Hiking Date : 08/17/2013  Time: 1:30pm to 4:30pm, Meeting Place: the picnic table area in the Wunderlich Park.  Address: 4040  Woodside Road, Woodside, 94062.

The Wunderlich Park is a hillside area of redwood forest, open meadows, and beautiful oaks and madrones. The park is largely open space, with a system of beautiful trails. Both riding and hiking are available. Much of the park is well‐

shaded, so it’s a good hiking choice in summer days. 

There are quite a few loop possibilities. We hiked the ambitious one to the Skyline Boulevard edge of the preserve about 9.9 miles round trip. We also hiked a shorter one with 4.4 miles. This time, we will try a new route for easier handling.

Starting from the Parking, we will take the Alambique Trail to the junction of Bear Gulch Trail. After 0.3 miles on the Bear Gulch, we turn right to the Meadow Trail, then left to Madrone Trail, and hit the last portion of Bear Gulch Trail back to the parking. This route is about 4.8 miles. We should finish it within 3 hours.

 (Please note that all participants should take full responsibility to themselves in this event. Please aware that NCUAANC is not responsible to any indemnity on any occurring in this hiking event. If you do not agree on this term, please do not participate in this event.)

What to bring:

• Plenty of drinking water, snacks.
• Sun glasses, sun screen and hat.

Directions:

Take Hwy 101 or I‐280 turn to Woodside Rd. Staying on the Woodside Road, head west to Woodside City. After driving through the Woodside city, head north on Hwy 84, the Wunderlich County Park will be on your right hand side.

Please aware the 25 mile speed limit in Woodside City. Police always hunts for over‐speed vehicles there.

• If you can’t find parking space in the Park, you can park at the road side of Woodside Road outside the Park. Do not park at the reserved parking for the equestrian loading. You may be cited or towed by the Park Ranger.

  NCUAA- 2013 July Hiking Event 

Place: Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Time: July 20, 2013 (Saturday), 13:30- 17:30

Mee at :  The upper portion of this Preserve at Skyline Blvd., it is called the Spring Ridge Parking Area, 18362-18492 California 35, Portola Valley, CA .

Driving instructions:

** Please note that we will park at, and start from the upper portion of this Preserve at Skyline Blvd., the Spring Ridge Parking area. Do not get direction from google map by the address of this Preserve. It will direct you to the lower portion parking.

From hwy 280, take hwy 92 west, then turn south onto hwy 35 (Skyline Blvd), drive for 14.3 miles, the parking lots at your left. We will park at the one with portable toilet. (the 2nd parking lot on the map)

If you need address of this parking lot, the Spring Ridge Parking Area, 18362-18492 California 35, Portola Valley, CA .

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You can download a map from the link below.

http://www.openspace.org/preserves/maps/pr_windy_hill.pdf

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Description:

It is one of the our three choices for the hot summer. The trails are mostly shaded under pines, bay trees and live oaks.

We start from the upper portion of this Preserve. We will take our modified route as last time for going downhill with the shorter 2.6 miles Hammer Gulch Trail, then upward back to parking lot with the 2.3 miles Razorback Ridge and 1.5 miles Lost Trail. From our past experience, people can handle this route very easy by this modification. The whole route is about 7.8 miles.

(Please note that all participants should take full responsibility to themselves in this event. Please aware that NCUAANC is not responsible to any indemnity on any occurring in this hiking event. If you do not agree on this term, please do not participate in this event.)

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What to Bring:

Drinking water, snacks, sun glasses, sun screen, hiking boots, hiking poles.

*** It may be quite windy at the time we finish the hiking, so a light jacket is recommended.

You can call Paul Lee at: (510)-676-1343

for questions of this event.

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六月健行在6/22 舉行。今次健行將是登山活動。

Overview

Tolman Peak (997 ft. elevation) is located at the southeast side of Garin / Dry Creek Pioneer Park, which is part of East Bay Regional Park System.

We will meet at the public parking lot at May Road, Union City at 1:15pm.  The parking is free.  We start here at1:30pm to the peak and back.  Our route is 4.75 miles round-trip, and we should be finished within 3 hours.  The Difficulty rating of this trail is “Easy” for usual hikers.

