Hike July 7th--Garrapata State Park

Come out and join us for a hike in the beautiful Carmel Valley. I have never done this hike before but it promises to allow us to enjoy some beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean. (fog permitting of course)
After the hike there is the possibility that we can go to dinner at Christian's favorite restaurant in Monterey called Rozine's. (home of the awesome and tasty French Dip sandwich)
Hike Details
Meet at KOHL's parking lot in Campbell at 9:00 am. This Kohl's is in the same shopping center as Bed Bath and Beyond on the corner of 880 and Hamilton.
We will leave shortly after 9 and should arrive at Garrapata to hike at about 11:00 am.
We'll then hike for as long as it takes, with stops for lunch, picture taking and resting...
Please be sure you bring lunch, snacks, water, sunscreen and a good attitude.
Questions: Please call Alisa at 408-841-1992 on the day of the hike and prehike day questions can be addressed at alisadietz@yahoo.com.
Note:If you plan to meet us down there, be aware that there may not be cell reception or a clear place to meet. So you may or may not connect with the group if you don't go with us from KOHL's.

Monday Night Hike June 25th

Come out to the Monday Night Hike tomorrow June 25th. We will meet at Rancho San Antonio, Lower Parking Lot Bathrooms at 6:30 p.m. There will be 11/2-2 hour hike and then an option to go to dinner afterwards. Questions: please contact alisa @alisadietz@yahoo.com. Or on the day of the hike you may call me at 408-841-1992. The hikes will take place through out the summer but check the blog for the days they will occur.

Monday Night Hike

Come out and join us for our first official Monday Night Hike tonight. We will meet at Rancho San Antonio at 6:30, lower parking lot restrooms. We'll hike for a few short hours and then for those that want to continue the fun, we'll go to dinner afterwards. These hikes will be regular through the summer when Impact is on a break. Check this blog to see when they are happening next.

Hike at Hidden Villa

Join Impact and other friends for a hike from Hidden Villa! It's the lovely, quiet neighbor to Rancho San Antonio, in the Los Altos Hills

Details:
- When: Meet at 9:15. Hike leaves at 9:30 sharp
- Directions: http://www.hiddenvilla.org/visit/directions

- Where: Meet at the parking area near the the "Info kiosk" and restrooms (see on map) http://www.hiddenvilla.org/documents/programs/development/trail_map.pdf
- Parking: is $5 but benefits the non-profit org. You may be able to park on the roads outside the entrance to Hidden Villa. Allow yourself more time if that's what you want to do.

- Length: Hike will be ~ 5 - 6 miles (will be done by lunch)
- Bring: water, sunblock, hat, sunglasses, good walking shoes, snacks if you want them

 

Questions: contact alisa at 408-841-1992--on day of hike only

Hike Saturday May 14th!

You and your friends are invited to hike with us this Saturday. Between Half Moon Bay & Pacifica on Hwy 1, there is a beautiful hike with great wildflowers! It is a nice wide fire road- bring water & good shoes. Also bring a sack lunch for a picnic on the beach, we'll eat before hitting the trail. Then we will take a 2 hour hike up to a 1840 feet point that overlooks the ocean, San Francisco and the Bay Area. It only takes 45 min to get back.



Hike: McNee Ranch State Park
When: May 14th at 9:30 a.m.
Who: Lisa Cochrum
What to Bring?: A sack lunch, a bottle of water and sunscreen.
Where: Meet at the Kohl’s Parking Lot in Campbell to carpool with others. Where is the KOHL’s in Campbell??? The address is 525 East Hamilton, Campbell.
Do not meet us at the hiking spot!!! It will be easier for you and Lisa, if you meet us at the Kohl’s parking lot and we all go together.

Questions?: Contact Lisa Cochrum at 408-781-5624


http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/mcneeranch.html

Monday Night Hikes – Start May 9th!

Come and join us for the Monday Night Hike starting May 9th! We will hike just a few miles and go to dinner. This is an every other week.

When: Mondays, Every Other Week

Meet at the lower parking lot bathrooms at 6:00 PM

Where: Rancho San Antonio

We are heading up a hike after work in Cupertino. It's at the Rancho San Antonio park.

It'll be a few miles long, nothing treacherous, and we'll be back by dusk.
Be at least a few minutes early - parking can sometimes be a bit tight in there. Carpooling is recommended.


Information on "Monday Night Dinners" (on alternate weeks - Have NOT started yet!)
This event will be a regular one, twice a month, as a fellowship night. This event does not intend to be exclusive, so please invite friends. It is intended to bring Christian people together in our approximate age range and build on the fellowship we have. Most of us have been associated with Impact / Sanctuary. These events are casual.


