Past Group Hikes
Title: Saturday Muir Woods Hike on Monday, 10-4-2010
Hike Description:
I would like to create a group of people of any age that meets and hikes in Muir Woods. The group will get together every Saturday around 10am. People can come any week, but the hike will be recurring so that people will just know the hike is on! Hope to see you there :)
Title: Saturday Morning Lands End Hike on Saturday, 9-11-2010
Hike Description:
Hi,
We will meet at about 10:00am on Saturday, September 11th. We will do about a 1 hour hike through Lands End Trails and possibly longer if people are up to it. It is a group hike, so everyone is welcome.
We will meet on California and 27th ave on the north-west corner because the parking ....
Title: Saturday Morning Lands End Hike on Saturday, 10-16-2010
Hike Description:
Hi, We will meet at about 10:00am on Saturday, October 16th. We will do about a 1 hour hike through Lands End Trails and possibly longer if people are up to it. It is a group hike, so everyone is welcome. We will meet on California and 27th ave on the north-west corner because the parking there is n ....
Title: Entire Golden Gate Park Hike (Saturday) on Saturday, 12-18-2010
Hike Description:
This will be a good little hike before the holiday dinners. We will meet at the beginning of the park at the intersection of Stanyan and Kezar drive, on the side of the park. We will hike the length of the park and back. I will try to get the Beach Chalet restaurant located near the ocean, to giv ....
Title: 10/10/10 Land's End Hike (Sunday) on Sunday, 10-10-2010
Hike Description:
Hi, We will meet at about 6:00pm on Sunday, October 10th. We will do about a 1 hour hike through Lands End Trails and possibly longer if people are up to it. It is a group hike, so everyone is welcome.
We will meet on California and 27th ave on the north-west corner because the parking there is ....
Title: Lake Merced Loop Hike in San Francisco on Sunday, 2-6-2011
Hike Description:
This will be an easy group hike around the beautiful Lake Merced. We will meet at the parking lot on the side close to the lake. As I recall there are some pull-up bars there. We can meet near the pull-up bars.
We will do 1 loop around the lake, and whoever wants to do a second loop can try th ....
Title: Land's End Hike to Find Historic Shipwrecks on Sunday, 11-21-2010
Hike Description:
There are a few ships that crashed against the rocks on the beaches below Land's End. This hike will go to the spots of the shipwrecks.
We meet at 11:00am on 32nd and California street and head down to the hike.
Everyone is welcome to join this hike!
Title: Shipwreck hunt during lowest ocean tide on Sunday, 1-2-2011
Hike Description:
We will see shipwrecks that happened during San Francisco's history. We will go during the lowest possible monthly tide in hope of seeing a big part of the ship.
We will meet at 7000 California st in San Francisco and head down to Lands End.
Title: Entire Golden Gate Park Hike on Sunday, 1-16-2011
Hike Description:
We will meet at the corner of Stanyan and Kezar Drive, on the side of the park. This will be a leisurely paced to moderately paced hike and open to all fitness levels. The entire hike will take about 2.5 hours.
We will start at one end of the park, get to the Pacific Ocean, and walk back.
Title: Shipwreck Hunt During Low Tide on Saturday, 1-29-2011
Hike Description:
The original shipwreck hunt was a very popular event, so we are scheduling another event to see the two ships that can be spotted in the ocean during low tide!
We will meet at:
870 El Camino Del Mar, San Francisco, California
That is the trailhead. The hike is 2 miles each way. The terrain ....
Title: Shipwreck Hunt Hike on Sunday, 2-27-2011
Hike Description:
Since this was such a popular event last time, we will be doing this hike again.
The hike is scheduled specifically during a time of low tide when tops of two drowned ships can be seen. One ship is during the middle of the hike and the other ship is at the end of the hike.
The event is free, ....
Title: Shipwreck Hunt Hike on Sunday, 2-13-2011
Hike Description:
Since this was such a popular event last time, we will be doing this hike again.
The hike is scheduled specifically during a time of low tide when tops of two drowned ships can be seen. One ship is during the middle of the hike and the other ship is at the end of the hike.
The event is free, b ....
Title: Cannons, Ecology and Palace of Fine Arts Hike at the Presidio on Sunday, 2-20-2011
Hike Description:
This will be a really beautiful and historic hike through the Presidio. We will meet at the Arguello Gate, walk along the Ecology Trail, then through the army base to see the old Officers Homes and a display of historic cannons used by the army.
We will then go to the Palace of Fine Arts for a b ....
Title: Entire Golden Gate Park HIke on Sunday, 3-6-2011
Hike Description:
We will hike from the beginning of Golden Gate Park to the Pacific Ocean. We'll take a 10 minute break to eat a snack or enjoy the scenery and walk back.
