1 = Less than 5 miles of total distance
2 = 5 to 10 miles
3 = 10 to 15 miles
4 = 15 to 20 miles
5 = 20 to 25 miles
A = Less than 1000 feet of total elevation gain
B = 1000 to 2000 feet
C = 2000 to 3000 feet
D = 3000 to 4000 feet
E = 4000 to 5000 feet
Thus a typical Saturday 4D outing encompasses 15-20 miles of distance and 3000-4000' of elevation gain.
Oct 4 Big Basin, Sun, 3C.
NOTE: Date published in Loma Prietan - Oct 3 Sat - is incorrect.
Memorial Hike for Ruth and Frank. Refreshments to share and words of
remembrance are welcome. Carpool: Argonaut Shopping Center, 12960 Saratoga/
Sunnyvale Rd (just south/past Pierce Rd), meet near Starbucks on SW corner
of shopping center 8:00am, or, meet at Big Basin HQ 8:45am.
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Oct 10 Five Brooks, Sat, 3C.
Five brooks to Wildcat Beach, to the falls, and back over the hill with beautiful views. 7:30 at Edgewood & 280 P&R or 9AM sharp at Five Brooks. Optional dinner after the hike.
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Oct 17 Mt. Tam, Sat, 4C.
A circumambulation:
a moderately paced hike through forests, meadows and creeks.
Meet: 7:45, Edgewood Park and Ride for no host carpool
or meet at 9 in Mill Valley, plaza by bookstore/coffee place, town center.
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Oct 24-25 Trans-Sierra Dayhike, 5D or F 22.5 miles.
5,000ft + or - gain going west to east, 3,000ft+
gain going east to west. We will be going over Mono Pass
at 11,000ft. going either direction. There will be 2
groups. One on Saturday Oct. 25 going from Lake Thomas
Edison to Rock Creek trail head(west to east). They will be
picked up at the Rock Creek trail head by the group that
will be traveling east to west the next day, Sunday Oct. 26.
Everyone will camp together Saturday night. After dropping
the Sunday group off at the trail head the Saturday group
will drive the east to west groups cars back to the bay
area. The east to west group will pick up the other cars and
drive home Sunday evening. The West to east group will
have to have two sets of sleeping gear, one that they will
bring to the trailhead on Friday night and one the second
group will bring over for them to use on Saturday night.
Please contact leader if you want to go and which direction.
Also if you can drive, carpool or either.
CO-LEADER WANTED.
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Oct 24 Monte Bello Ridge and Beyond Sat 4C+
We will begin at Monte Bello Ridge Open Space Preserve and hike through 3 other preserves along the way. Carpool at 8:15 am at Page Mill and 280 or Monte Bello Ridge parking lot at 8:50 am. Must call leaders if you have not hiked with the group.
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Oct 31 Sat, Los Gatos to Almaden, 4D.
We will hike one way from Los Gatos to Almaden Quicksilver Park. Meet
at the corner of Mockingbird Lane and Gold Creek Way (the last corner before the park entrance) in Almaden at 7:30 a.m. We will park on the street outside the park and do a car shuttle to Los Gatos. No host carpool at Page Mill Park & Ride at 7:00 a.m.
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