Thursday, November 30, 2017

HUGAL/SAG POND/LONGMEADOW LOOP


Carpool at 9:45 at pullout for Gualala business directory north of bridge or meet at 10:00 at Ohlson Rec Center (just south of the white barn). Hang tags needed. Cross the highway and take the Hugal RavineTrail to Seabird Road. Pick up the trails again at the end of Schooner Dr (post 109) and follow the Sag Pond Trail to Longmeadow Rd. Walk down Longmeadow to Greencroft Close and pick up the trails again at the end of Greencroft (post 238). Walk down the Longmeadow Trail, around the stables and end up back at Ohlson Rec Center. We will have lunch near the rec center or at Ohlson Beach.
Leader: Laura Bridge
all photos contributed by Bob Rutemoeller

Thursday, November 16, 2017

GUALALA ROAD to GREEN IRON BRIDGE and GAC HIKING TRAILS


Meet at 10:00 in back part of the Gualala Arts parking lot. We will walk one of the new GAC trails before hiking along the road down to the green bridge and back. There are some mild elevation changes. We will have lunch at the picnic tables at the Arts Center, and after lunch can view the art shows inside.
Leader: Laura Bridge

Thursday, November 9, 2017

WALK-ON-BEACH TO GUALALA POINT PARK


Meet at the Hidden parking lot (left of the Gualala Point Park pay station) at 9:50 a.m. to carpool to Walk-On-Beach parking lot off Highway 1. (If you do not have a regional park permit, you can park on the east side of Highway 1 across from the park entrance.) We take the public access trail to Walk-On-Beach before heading north on the bluff trail to Gualala Point Park. Lunch options include the beach, picnic tables on the bluff by the bathrooms or the tables at the visitor's center. Carpool drivers (and any Sea Ranchers who met the group there) will be shuttled back to Walk-On-Beach parking lot.
Leaders: John & Lynn Walton
photos contributed by Bob Rutemoeller

Thursday, November 2, 2017

DMC LOOP #1



Carpool at 10:45 at Gualala Business Sign pullout just north of bridge. Start at 11:00 at Del Mar Center on TSR (hang tags needed). Walk to Tallgrass and hike under the Highway and then turn left on Saloon Trail to Pomo Trails and across Highway. Lunch in Gualala Point Park. Hike the Salal Trail to Bluff Trail and then go south, taking either the Del Mar Meadow trail north of the bridge past post #62a , or if the leaders prefer, staying on the Bluff Trail turning after Post 54 to take the trail back to Leeward and the Del Mar Center.
Leader: Steve Coffeysmith
all photos contributed by Bob Rutemoeller