The hike will be relaxing and casual with no elevation, but pretty good distance covered.
Title: Presidio Ridge Trail To Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday, 3-13-2011
Hike Description:
This will be mid-difficulty hike. We will meet at the Arguello gate and hike along the (relatively newly built) Ridge Trail which is very scenic. The hike goes to the bottom of Golden Gate Bridge. \r\n\r\nOnce we get to the bridge, we will go back along the same path to where we started.
Title: Lowest Monthly Tide Shipwreck Viewing Hike on Sunday, 3-20-2011
Hike Description:
This hike is set for a time of just about the lowest tide of the month. We will hike along Lands End in San Francisco and we will be able to see the shipwrecks.
Due to popular demand, I will try to schedule this event once every month until people get very bored of it :)
We will meet near the ....
Title: Lost in the Presidio Hike Adventure on Sunday, 3-27-2011
Hike Description:
This will be an experimental hike where we take trails we don't really know and see if we get lost, and can find our way back.
Do not worry! The Presidio is not very big and I know it pretty well. So really, we won't be very lost.
But it will be fun to orient ourselves and see if we can figu ....
Title: Musical Chairs Presidio Hike on Saturday, 4-2-2011
Hike Description:
To make the hike more fun and social, we will do some experiments with playing musical chairs with whom you hike next to, and who leads the hike. The focus will be on making it fun, healthy, social, and creative. Game suggestions are welcome
The hike will be through many different Presidio trai ....
Title: Lowest Tide Sunrise Shipwreck Hike on Tuesday, 4-19-2011
Hike Description:
This will be super-low-tide and I think the ships will be most visible exactly at this time and date of the month. We will also probably catch the sunrise.
The hike is very early in the day, so if we will all be awake we will have a little historic talk and about an hour hike. After that we wil ....
Title: Length of Golden Gate Park Hike and Learning About Nature on Sunday, 4-10-2011
Hike Description:
Spring is a great time to see the different blooming wildflowers and other plants.
I don't know too much about flowers or plants, but I promise to read up on it and share what I know.
The hike itself will be the length of Golden Gate Park and back. It will take about 45 minutes each way and w ....
Title: 2 Buck Chuck Wine ;) Scavenger Hunt Hike on Sunday, 5-1-2011
Hike Description:
In another attempt to make hiking more fun and spontaneous, I will plant some wine bottles in random places of the Presidio and we will try to find the wine.
I will let others lead so that it is truly a scavenger hunt.
If the park rangers or the squirrels do not find, and drink the wine, we ....
Title: Hike to See the Statue of Yoda in the Presidio on Sunday, 5-15-2011
Hike Description:
Of all the other cool hikes I have done in the Presidio, the Yoda statue seems to get people most excited :)
To make the hike a little bit longer and better exercise, I'll first lead through some other trails like the Ridge Trail and the Ecology trail as well.
There is plenty of street parkin ....
Title: 3 Shipwreck Viewing Hike Along San Francisco Coast on Sunday, 5-22-2011
Hike Description:
Hike to see the 3 ship wrecks along the San Francisco coast from Lands End to Noriega street along Ocean Beach. This is about a 10-mile hike which will be pretty difficult.
We will see the Ohion shipwreck and King Philip shipwreck. I am not certain of the name of the third shipwreck so if anyon ....
Title: Escape From Downtown - First Summer Hike on Wednesday, 6-1-2011
Hike Description:
Lets turn our hectic and cranky commutes into a social event that is also exercise. It will be the first day of summer and a nice time to leave work.
We will walk towards the Richmond district and people can drop off wherever they live, or walk all the way towards the end, and go for a drink or ....
Title: San Francisco Lands End to Fort Funston all Along the Ocean on Saturday, 7-2-2011
Hike Description:
This will be a multi-park hike all along the Ocean Beach. We will start at the far end of Lands End, make our way to Ocean Beach then we will walk south towards Fort Funston along Ocean Beach. After that we will go even further to Thornton Beach State Park and then to Mussel Rock Park.
This s ....
Title: After Work, Oakland Lake Merrit Loop on Saturday, 5-21-2011
Hike Description:
A nice walk after work to relax and get nice exercise. The lake is pretty and the weather has been very nice.
Title: Shipwrecks and Cannons of San Francisco Coast on Sunday, 6-19-2011
Hike Description:
This is both, one of the most beautiful walks in San Francisco and a super hike for history geeks and people who geek out over cannons.
The route we will take will go through the Ecology trail to officers row where there is a cannon display. Then head to the coast to see live gigantic cannons ....