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Ridge Trail Shares Routes with Long-Distance

of the state, and others travel through In addition to taking advantage of many states. The Ridge Trail shares topography and preserved open space, alignments with six long-distance today’s long-distance trails benefit trails, and also crosses paths with the proposed Bay Area continued on page 2 Water Trail. These trails, with the shared segments listed in the sidebar, include the American Discovery Ridge Trail Trail, Coastal Trail, Cali- Shared Routes fornia Riding and Hiking Trail, East Bay Skyline National Recreation Delaware to California Trail, Juan Bautista de Anza National discoverytrail.org Historical Trail, and San Francisco • Bridge to Bolinas Bay Trail. Ridge Fire Road and Randall Some of the long-distance trails— Trail the , Trail, Coastal Trail, and Skyline National Recre- Mexico to Oregon ation Trail—follow prominent land californiacoastaltrail.org features, as evident from their names. • Mt. Tamalpais, Bolinas Ridge This is also true for the Bay Area • Coastal Trail in Water Trail, which has access points and south across Golden Gate on land for water-based users (kayakers, Bridge etc.). Other long-distance trails com- • San Francisco Presidio, batteries memorate history, like the Juan west of Lincoln Blvd. Bautista de Anza Trail, which follows • to , the route of Spanish settlers. The San Francisco to San Mateo American Discovery Trail combines County driving routes with trails to encourage people to explore the entire country. California Riding and And the California Riding and Hik- Hiking Trail ing Trail, created in the 1940s, • John Muir National Historic Site provided the route for many of the to , Martinez trails we enjoy today. • Mt. Tamalpais, Bolinas Ridge Planning and creating long-dis- • Cross-Marin Trail, Samuel P. tance trails is a challenging Taylor Park undertaking. To make it easier, more • Wunderlich County Park to than one trail often shares a route. Huddart County Park, Due to the need to cross the bay, the San Mateo County Ridge Trail, Bay Trail, Coastal Trail, and American Discovery Trail all East Bay Skyline National The Al Zampa Memorial Bridge officially opened on November 8, 2003. Hundreds turned out to cross the , and Recreation Trail celebrate and walk across the bridge (above). The pedestrian/bicycle lane, the route of the Ridge Trail ebparks.org, ebmud.com and Bay Trail, opened this May. Photo by William Hall, courtesy of Caltrans. The Coastal Trail on the Ridge Trail and Bay Trail both Bolinas Ridge in Mt. Tamalpais State Park (below) is the route of the Ridge Trail, California Coastal cross the . The trails • Wildcat Canyon Regional Park Trail, and American Discovery Trail. The Bolinas Lagoon and Pacific Ocean are in the distance. share corridors through many of the to Anthony Chabot Regional Photo by Don Lundell. area’s parks: the Ridge Trail, Coastal Park Trail, Discovery Trail, and California Juan Bautista de Anza National rail enthusiasts in the San Fran- to the trail planning that took place Riding and Hiking Trail parallel Boli- Historic Trail cisco Bay Area are fortunate to decades ago, and the hard work of nas Ridge in Mt. Tamalpais State Arizona to San Francisco Thave the Ridge Trail and several many trail advocates, the Bay Area is Park; and the Ridge Trail and Anza nps.gov/juba other long-distance trails to explore. traversed by a number of long-distance Trail both follow the East Bay Skyline • John Muir National Historic Site, Although most of these trails are still trails, which often share routes, giving National Recreation Trail. The John Martinez not complete, enough segments are in users the chance to explore the best of Muir National Historic Site in Mar- • East Bay Skyline National place to create an extensive trail net- what the region has to offer. Some of tinez is on the Ridge Trail, Anza Recreation Trail work. Sometimes the long-distance these trails are contained within the Trail, and California Riding and Hik- • Presidio, , some extend to other parts ing Trail routes. trails overlap, and these stretches are • Lexington Reservoir to Coyote particularly interesting to visit. Creek Parkway, Santa Clara This spring, the Ridge Trail County gained two new segments on shared alignments. The Al Zampa Memorial San Francisco Bay Area Bridge—commonly known as the Car- Water Trail quinez Bridge—opened to pedestrians bayaccess.org and bicyclists in May and is also the • Benicia waterfront route of the . • Martinez waterfront The new Ridge Trail segment in San San Francisco Bay Trail Jose’s Almaden Quicksilver County Perimeter of San Francisco Bay Park is shared with the Juan Bautista baytrail.abag.ca.gov de Anza National Historic Trail. • Benicia-Martinez Bridge to The idea of long-distance trails was Carquinez Bridge, in Benicia envisioned as far back as the 1920s when Benton MacKaye proposed link- • Martinez waterfront ing paths together to create one long • Golden Gate Bridge route—the Appalachian Trail. Thanks THE VIEW FROM HERE