Questions: Contact Pat or Alisa
Pat: 408.221.2902 pat@ballooncreations.com
Alisa: 408-841-1992 alisadietz@yahoo.com

Henry Coe Hike - April 23rd

Vascular plants. They are everywhere. Do we take them for granted? Sometimes. But this weekend, in an exclusive offer from Impact’s events coordination team (IECT), you have an opportunity to experience gymnosperms, dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous angiosperms to perhaps the richest and fullest depths of your plant gazing whilst hiking lives. The Henry Coe Hike. 2644 feet above sea level (approximately the maximal AM radio band wavelength of 600m, or exactly 805891mm). Rain or shine. We think you’re going to like it.

What? Hike to see wildflowers and rain at Henry Coe Park:
http://www.coepark.org/index.html

We will hike Frog Lake Loop: it is a 4.5 mile, 640 foot elevation gain hike.
http://www.coepark.org/hikes-hq-desc.html#fl

When? This Saturday, April 23rd 9:00 AM (at the Kohl’s Parking Lot)

Where? Hiking Henry Coe down in Moragn Hill. But DO NOT MEET US THERE! Meet at the Kohl’s parking lot at 9:00 AM: 525 E. Hamilton.


The following map is for reference once we are in the midst of carpooling:

Sunol Hike! Saturday April 16th

Join us in the morning for a great hike in Sunol! We'll meet at Kohl's parking lot at 9:00 AM and drive up to the Sunol Hiking area. We'll have lunch together after the hike.

When? Saturday April 16th at 9:00 AM

Where? Meet at Kohl's Parking lot: 525 E Hamilton. We'll carpool from there! If you would like to meet us at the park instead, we'll be there around 10:15. We will meet by the bathrooms on the left, right after the entrance kiosk. Please see the blog for directions to the park and for the trail descriptions:
http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/sunol.html

Non-Carpooler's: Directions from South Bay:

Take I-880 N
Take exit 12A to merge onto Mission Blvd toward Sacramento/I-680
Merge onto I-680 N via the ramp to Sacramento
Take exit 21A for Calaveras Rd/State Hwy 84 W toward Sunol/Dumbarton Bridge
Turn right at Calaveras Rd
Drive south on Calaveras about 4 miles to the junction with Geary, and turn left. Continue on Geary almost 2 miles to the park entrance kiosk, then continue past the visitor center to an unmarked dirt lot on the left.

We will meet by the bathrooms on the left, right after the entrance kiosk

Castle Rock, the Search for Moss Hike Jan 15th

You and your friends are invited to go on a hike Saturday, January 15th at Castle Rock in the Santa Cruz Mountains. First we’ll meet at  Kohl's Parking lot off Hamilton and head up from there. I’ll be at Panera's early at about 8:30 AM, then we head up at 9:00 AM to Castle Rock’s trail head. After the hike, we’ll head out for lunch.

What? Hike: Castle Rock in the Santa Cruz Mountians. Moderate with some dangerous cliffs and slippery stairs.

Where? Meet at Kohl's parking lot, 9:00 AM

When? Saturday, Janurary 15th (meet me at 8:30 Panera's if you want coffee and to talk about why it would take a computer with printer 56x10E4000 pages of paper to iterate through all the permutations of a type written page to generagte one that was the first page of the constitution, and what that number means to you...
What to bring? Hiking shoes, backpack, water, $6-15 for lunch money

Difficulty? This hike is of moderate difficulty, with about 1000 feet in elevation change The hike will be close to the one described here: http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/castlerock.html

Questions? Christian@cjmillerengineering.com
(408) 416-1802

Hike at Purissima Creek Nov. 13

Come join us for a hike at Purissima Creek off of 92! This will be a moderate hike through the canyon. Hopefully we'll get a good look at Half Moon Bay from the trail and take in the beauty of fall. We'll meet at Page Mill Park in Ride and carpool together to 92. Let's meet there at 9:30 AM and leaving no later than 9:40 a.m. After our hike we will have lunch at a place yet to be determined.

When: Saturday November 13th 9:30 AM. (Note the time has changed from 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM)

Where?  Meet at the Page Mill Park 'n Ride at 9:30 AM, NOT at the trailhead. We'll drive to Purissima Creek together.
Questions? Call Alisa D:
408-841-1992

Fleet Week Hike October 9th

You and your friends are invited to join us for a difficult but fantastic hike from Powell street to Sausalito Saturday, October 9th right in the midst of Fleet Week: the Blue Angels and the like will be flying over head the whole way.

