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Tag Archives: Santa Clara County
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Upper Stevens Creek County Park
Over the last month or so I have been participating in the 2019 PixInParks Challenge hosted by Santa Clara County Parks. The Challenge, also called the Magnificent Seven, consists of seven hikes, each in a different county park. The challenge … Continue reading
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Calero County Park
This spring I have been participating in the 2019 PixInParks Challenge hosted by Santa Clara County Parks. The Challenge, also called the Magnificent Seven, consists of seven hikes, each in a different county park. The challenge includes hiking to a … Continue reading
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Martial Cottle County Park
As I’ve mentioned previously I am in the process of completing the 2019 PixInParks Challenge sponsored by Santa Clara County Parks. The Challenge is also called the Magnificent Seven and consists of seven hikes, each in a different county park. … Continue reading
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Joseph D Grant County Park
As mentioned in a recent post I am in the process of completing the 2019 PixInParks Challenge sponsored by Santa Clara County Parks. The Challenge is also called the Magnificent Seven and consists of seven hikes, each in a different … Continue reading
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Coyote Lake – Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
I am in the process of completing the 2019 PixInParks Challenge hosted by Santa Clara County Parks. The Challenge, also called the Magnificent Seven, consists of seven hikes, each in a different county park. The challenge includes hiking to a … Continue reading
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Mt Madonna County Park
As mentioned in a recent post I am in the process of completing the 2019 PixInParks Challenge hosted by Santa Clara County Parks. The Challenge, also called the Magnificent Seven, consists of seven hikes, each in a different county park. … Continue reading
SCCP PixInParks 2019 – Coyote Creek Parkway
In recent years several of the Bay Area parks and open space agencies have hosted programs to encourage members of the public to get outdoors and enjoy activities in local parks. For example, 2019 is the third year that Santa … Continue reading
Uvas Canyon County Park: Waterfalls and Ferns
Uvas Canyon County Park, a Santa Clara County Park, has a well-deserved reputation for its waterfalls. Recently I made my first visit to the park, several days after a series of rain storms, figuring that the waterfalls would be more … Continue reading
Los Gatos Creek Trail from Vasona Dam to Lexington Reservoir
Since the Los Gatos Creek Trail is a paved pedestrian and bicycle path for most of its 10-mile length, this hike felt more like a walk: I wore running shoes and used the pedometer I don’t carry on wilderness hikes. … Continue reading
Santa Clara County Parks PixInParks Challenge: Santa Teresa
A 2.6-mile loop hike at Santa Teresa County Park on the Stile Ranch, Mine, and Fortini Trails is well-known as a great spring wildflower hike. And although I’ve hiked this loop, or part of it, several times, on this particular … Continue reading
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