EASY WALK - LOS GATOS CREEK TRAIL + LUNCH

Craig and I will be out late on Friday so this is an opportunity to do an easy exercise on Saturday while walking alongside Los Gatos Creek.

This event is joined by some members of my hiking meetup group
55+ Almaden Hiking & Social Group

REMEMBER, YOUR GUEST IS YOUR PARTNER :)

PARKING:
Park in the neighborhood along 280 Garden Hill Dr. We will meet at the entrance of the dam (end of street).

LUNCH:
PEDRO'S IN LOS GATOS
MENU
316 N Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, CA 95030

Reservations made for 16 members under my name and 6 under Craig's name AT 1:30 AND 1:45 PM

## About Los Gatos Creek

### A Water Resource

The Los Gatos Creek is one of the few urban streams in Santa Clara Valley which remains relatively intact. It is both a riparian corridor for plants and wildlife and is part of an intricate system of water resources and flood protection.
Surface water runoff from the watershed that drains into Los Gatos Creek is captured by Lexington Reservoir in the Santa Cruz Mountains. That water is then used to recharge, or refill, the valley's groundwater basin.
Reservoir water is released and carried to recharge ponds via the creek. Water held in the ponds seeps or "percolates" through the earth's layers until it reaches underground aquifers. This percolation process helps clean the water before it reaches the underground storage basin.
All along Los Gatos Creek you will see groundwater recharge in action. Water released from Lexington Reservoir flows to Vasona Lake where a system of gates at the dam releases water downstream to the percolation ponds at Los Gatos Creek County Park and Budd, Camden, McGlincey, Oka Lane, Page and Sunnyoaks ponds. Ultimately, the creek joins the Guadalupe River and flows northward to San Francisco Bay.

MILES: 4-6 MILES (we can decide later)

ELEVATION: LESS THAN 100 FT