Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers along the new Garin-Chabot trail portion of the Bay Area Ridge Trail. This was an out-and-back hike from the 5 Canyons Park in Castro Valley.

Outing of the Tuesday 'U-Turn' group along the Carquinez Strait. Today's hike was an out-and-back along the paved George Miller trail and Carquinez Scenic Drive from the Nejedly Staging area by Martinez to the town of Port Costa.

High Tide: 10:44a, Wind: 14 knots W, SW, Launch at 10:17a. Interesting scenes during paddle included being greeted at a dock by someone's pet goat, Morris Island lighthouse on the distant horizon, boat wreck and a feeding dolphin.

Valley Spokesmen club ride to see some of the Christmas light displays in Danville. Afterwards we headed over to the home of a couple of our members for refreshments and camaraderie.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting in S. Livermore and heading east over Tesla/Corral Hollow to Tracy where we stopped for refreshments at a Starbucks. We then went through Mountain House on our way to Bethany Reservoir before returning to Livermore via Altamont Pass.

East Bay Casual Hikers outing starting at Curry Pt. on Mt. Diablo. We went down Knobcone Pt., past Balancing Rock, right on Utility Road, right on No Name Trail, right on Utility Road #2, across left onto Black Hills, right on Blackhawk Ridge looping the ridge and continuing left on Blackhawk Ridge, left on Sycamore Creek, right on Devil's Slide, and left on Knobcone Pt. back to the start.

The Valley Spokesmen bicycle club entered a float in the Livermore holiday parade to promote our annual Cinderella ride for women held in April. The parade went through downtown Livermore and was very well attended with crowds lining the sidewalks along the route.

A short day trip, close to following the same steps I first made on the Long Trail but this track stays well below the elevation of the Long Trail on a side trail called the Ice Beds Trail. We left the parking lot in what seemed like a brisk mid morning breeze. The termperature was around freezing but it seemed colder with the breeze and dampness.

Hike from the Las Trampas staging area at the end of Bollinger Canyon Rd. We started up the Chamise trail then continued on the Las Trampas Ridge trail to the summit of Las Trampas before returning on the Bollinger Creek trail.

Hike in Muir Woods heading up the Ocean View trail to Panoramic Highway. On the return we took the Lost Trail to the Fern Creek Trail back to Muir Woods. The GPS reception was very poor in Muir Woods so the track has some big gaps.