SHELL BEACH #1

All photos by Bob Rutemoeller

Carpool at the pullout for Gualala business directory at 9:50 or meet at One Eyed Jack's parking area at 10:00 a.m. Hang tags needed for non Sea Ranchers. Take trail at Post 37 B to Bluff Top trail. Walk south on the trail to Stengel Beach and return continuing after post 30 on Cormorant Reach until Post 33A and back to the Buff Top Trail. Lunch on Shell Beach or continue past post 36 to One-Eyed Jacks for lunch at the end.
Leader: Linda Kennedy

POINT ARENA PIER LOOP (new)

photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

photo credit: Gary Levenson-Palmer

photo credit: Gary Levenson-Palmer

Meet at 10:20 at pullout for Gualala business directory and at Anchor Bay (west side of Hwy 1) at 10:30. Hike starts at Point Arena Pier at 11:00. Hike along bicycle trail to highway one, go up Riverside road admiring the B. Bryan Preserve animals on the way, hike left on Pine Reef road to Linda and Jorge's house, hike around their property, lunch on porch. Then return to PA Pier to collect cars.
Leader: Linda Dorticos

MONARCH GLEN/WALK-ON BEACH LOOP #3 (new variation)

All photos by Bob Rutemoeller

Carpool at pullout for Gualala business directory just north of bridge at 9:50. Start at 10:00 at the Chapel. Hang tags needed for non Sea Ranchers.  Walk the first part of the Chapel Trail with its great views to post 128, turning left to Leeward Spur, crossing the highway. Turn right on Leeward to Seal Rock Reach and take it to 42B and to the Bluff Trail. Walk south to post 37 through the hedgerow to Monarch Glen. Do the Interpretive Trail catching the trail that parallels the highway and crossing the highway at Bosuns Reach to return to the Chapel for lunch.
Leader: Dard Hunter

MENDOCINO COAST BOTANICAL GARDENS

photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

photo credit: Gary Levenson-Palmer

 

photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

 

photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

photo credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Meet at 8:20 at pullout for Gualala business directory to carpool and at 8:30 at Anchor Bay (west side of Hwy 1) to carpool to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg.  This is a LONG drive for us so be forewarned. Hikers north of Anchor Bay should call the leaders ahead of time if you want to be picked up along the way. There is an admission charge for the Gardens unless you are a MCBG member or a member of a reciprocal garden. Bob and Mary Sue are members and the charge for our guest non members will be $6. This garden includes 47 acres of manicured gardens, diverse plant collections, forests, streams, fern canyons and bluffs. We will walk out to the Cliff House and see spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean along the Coastal Bluff Trail and visit the vegetable garden where a lot of produce is grown and donated to the food bank.  Perennials, heathers, dahlias, fuchsias, and roses should be in bloom. Dogs are welcome on leash. Those who want to can eat at Rhody's Cafe where you can get fresh made sandwiches and salads, homemade soup and desserts, coffee, drinks, and Cowlick's ice cream. Please let the leaders know if you plan to come and eat at Rhody's so we can warn them ahead of time. Rhody's isn't  open until 11, but perhaps we can do a loop through the garden and order and see other parts of the garden while they prepare the lunches.
http://www.gardenbythesea.org/site/assets/files/1855/rhodys-menu_05-30-2014.pdf
It's also fine to bring your lunch if you prefer.
Leaders: Harmony Susalla,  Bob and Mary Sue

UP & DOWN FROM OHLSON RANCH CENTER

Photo Credit: Bob Rutemoeller

Carpool at pullout for Gualala business directory just north of bridge at 9:45 a.m. Start at Ohlson Ranch Center at 10:00 a.m. Hang tags needed for non Sea Ranchers. Cross Highway 1 and walk along the water treatment plant and up the ravine toward the forest and White Fir road. Unit 29A was planned in the 1970s. The 4 model homes #2, #3, #4 (Yuen), #5 as well as a few cabins were completed in 1972. Continue walking on the road catching the trail at post 115, waking north to #119 and then south down to post 266. Cross the Highway at Vantage Road, turn south immediately and down to Blufftop Trail and back to White Barn and Ohlson Ranch Center. Leader's choice for lunch spot.
Leader: Theresa Yuen

KOLMER GULCH TRAILS, FORT ROSS

All photos by Mary Sue Ittner

Carpool at 9:15 at pullout for Gualala business directory north of bridge, and at The Sea Ranch Lodge at 9:30. We will park the cars and start the hike across from the Old Russian Orchard on Fort Ross Road at 10:00. We will be hiking the Lower and Upper Kolmer Gulch Trails. These trails are not well maintained and indistinct in places and there is a prairie portion on one of them with nice views where we'll be walking through tall grass. Except for that part, the trails are mostly shady. We'll walk to the Kolmer Gulch Camp before returning and searching for the hidden picnic table at the end of the hike for our lunch spot.
Leaders: Bob Rutemoeller  and Mary Sue Ittner