Winter 1996 Calendar
Thu Jan 11 at 6pm: Meeting and Potluck Dinner
Jan 20: Castle Rock State Park
Feb 03: Pinnacles Full Moon Hike (cancelled!)
Feb 17: Andrew Molera State Park (Big Sur)
Mar 02: Three Lakes (Marin County)
Mar 16: Mt. Madonna (Santa Cruz mountains, near Gilroy)
Meet other outdoor enthusiasts and help plan our activities for
the winter quarter by attending our meeting and potluck dinner
tomorrow 1/11 at 6 PM at the Bechtel International Center. Please
bring some food or a beverage to share. (We will have access to
a stove and a microwave.)
If you have trip suggestions but can't come to the meeting,
please send your ideas by e-mail to Erik (boman__no_spam__sccm.stanford.edu)
*before* the meeting.
PS: New "members" are most welcome.
Elevation gain: 2500 feet (moderately strenuous)
Length of hike: ~12 miles
start of hike: 9:00 am at the Bechtel Center, Stanford
We will start this hike in Castle Rock State Park from Saratoga Gap Parking
Lot right at the crossing of highway 9 and 35. We will walk down the
Skyline to the Sea Trail to an elevation of about 650 feet where we can
cross over to the Saratoga Toll Road Trail. We continue until we come to a
crossing, take then the Travertine Springs Trail to Castle Rock Trail Camp
and Park HQs. On the Ridge Trail we pass by the beautiful Goat Rock
(sandstone with marvelous forms caused by rainwater's chemical erosion). We
continue to castle rock. From there back to Saratoga Gap parking lot on
Skyline Trail. Castle Rock has been a local tourist attraction by the turn
of the century. This semi wilderness in which visitors can have siestas in
rolling meadows, hike through shady forests, and enjoy spectacular vistas
waits to be rediscovered by the outing club.
Trip "leader": Alex Gerlach
(gerlach__no_spam__alois.icon.palo-alto.med.va.gov).
Phone (415) 856 6736 (home)
Length of hike: ~10 miles
Elevation gain: 1500 feet (moderately strenuous)
Start of hike: 12:30 pm at the Bechtel Center, Stanford
By popular demand, we'll do yet another full moon hike!
Come to Pinnacles National Monument, the remains of an ancient
volcano 2 hours drive south of Stanford. Our 10 mile hike
will take us up, around, and over the pinnacles as well as through
some caves. Part of the hike will be after sunset, but if
the sky is clear there should be plenty of moonlight.
Everybody must bring a flashlight (and batteries) for the caves!
Trails may be wet and slippery through the caves so use
sturdy shoes/boots. Bring food (supper?), water/drinks,
and warm clothes (it can get cold after dark). Also bring money
for parking and optional meal in Hollister on the way home.
We will return to Stanford late, possibly around midnight.
PS: We will do a slightly different route this time. We'll start
at the visitor's center and try to go through both set of caves, skipping
the difficult sction of the High Peaks Trail.
Trip "leader": Mike Bitsko, ph: (408) 457-8633.
co-leader: Martin Gander
(mgander__no_spam__sccm.stanford.edu).
Phone (415) 856 6736 (home)
Length of hike: ~11 miles
Elevation gain: mostly flat, but with a strenous segment where we
will gain 1200 feet in 2 miles.
Start of hike: 8:00 am at the Bechtel Center, Stanford
Andrew Molera State Park is located in the Big Sur coastline about 2
hours driving from Stanford. The park ascends from a 2.5 mile
ocean-front beach to the Big Sur river through grasslands and redwood
forest. We will start at the parking lot and hike inland along the
river to the south boundary of the park. This trail is primarily in
the Big Sur coastline is spectacular. This is the time of the year
when the California gray whales are migrating, so if we are lucky we
will be able to watch them (bring you binoculars!). From the highest
elevation of the park, we will go down to the beach, where we will
have our traditional siesta time. We will then walk, along the beach
or on the Ridge Trail, back to the north end of the park. We will
cross the Big Sur river and then return to the parking lot.
Trip "leader": Erik Boman
(boman__no_spam__sccm.stanford.edu).
Phone: (415) 723-9341 (office)
Distance: < 13 miles
Elevation gain: 1300 feet (not steep = some would say mostly flat :)
Departure: 8:00 a.m. at the Bechtel Center, Stanford
(if you live significantly north of Stanford please contact
the trip "leader" for an alternate 10 a.m. meeting place in
Marin)
Driving time: 1.5 - 2 hours each way
By popular demand we try a brand new hike passing through the meadows, marshes,
forests and on the ridges as well as along three lake shores in the beautiful
area of the northern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. The hike starts at the Bon Tempe
dam and then follows the Alpine Lake shore for 4 miles. Then we go up along
Cataract and there should be plenty places suitable for siestas and offering
great views of the valleys. After the high marshes the hike goes on down Rock
Spring - Lagunitas trail and then along the shore of Lake Lagunitas and on Bon
Tempe Sunnyside trial (along the shore of Bon Tempe Lake).
Some siesta gear (frisbee, chocolate, etc :) may be useful...
The optional San Francisco dinner will feature a brand new restaurant!
Trip "leader": Jarek Baryeka
(jinx__no_spam__psych.stanford.edu),
phone (415) 694-4896.
Length of hike: 8-10 miles
Start of hike: 8am at the Bechtel Center, Stanford
Mt. Madonna is a 3200 acre redwood park near Gilroy which we have never
visited before. The hike will be 8-10 miles long with lots of hills
(elevation 600-1800 ft). Everybody must participate in map and sign
reading so we don't get lost. Optional dinner afterwards.
Trip "leader": Mike Bitsko, ph: (408) 457-8633.
co-leader: Erik Boman
(boman__no_spam__sccm.stanford.edu).
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