The Southbay Ramblers is a Bay Area hiking group that was formed in the South Bay with the goal of gathering people together to have fun, while getting plenty of exercise and making new friends.
Our hikes generally cover six to eight miles and can be fairly strenuous. Our group meets twice monthly and we post our hikes on our schedule.
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See the Horses at Calero County Park: Our first hike of 2010 was at the lovely Calero County Park in San Jose. It was a beautiful day and one of our hikers, Patrick Kneeland really captured the day with great photos. Calero County Park is one of Santa Clara County's most diverse regional park and recreational areas. This 3,476 acre park is nestled in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Two distinct areas define this park: the reservoir and the adjoining back country. We enjoyed breathtaking views of the Santa Clara County and Santa Cruz Mountain ranges. Click here to view. |
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See the Owls at Alum Rock Park: The park is nestled within the Alum Rock Canyon in the foothills of the Diablo Range. The park has many acres of natural beauty and wildlife that includes deer, brush rabbits and wild turkeys. The terrain is very diverse with a variety of grasses, sagebrush and live oak trees on the north canyon slopes and valley oak, bay, madrone and California Buckeye on the south side of the canyon. Click here to see owls. |
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Pinnacles National Monument. Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano. Massive monoliths, spires, sheer-walled canyons and talus passages define millions of years of erosion, faulting and tectonic plate movement. There are over 30 miles of hiking trails at Pinnacles National Monument, ranging from easy, flat walks to more challenging, all-day hikes. This park was so much fun, we visited it three times this year. Click here to see some of our pictures. |
OUR NEXT HIKE
Phleger and Huddart Park
February 20th, 2010
Find more details on our schedule or join us to RSVP at our new meet-up location.