It starts with easy uphill hike, several creek crossings until a moderate uphill climb to Tolman Peak.  After the peak, we will take the South Folk Trail, a well-shaded trail in the oak woods, to complete the loop around the hill and then takes the same way back to the trailhead. This is a great hike for people looking for solitude and great scenic views on the east bay. The best season to hike is early summer.

You can get more details of this trail from the link below.

http://www.everytrail.com/guide/tolman-peak-hike

(Please note that the introduction from the link above starts from Tamarack Ave, and we start from May Road.  Don’t  use the information from the link and wrongly go to Tamarack entrance.)

You also can get a park map from this link.

http://www.ebparks.org/Assets/_Nav_Categories/Parks/Maps/Garin+map.pdf

(Our route is at the lower right corner of the map.)

Directions

Directions to the May Road Parking:

The May Road is very short.  You can even see the parking lot before you turn in May Road from Mission Blvd.  You won’t miss it.

From Peninsula or South Bay,

• Using Hwy 237, Hwy 95 or Hwy 84 to reach I880.
• Following I880 instructions below.

People Using I880:

• Take Decoto Exit, eastbound to Mission Blvd, Hwy 238.  (With Hwy 84, after crossing the bay, it will be Decoto automatically.)
• Turn left at Mission Blvd.
• The first traffic light after the turn will be May Road, turn right heading to the Parking Lot.

People Using I680:

• Southbound, take Mission Blvd Hwy 238 exit.

• Northbound, take the 2^nd Mission Blvd exit of Hwy 238.
• Using Mission Blvd head north to Union City.

• After the Decoto, it will be May Road.
• Turn right at May Road to reach the parking lot.

The sign of May Road is small, and easy to be missed.   There is a Shell gas station just opposite to the May Road.  Look for this station.

Please be reminded that do not park in parking spaces of the neighborhood apartments.  Towing cars always hunt at this area.  If the parking is full, you can park at the road side at Mission Blvd.

What to bring

• Plenty of water.
• Hat, sun screen for a sunny day. (2/3 of the route is unshaded.)
• A spare jacket for the wind at the peak.
• Hiking boot and hiking pole are recommended.

Attachment

Please see the PDF file for more information. Hiking-2013-06-Tolman.pdf

Redwood City, Edgewood County Park

•     Date: April 27, 2013 (Sat)  
•    Time: 9:45 AM ~ 1:00PM  
•    Place: Edgewood County Park ( in Redwood city), meet at the Park main entrance
•   Direction:   See link: http://www.friendsofedgewood.org/edgewood-county-park

  Register:  Please email to Paul Lee at :  paullee_usa@yahoo.com  

 He needs to have the total headcounts to register a group tour – “Springtime Wildflower Walk”.

有意參加者請向李仁龍校友以email 報名。如果人數很多，必須事先報備。

  Description:  

春到人間百花爭艷,又是賞花好時候.  4/27 我們會到 Redwood City 的 Edgewood County Park 参加它們的
Springtime Wildflower Walk.  (在此感謝杜振華學長,推薦此好去處!)
– 今次活動是在早上10:00am開始, 1:00pm 前結束. 我們於 9:45am 公園正門集合.
– 有意參加者,請於4/15 前告知. 如人數眾多, 我需事前通知 Friends of Edgewood.
– 公園及活動詳情可參閱下列網址:
http://www.friendsofedgewood.org/edgewood-county-park
http://www.friendsofedgewood.org/springtime-wildflower-walks
http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/parks/menuitem.f13bead76123ee4482439054d17332a0/?vgnextoid=a76bc8909231e110VgnVCM1000001d37230aRCRD&cpsextcurrchannel=1

Our school brother, Michael Tu introduces Edgewood County Park and suggests us
to play a visit in this flower blossoming season. We will take his valuable
recommendation, and join the Springtime Wildflower Walk activity. Activity
starts at 10:00am and ends before 1:00pm. You can refer to the 3 links above
for much detail information for the park and the walk.

If we have a big group, we need to inform the Friends of Edgewood advance for
the tour guide arrangement. (Hope that Michael can be our guide.) Please send
reply to me for your interest to attend on or before 4/15.

