follow an out and back segment of
North Ridge Trail to gate marked PC06; hikers can skip anything
upto 2.4 miles during this segment of the hike depending on their
mood and fancy to make the hike shorter. We will return to our
cars along Whittemore Gulch Trail which affords beautiful views
of the ocean.
* More info :
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/purisimahiggins.html
Also
see : http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/purisima.html
*
Map :
http://www.openspace.org/preserves/maps/purisima_creek_redwoods_map.pdf
I
am going to cross-post the hike on BayAreaHiking Yahoo-group;
please visit the group at 7 AM on the day of the hike to check
whether the weather has forced the hike to be cancelled. I will
also try to email those who have rsvp-ed if the hike is
cancelled. Please rsvp to my walks.nani address only and use the
same subject header as sent out with this email to help me manage
it smoothly.
How to get there : From Stanford Campus, take
Sand Hill Rd, then 280-N, then CA-92 towards the ocean. Drive
south for 1.2 miles on CA-1 and follow the directions given on
the webpage above. Check for "higgins purisima rd, half moon
bay, ca" on maps.google.com
site for a quick reference.
Imp Note : Higgins Purisima Road
is also known as Higgins Canyon Road.
* For alternate
carpooling : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Weekend-hiking/
Trip
"Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
Arastradero Preserve (DN)
Destination : Arastradero Preserve
* Date : Dec 26
(Monday)
* Length of hike : 5-6 miles
* Elevation gain :
200-500 ft
* Difficulty : Very easy.
* Rain Policy : Rain
Cancels.
* Meet : Bechtel I-Center at 9:50 AM
* Estimated
finish : 12:30 PM (back at trailhead)
* Bring : food, water,
layers
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. Rain cancels.
Arastradero
Preserve is almost walking distance from Stanford Campus. The
trails are very easy; there are no tough climbs to negotiate. We
will walk for about 2 hours, rain permitting. The whole weekend
is liable to be washed out by rains but it's still 8-10 days
away, so the forecast for rain has ample time to change for the
better.
* More info, directions and map
:
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/arastradero.html
Trip
"Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani
[at] gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
Edgewood Park (DN)
Destination : Edgewood Park
*
Date : Dec 31 (Saturday)
* Length of hike : 5-6 miles
*
Elevation gain : 400-500 ft
* Difficulty : Very easy.
*
Rain Policy : Rain Cancels.
* Meet : Bechtel I-Center at 9:50
AM
* Estimated finish : 12:45 PM (back at trailhead)
*
Bring : food, water, carpool money, layers
* Organizer : DN
(email : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. Heavy rain
cancels.
Edgewood Park's trails are very friendly to
beginner hikers. We will go where our fancy takes us and walk for
2-3 hours. The map I have access to does not mention distances. I
have walked there once before and only remember that the walk was
short, the gradient very gentle and the views were quite
good.
For more information and map, google-search for
'edgewood park bahiker'. Take 280-N from San Jose side, turn
right (eastwards) at Edgewood Road exit, and drive about a mile.
The main gate of the park and a parking lot can be seen to your
right. Those wishing to come straight to the park should note
that the walk will begin sometime between 10:20 to 10:30
AM.
Trip "Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar
: walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
Almaden Quicksilver County Park (DN)
Destination : Almaden Quicksilver County Park
* Date :
Jan 01 (Sun)
* Length of hike : 7.6 miles
* Elevation gain
: 1200 ft
* Rain Policy : Rain Cancels.
* Meet : Bechtel
I-Center at 9:50 AM
* Bring : food, water, carpool money,
layers
* Organizer : DN (email : walks.nani [at]
gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. Rain cancels.
I have never
visited this park before. I hope someone familiar with the park
will attend the hike; we will let him/her lead the hike, choose
any path covering 7-8 miles, but choose the pace ourselves and
keep it moderate.
Check :
http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/almadenquicksilver.html
A
reference point for finding driving directions is : "Almaden
Rd & Mockingbird Hill Ln, San Jose, CA 95120". More
exact directions can be found in the URL above.
My plan is
to follow the route described in the URL. The walk will start at
10:45 AM; we should be back at the trailhead by 2:30 PM.
I
am cross-posting the hike on BayAreaHiking yahoo group. In case
rain cancels the hike, you can read about it on the yahoo-group
by 7 AM on the day of the hike.
Trip "Leader" :
Nani (Dhananjay Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
Coal Mine Ridge (DN)
Destination : Coal Mine Ridge
* Date
: Jan 02 (Mon)
* Length of hike : 4-5 miles
* Elevation
gain : Very little
* Difficulty : Very easy
* Rain Policy :
Rain Cancels.
* Meet : Bechtel I-Center at 9:50 AM
* Bring
: something to eat, water, other usual stuff
* Organizer : DN
(email : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
* No RSVP. Rain
cancels.
We will park our cars near the intersection of
Alpine Rd and Willowbrook Dr in Portola Valley. But parking space
is very limited, so please carpool from the campus. We will reach
the pond at the farthest end of the hike either via Old Spanish
Trail or via Alpine Rd on foot for 2 miles and Lake Trail. The
return would be along Toyon Trail. We should be done by 12:15 PM
and back on the campus by 12:30 PM. We also have the option of
extending the hike by a mile or two by walking a few extra trails
in Coal Mine Ridge or in Windy Hill
OSP.
http://bahiker.com/southbayhikes/cmr.html
Check the link to the map, and print it out for your
reference.
Trip "Leader" : Nani (Dhananjay
Naniwadekar : walks.nani [at] gmail-dot-com)
Take me to the top!
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