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| Where to meet | ON CAMPUS AND OFF CAMPUS SCHEDULE: Date and destination | ||||
| Sept. 5: On campus 9:00 AM -12:00PM Room PE202 | |||||
| A | Sept. 12: Santa Teresa Park 9:00 AM -12:00PM | ||||
| + | Z | Sept. 14 Pinnacles National Monument 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |||
| A | Sept. 19: Santa Teresa Park 9:00 AM -12:00PM | ||||
| B | Sept. 26: Alum Rock Park 9:00 AM -12:00PM | ||||
| B | Sept. 28: Alum Rock Park 9:00 AM -12:00PM ** | ||||
| E | Oct. 3: Almaden Quicksilver Park 9:00-12:00PM | ||||
| + | Z | Oct. 5: Muir Woods 9:00 AM -5:00PM ** | |||
| F | Oct. 10: Almaden Quicksilver Park 9:00 AM -12:00PM | ||||
| + | Z | Oct. 12: Henry Coe Park 9:00 AM -5:00PM ** | |||
| Oct. 17: Sierra Azul 9:00 AM -12:00PM | |||||
| + | Z | Oct. 24: Sierra Azul 9:00 AM -12:00PM | |||
| C | Oct. 31: Castle Rock State Park 9:00 AM -12:00PM | ||||
| + | Z | Nov. 2: Angel Island 9:00 AM -5:00PM ** | |||
| G | Nov. 7: Mission Peak 9:00 AM -12:00PM | ||||
| Nov. 14: Sanborn Park 9:00 AM -12:00PM | |||||
| + | Z | Nov. 21: Portola State Park 8:00 AM -2:00PM | |||
| Dec. 5: No meeting -Moved to Nov 21 hike | |||||
| # Changed from original schedule + Transportation available | |||||
| ** Sundays | |||||
| Directions and additional information. | |||
| A | Santa Teresa Park Meet at corner of Heaton Moor Drive and Bernal Road in San Jose
| Santa Teresa Park (meet at corner of Heaton Moor Dr. and Bernal Rd.) Start address: 3095 Yerba Buena Rd San Jose, CA 95135 | |
| B | Alum Rock Park Meet at first picnic area after entering Alum Rock Park via Penitencia Creek Dr. San Jose | Alum Rock Park - meet at first picnic area after entering Alum Rock Park via Penitencia Creek Dr.
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| C | Castle Rock State Park Park on the road (Highway 35-Skyline Blvd. just outside the parking lot. (Free) | Castle Rock State Park http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538 Start address: Yerba Buena Rd | |
| D | Pinnacles National Monument | College transportation available. Meet at Free parking, South side of campus next to Montgomery Hill.
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| E | Almaden Quicksilver County Park Meet at the corner of McAbee and Whipsering Pines in San Jose | Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Meet at the corner of McAbee and Whipsering Pines in San Jose Start address: 3095 Yerba Buena Rd San Jose, CA 95135 | |
| F | Almaden Quicksilver County Park, Hacienda Trailhead Driving Directions End address: Mine Hill Rd (The Hacienda Trailhead is on the right side of the road. (If you reach the Hicks Road intersection you've gone too far.) Additional info:
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| G | Mission Peak, Fremont Stanford Drive Entrance | Driving Directions Start address: 3095 Yerba Buena Rd San Jose, CA 95135 End address: Stanford Ave Start at: 3095 Yerba Buena Rd San Jose, CA 95135 1. Head west on Yerba Buena Rd toward San Felipe Rd - 2.9 mi 2. Turn right to merge onto US-101 N toward San Francisco - 2.9 mi 3. Take the exit onto I-680 N toward Sacramento - 12.8 mi 4. Take the Mission Blvd exit - 0.1 mi 5. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Mission Blvd E and merge onto Mission Blvd - 0.7 mi 6. Turn right at Stanford Ave - 0.6 mi Arrive at: Stanford Ave Meet in the Mission Peak trailhead parking lot at the end of Stanford Ave. | |
| H | Muir Woods |
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| Coyote Creek Trail, Silver Creek/101 Entrance | http://www.sjparks.org/Trails/images/Maps/MapCoyoteSouth2.pdf
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| Yosemite National Park 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | Camping in Yosemite Friday and Saturday night. Various day hikes in Yosemite Valley. | ||
| I | Portola State Park | http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/portola.html
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| Z | EVC FREE Parking Lot | Evergreen Valley College FREE Parking lot on the South end of campus off Yerba Buena Road and next to Montgomery Hill. |
Additional links
American Alpine Club
American Mountain Guides AssociationAMGA
Association for Experiential Education AEE
National Outdoor Leadership School NOLS
Outdoor Education Courses
Outdoor Club Mail List
Outdoor Club Mini Movie
Sleeping bag ratings
http://www.thebackpacker.com/beginners/sleepingbags.php
Hypothermia, Outdoor Action Princeton
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/hypocold.shtml
Map and Compass
http://mdc.mo.gov/howto/compass/
http://www.compassdude.com/compass-reading.shtml
http://www.friendsofyosar.org/rescues/missions/5-17-07_Nose.html