8-22 Chabot RP

Eleven of us did a "new" hike...well, most of it was new to us. We started at the Chabot Equestrian Center on Skyline Blvd. and walked generally north along Goldenrod Tr to Ranch Tr. which took us down zig zags to the valley. Then we followed Grass Valley Tr to Bort Meadow for lunch and walked up toward Redwood Rd where we picked up McDonald Tr to take us back to Parkridge Dr. where Shirley's car was waiting to shuttle the drivers. Distance about 4.3 miles

We have walked the McDonald Tr from Parkridge in the past, but never done Goldenrod or Ranch Tr. Very few people out on a nice day for walking.

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8/15 - So Shore Briones Reservoir

A dozen of us walked the 3.56 miles from the parking area at Bear Creek Rd, along the south shore of Briones Reservoir to the parking area at the dam. A hazy day, but not too warm and there was plenty of shade. Shirley's car was at the dam lot and she drove back for the other drivers. After collecting the hikers we headed to Briones Park for lunch. We really enjoyed watching hawks hunting for their lunch as we ate ours.

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8/8 Joaquin Miller Park

With very poor air quality from the smoke and warm temperatures forecast, we headed west of the hills hoping for both better air and cooler temps. The air was not bad and the temperature was fine for our morning walk.

This was essentially the same walk we did on 8-31-16, the last time we walked here. Starting from Joaquin Miller Court off Mountain Blvd., we went up Palo Seco Creek (Palos Colorados Tr), looped out to Lookout Point for an early lunch after walking out to the Joaquin Miller pyre, and returned to the cars down Sinawik Trail and a few blocks through the neighborhood, followed by a straight shot along Mountain Blvd. About 2 3/4 miles.

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8/1 Tilden to Sibley

It was nice to be back on the trail after last week's heat and all the smoke form the various wildfires.

14 of us started from the steam train parking lot off Grizzly Peak. This is the segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail that includes the "Skyline Gardens" - 170 native plant species are found along a mile-and-a-quarter of trail. We were right on the edge of the fog which made for very pleasant walking and beautiful light. Shirley's car was parked at the end of Fish Ranch to shuttle drivers back up the hill after our early lunch/snack. Only 2.5 miles, but it felt like more.

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