This 10 mile hike has steep hills, winding stairs and a good 5-6 hours of walking. We’ll go in stores, see the Emporium dome, peak into the cable-car house, get our free sample of Ghirardelli chocolate and watch cruise ships pass under our feet and jets fly over-head as we walk across the Golden Gate. Then we’ll ride a boat back to the Embarcadero for dinner in the city at Osha (amazing Thai food).

When? Saturday October 9th

Where? Meeting Places and Times:
Christian's House: (seriously) pulling out of my driveway at 8:00 AM
1134 Glenn Ave., San Jose CA 95125

Driving into and out of the Page Mill Road Park-n-Ride at 8:25 AM.

Colma City Bart Station: catching 9:19AM train (free parking there)
http://www.bart.gov/

Powell Street: 9:37 AM (Attention Fremontiers! If you're in the Fremont area, take the 8:50 AM train to arrive at the Powell Street station at 9:38 AM)

Ultimate Meeting Place: IF you're meeting us in the city, we'll be getting lunch in the Wesfield Shopping Center's food court accessible from the Powell Street Bart Station: meet outside of Bristol Farms by 10AM.

At the end of the day, we'll be leaving Sausalito: 6:30 PM to Pier 1 @7:00PM

Bring? Backpack, good walking shoes, light jacket or sweatshirt, water and $$ for Bart, Lunch and Boat.

Details: Train Ticket: $6.50 roundtrip, buy at Colma (one station south of Daily City)
http://www.bart.gov/

Lunch: Pick up lunch around Union Square and carry with you to Russian Hill
Boat Ticket: $8.25 Purchased on Boat (Golden Gate Ferry)
http://www.goldengateferry.org/schedules/Sausalito.php

Questions? email/Call Christian:
christian@cjmillerengineering.com
(408) 431-4282

Monday Night Hikes!

Come and join us for the Monday Night Hike next week. We will hike just a few miles and then possibly go to dinner afterwards. This is an every other week event and there are only a few of these hikes left before the time changes.

When: Monday September 13th
meet at the lower parking lot bathrooms at 5:30 and we'll hike till about 7:15

Where: Rancho San Antonio

Questions: Contact Pat or Alisa
Pat: 408.221.2902 pat@ballooncreations.com
Alisa: 408-841-1992

Monday Night Hikes!

You are invited to join us for Monday night hiking (Every Other Monday) throughout the summer at Rancho San Antonio. Hikes will be a few miles long, nothing treacherous, and we’ll be back by dusk. Be at least a few minutes early – parking can sometimes be a bit tight in there. Carpooling is recommended. Meet Alisa by the restrooms/drinking fountain.

When? Meet at 6:15 PM at Rancho
Dates: July 12th, July 26th, August 9th

Where? Rancho San Antonio
 http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_rancho_san_antonio.asp

Questions? Contact Alisa: 408-841-1992

Sunol Hike Saturday the 27th

Come celebrate springtime with a hike in Sunol! Join us for a hike through the rolling green hills and take a peak at the wildflowers that are blooming, and we may even stroll down to little Yosemite to see the gushing waterfall.

Date? Saturday the 27th

Where/When? Meet at hike location in Sunol 10 AM
Address is 1895 Geary Road, Sunol, Ca.
Website is: ebparks.org/parks/sunol

or

Carpool Mayhem: Meet at Kohl’s parking lot at 9 AM

Lunch: Mission's Pizza on on Washington Blvd.

Questions?
contact Alisa Dietz: alisadietz@yahoo.com

The Dish Hike at Stanford This Saturday, Jan. 16th

You and your friends are invited to the...
DISH HIKE!!!!

When? Saturday the 16th at 9 AM

Where? Meet up at the intersection of Junipero Serra and Stanford Ave. in Palo Alto at 9am. Park on Stanford Ave. and meet us at the small security station inside the fence.

What Next? Follow the hike by joining us for breakfast at Buck's Restaurant on Woodside Rd in Woodside
Questions? for more details contact Alisa Dietz at alisadietz@yahoo.com or Christl Kirchner christlclear@gmail.com cell 650-269-3140

Sunol Hike Saturday November 14th

Come out and join us for a hike through the Sunol Wilderness in the east bay. This hike is a moderate hike with a few strenuous bits. We will look at the fall colors falling from the trees and maybe run into a cow or two. After the hike we will go to lunch in Fremont (about ten minutes south of Sunol) at Mission Coffees and More.
They have great food and lovely coffee drinks.

