What we’re about
Welcome to our Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Jose hiking and friendship group. Make friends and sweat 💦😅😋😊👍.
We offer an array of outdoor activities, with a focus on moderate to challenging hikes. Our hikes are also a place to learn some of the natural history of our area. Some hikes will go slowly enough to identify and photograph plants and mushrooms, and the occasional newt or bird (or mammal, of course). Other hikes are more focused on getting a good workout in a beautiful environment, in the company of other pleasant people. Most of our hikes are a mix of the two. Please be compassionate and mindful of everyone during our hikes.
We also sponsor a smaller number of indoor activities, be it (optionally) getting together at a pub or restaurant after a hike, or our monthly, roving trivia night. We sometimes refer to these events, affectionately and mirthfully, as "Connect Indoors".
Please join us!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Fossil hunt and sunset tide-pools! [Rancho del Oso]Coastways Ranch, Pescadero, CA
Fossils, Fish and Sea Foam
We will meet at the parking spot for the paleontology walk at 1:50 - 2pm. After exploring for fossils we will discuss whether to move to a better spot for tide-pooling and sunset.
*PALEONTOLOGY WALK*
Saturday November 16, 2 – 5 pm
Take a trip back in time with paleontologist Wayne Thompson of Pacific Paleontology. See what lies beneath the sea when Saturday's king low tide (-1.4) exposes fossils of creatures from an ancient ocean on north Waddell Beach.Meet at Cove Beach, north of Waddell Beach and south of Año Nuevo State Beach. Map
Free Parking: Park in the pull-out on the wet side of Highway 1, south of the entrance to Año Nuevo. Map
Paid Parking: Año Nuevo State Park lot (walk south on the New Year's Creek trail)
There is ample parking, but if you would like to carpool, sign up here.
For more details, Rancho Del Oso Nature and History Center site here.
There is a creek crossing, so heavy rain will cancel the walk.If Saturday's event sparks your interest and you want more, join Wayne again on Sunday in Capitola:
Sunday Paleontology Expedition Info HereRancho Del Oso information here
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