Dear Friends, NEWS There’s a joke you sometimes hear in philanthropy circles: a passerby sees a man drowning and yells, “Would $10 help?” It’s not the funniest joke, but it Marin County Acquisition Secures Trail Access makes the point that despite the best efforts of many On March 20 the Marin County Open Space District reopened the old rail- organizations, we may never end hunger, child abuse, road grade that leads from Sir Francis Drake at the top of White Hill Grade into or poverty. The Ridge Trail Council’s mission is much Loma Alta Open Space Preserve. Although this trail had been dedicated years more tangible: while it may take us another 17 years to earlier as part of the Ridge Trail and was frequently used by the public, the complete the trail, progress can be measured mile by landowner had blocked access to the trail with a cyclone fence. The owner had mile as we open up new trails. acquired the land two years ago with hopes of building a house and using the old This past week I met with candidates for a new staff position at the railroad grade as the entrance road. council—a development manager. This position was created thanks to the Under the leadership of Marin County Supervisor and Ridge Trail Board generous donors to our Advancement Fund (see Annual Report). Invari- Member Steve Kinsey, the county recently acquired the property, which adds 20 acres to the Loma Alta Open Space Preserve. At the dedication, the fence was ably, all the candidates talked about the importance of our work and how pulled down and trail users began once again to enter the preserve from this loca- much they wanted to be a part of preserving something for future genera- tion. This summer the district will finish work on the trail underneath the new tions to enjoy. One asked me: “What would you do if someone gave White Hill Bridge which will connect to White Hill Open Space Preserve and $500,000 tomorrow?” I quickly replied, “Buy more land and build more continue to the Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve. trail.” Our mission and our fundraising effort are so closely integrated that every dollar goes in some way to expanding or maintaining the trail. Future Ridge Trail Property Protected And then the next day I did get a chance to consider just that—how to spend $1 million from a grant we successfully secured from the Coastal Con- In late March the Muir Heritage Land Trust announced its acquisition of the scenic Dutra Ranch, a 158-property near Martinez that will have a one-mile seg- servancy. We received applications for this funding in March but ment of the Ridge Trail. The land trust raised $790,000 for the purchase, unfortunately had to turn down half because the requests totaled $2 million. including $100,000 from the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. Other funders We too are seeking funding for our own trail projects: we’re in the included 2,000 individuals, the Coastal Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation midst of a $175,000 capital campaign for a 1.6-mile trail crossing a private Board, L.J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, J.M. Long Foundation, David ranch in Napa County. So there are many good projects coming forward, B. Gold Foundation, Strong Foundation, Firedoll Foundation, Martinez Horse- and with our new development manager on staff, we will be able to do an men’s Association, and Bay Area Barns and Trails. even better job of getting funds to these projects. The Dutra family had farmed the land and raised cattle on the ranch since In the meantime, if you have an extra $5 or $500,000, there’s a trail 1917. The trust will continue the current agricultural use of dry-land grazing. there waiting for you. Preservation of the land will complete a significant recreational and wildlife corri- dor; preserve key habitat for special status and native species, including the Happy trails, whipsnake and red-legged frog; provide an important trail link; and pre- Holly Van Houten serve a piece of agricultural history. The land trust has protected three other Executive Director adjacent properties: Sky Ranch, Gustin Ranch, and Stonehearst (through a con- servation easement). Together these properties comprise more that 660 acres of permanently protected open space on Franklin Ridge, which has a landscape of oak woodlands, grassland, riparian corridors, and seasonal wetlands. The land trust will hold a dedication at Dutra Ranch on October 9. For more information, call 925-228-5460.