For South Bay people:
Meet at the Kohl’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and we will car pool to Fremont.
For East Bay People: We will meet you at the 680/Mission Blvd park in ride at 9:00 and then drive to SUnol Regional Wilderness which is about 10-15 minutes from Fremont. The ultimate goal is to be at Sunol parking lot by 9:30 so if you wish to meet us there be there by 9:30. We will hike for a few hours.

Address is 1895 Geary Road, Sunol, Ca.
Website is:  ebparks.org/parks/sunol

Questions? Contact
Alisa or Christian
(408) 416-1802

Fleet Week Hike - October 10th

You and your friends are invited to join us for a difficult but fantastic hike from Powell street to Sausalito Saturday, October 10th right in the midst of Fleet Week: the Blue Angels and the like will be flying over head the whole way.

This 10 mile hike has steep hills, winding stairs and a good 5-6 hours of walking. We’ll go in stores, see the Emporium dome, peak into the cable-car house, get our free sample of Ghirardelli chocolate and watch cruise ships pass under our feet and jets fly over-head as we walk across the Golden Gate. Then we’ll ride a boat back to the Embarcadero for dinner in the city at Osha (amazing Thai food).

If you want to bike this instead of hike, Ambert Jue will be leading bicyclists through the city and attempt to cross paths with us during the day.

When? Saturday October 10th

Where? Meeting Places and Times:
Christian's House: (seriously) pulling out of my driveway at 8:00 AM

Driving into and out of the Page Mill Road Park-n-Ride at 8:25 AM.

Colma City Bart Station: catching 9:07AM train (free parking there)
http://www.bart.gov/

Powell Street: 9:25 AM (Attention Fremontiers! If you're in the Fremont area, take the 8:30 AM train to arrive at the Powell Street station at 9:27 AM)

Ultimate Meeting Place: IF you're meeting us in the city, we'll be getting lunch in the Wesfield Shopping Center's food court accessible from the Powell Street Bart Station: meet outside of Bristol Farms by 10AM.

At the end of the day, we'll be leaving Sausalito: 6:30 PM to Pier 1 @7:00PM

Bring? Backpack, good walking shoes, light jacket or sweatshirt, water and $$ for Bart, Lunch and Boat.

Details: Train Ticket: $6.20 roundtrip, buy at Colma (one station south of Daily City)
http://www.bart.gov/
Lunch: Pick up lunch around Union Square and carry with you to Russian Hill
Boat Ticket: $7.10 Purchased on Boat (Golden Gate Ferry)
http://www.goldengateferry.org/schedules/Sausalito.php

Bicycling? Contact Ambert for details:
ambert_j@yahoo.com

Arastradero Hike-Saturday the 26th

You and your friends are invited to the famous Arastradero Hike! Bum bum BUUUUM! We'll hike for a few hours then have lunch. Somewhere.

When? This Saturday Sept. 26th
at 9:00 a.m. at the Arastradero Preserve parking lot.

DO NOT MEET AT THE 280 park-n-ride! The park is mere minutes from the parn-n-ride so no one will meet you there!


Where? Arastradero Preserve

http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/arastradero.html

Directions:
From Interstate 280 in Santa Clara County, exit Page Mill Road and drive west (towards Skyline) about 0.3 mile. Wave at the people in the park-n-ride on your left. Then turn right onto Arastradero Road, continue about 0.5 mile, and turn right into the parking lot.

Hike led by Alisa D.

Questions?
Call Christian at (408) 431-4282 the day of the hike

Monday Night Hikes

You are invited to join us for Monday night hiking (Every Other Monday) throughout the summer at Rancho San Antonio. Hikes will be a few miles long, nothing treacherous, and we’ll be back by dusk. Be at least a few minutes early – parking can sometimes be a bit tight in there. Carpooling is recommended. Meet Pat or Alisa by the restrooms/drinking fountain.

When? Meet at 6 PM at Rancho (changed from 5:30 PM)

Dates: July 13th, July 27th, August 10th

Where? Rancho San Antonio

Lobby? Yes. Lobby for all you can eat ribs afterwards.

Location? http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_rancho_san_antonio.asp



Questions? Contact Pat or Alisa.

Short Hike and Breakfast– The Dish Saturday March 28th

What? You are invited for a short hilly hike (3-5 miles) around Stanford’s famous Dish (their radio telescope). There are 3 entrances, we’ll enter at the Alpine Gate off Alpine Road. When we’re done we’ll go to breakfast.

When? Saturday March 28, 8:30 AM

Where? Meet at the Alpine Gate off Alpine Road. Take 280 North, Exit Alpine and park near the first intersection: Alpine and Piers Ln. (AKA Stanford Accelerator Center Rd) on the right.

Questions? Call Christian at (408) 431-4282