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Latest Hikes column: Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve

From my column in today’s Mercury News

Skyline Ridge is one of a string of preserves managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District along Skyline Boulevard in the Santa Cruz Mountains crest west of the Santa Clara Valley. The main attractions are Alpine Pond and its nature center, staffed by volunteers on weekends. A wooden walkway allows close inspection of life at the pond’s edge, and there’s a drinking fountain nearby to refresh your water supply.

This one’s always a fave. Previous Skyline Ridge hikes here.

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4 Responses to “Latest Hikes column: Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve”

  1. Apel Mjausson Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Speaking of Peninsula hikes, I’ve got an old copy of Wilderness Press’ Peninsual Trails. It’s the third edition, from 1997. How much has changed since then? Should I buy an updated version?

  2. tom Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    I sent a message to the managing editor at Wilderness Press … let’s see what she says.

  3. tom Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    This just in from one of my contacts at Wilderness Press, in regards to the 2005 edition of Peninsula Trails:

    A fair bit changed with the 2005 edition. Some of the additions include sections on the Bay Area Ridge Trail, expanded hiking section for Monte Bellow and Saratoga Gap OSP, maps all completely updated (much more detailed), so that they’re all you need for the walks in the book; contact information was also updated, as were the photos. The basic structure is still there, but many of the details are different.

  4. Apel Mjausson Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 4:35 pm

    That was quick! Thanks for the info. It sounds like getting a new copy would be a good idea.

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