Also, please be reminded that this is a morning activity. We will gather at the
Park main entrance at 9:45am on 4/27(Sat).

Rdgs,
Paul Lee
p.s. Participants should take full responsibilities on themselves in this
activity. NCUAA-NC should not be hold on any indemnity on any occurrence.

Date:   March 16 (Saturday) 2013, at 1:15pm

Place:  San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail

Addr:  5155 Stars and Stripes Dr, Santa Clara, CA

Please park your car at Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club, which is free of charge. Then, walk to the tennis court area. We will meet there at 1:15pm, begin walk at 1:30pm.

Please call Paul Lee at (510)-676-1343 on 3/16, if you need help.

Descriptions: 

今次健行, 是為校友設計的新路線. 含溪邊堤防道, 防洪調節區,海邊濕地保留地. 全程均為平地, 無斜坡, 適合闔家老幼.  此 路線含San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, South Bay Trail, Baylands Park Trail 三條步道徑中的候鳥南來此處的主要棲息地. 大雁,水鴨,鴛鴦,鷺鷥散落各處. 你會發現雁兒不在林梢,而在這些溪湖中.    Baylands Park 適合親子活動. 你可携同小朋友走短路線, 在此遊樂, 等待走正常路線大夥在此會合, 再一同回程.

What to bring:

(Except the first few hundred feet with shade, the whole trip is open without shade. )

– Conditions upon the weather, you should bring hat/cap, sunglass, sunscreen lotion etc for a sunny day.

– You should always have a jacket ready for a windy day at the seashore.

– Plenty of water. Snack at break for recharging.

– A pair of comfortable walking shoes.

– Hiking pole is not necessary.

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MORE DETAILS:

 This route is new to NCCUAA-NC, which includes portions of the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, South Bay Trail and Baylands Park Trail. I name it with the leading charter of each trails. It is a good warm up route for a new activity year. It is a pure health/leisure walking route without any climbing involved. It should serve most of the ages.

There is an alternative shorter distance of this route. For the regular route, the approximate distance is about 6 miles. The short route is about 4 miles.

From there, we will walk to the trail access point of San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail right behind the Santa Clara Convention Center.

A. We then head north 1 mile to the beginning of the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail.(1 mile)

B. We will walk in the swam preserve area to watch the transients, then back to the Baylands Park Trail for the access point to the South Bay Trail. (0.7 mile)

C. For people who take the shorter option, they can directly walk to the Baylands Park from here to take rest there, and enjoy the facilities of this Park.(0.4 mile)

D. For people who take the South Bay Trail, there are 2 miles including some street walking to Baylands Park.

E. After taking a break at Baylands Park, we will walk back to the parking through Baylands Park Trail + San Tomas Aqunio Creek Trail with 1.8 miles.

We should return to the Parking around 4:30pm.

Drive Directions:   To Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club.

From 237, take Great America Parkway Exit towards Great America Parkway;

Turn left at Tasman Dr. ;

Turn left to Centennial Blvd.

From 101, take Great America Parkway Exit towards Great America Parkway;

Turn right at Tasman Dr.;

Turn left to Centennial Blvd.

(After turn in Centennial Blvd, GPS may tell you to turn left for the arrival of destination. So, the parking spaces at there are always occupied. Instead of turning left, turn right to the big parking lot right next to the Fire Station, there are always parking spaces available. Also, there are a lot of street parking spaces right opposite to this parking lot for the Great America Amtrak Station. They are also available with free of charges. ) Park your car, then walk to the Tennis Court area.

Need help on direction, call Paul Lee (510)-676-1343

 What to bring:

(Except the first few hundred feet with shade, the whole trip is open without shade. )

– Conditions upon the weather, you should bring hat/cap, sunglass, sunscreen lotion etc for a sunny day.

– You should always have a jacket ready for a windy day at the seashore.

– Plenty of water. Snack at break for recharging.

– A pair of comfortable walking shoes.

– Hiking pole is not necessary.

For details of San Tomas Trail:

http://www.rhorii.com/STACT/SanTomasTrl.html

p.s. Participants should take full responsibilities on themselves in this activity. NCUAA-NC should not be hold on any indemnity on any occurrence.

Please see the PDF file for more information – SSB Route.PDF