A cyclone fence blocked access to the Ridge Trail in Loma Alta Open Space Preserve (top left). At the trail reopening, the cyclone fence is pulled down by Ridge Trail Board Member Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey, Marin County Open Space District General Manager Fran Brigman, Open Space District staff, and volun- The views from the Dutra property are impressive. The open teers (bottom landscape offers views of Mt. Diablo. Photo by Stephen Joseph. left). Photos by John Dutra farms the property in the early 1900s (right). Photo Holly Van courtesy of the Dutra family. Houten.

Ridge Trail Shares Routes with Long-Distance Trails (continued from page 1) from past accomplishments. The Cal- ridgetops of Alameda and Contra ifornia Riding and Hiking Trail was Costa Counties made this trail possi- an ambitious project first authorized ble. by Governor Earl Warren in 1945. The Juan Bautista de Anza The proposed 3,000-mile loop trail National Historic Trail follows the was planned from San Diego County route taken by the Spanish lieutenant north through the Sierra Nevada to colonel during his 1775-76 journey, the Oregon border, and then south when he led 30 soldiers and their fami- through the state’s Coast Range. By lies to found a presidio and mission the early 1960s, 1,060 miles of the near the San Francisco Bay. According trail had been completed, including to the National Park Service, the expe- 62 miles in the Bay Area, but by the dition more than doubled the mid 1960s the state started to focus population of Spanish colonials in Cal- its efforts on other projects and the ifornia and helped to establish a trail project never reached comple- strategic northern Spanish military out- tion. Many of the signs identifying post that eventually became the city of In April, the Ridge Trail was dedicated in Almaden Quicksilver County Park. The route is shared with the trail are no longer in place. The San Francisco. At the John Muir the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. The park’s Wood Road Trail (above) offers an Ridge Trail user can experience this National Historic Site and the Pre- expansive view of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve and Mt. Umunhum. Photo by Kelly Gibson, Santa trail in Marin, Contra Costa, and San sidio, visitors can learn about the Anza Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. Mateo Counties. expedition and California’s Spanish In another example, one of the and Mexican periods. The U.S. Con- of the new trail in the Benicia State unique settings. And the historic first segments to be proposed as a sec- gress designated the trail a National Recreation Area. The Ridge Trail has trails not only preserve history but tion of the Ridge Trail was the Historic Trail in 1990. It is adminis- many partnerships to look forward to teach us about past cultures and past 31.5-mile-long East Bay Skyline tered by the National Park Service in in the future. routes of travel, helping us to under- National Recreation Trail. This trail cooperation with other partners. Despite the hard work, it is worth stand our environment today. passes through seven parks, and is one The partnerships between trail the effort to create long, continuous If you want to visit more than one of 800 federally designated National organizations often help get long- trails. Most important, these trails long-distance trail at a time, take a Recreation Trails in the United States distance trails built because costs are provide access to and help preserve visit to some of the trails listed on the because of its local and regional sig- shared. For example, the Ridge Trail the Bay Area’s coast, bay, and ridge- sidebar. You won’t be disappointed. nificance. The East Bay Regional Park Council and the Bay Trail both con- lines that parallel the bay. The trails District’s land acquisitions on the tributed funding for the construction are well worth the visit due to their —Elizabeth Byers and Holly Van Houten

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Thanks to your support, last year the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council made sig- • PRIEST ROCK, nificant strides toward its goals of dedicating new trail sections, preserving KENNEDY, AND ridgelines, creating new public access, and getting more people involved in the WOODS TRAILS, Ridge Trail project. SANTA CLARA COUNTY: This 11.8-mile DEDICATING NEW TRAIL SECTIONS trail was officially dedi- cated as a section of the We added 27 miles to the Ridge Trail in 2003, bringing the total dedicated Bay Area Ridge Trail on miles to 261. This was the largest number of trail miles added in one year in over a October 25. The trail decade. With four ribbon-cutting ceremonies, we had many chances to celebrate extends from Lexington our successes. Here’s a quick overview of the new trail sections: Reservoir County Park at Highway 17 east through • FIFIELD-CAHILL RIDGE TRAIL, SAN MATEO COUNTY: After a 15-year the Sierra Azul Open campaign for access to the San Francisco Watershed, a new 9.5-mile Ridge Trail Space Preserve above San The Ridge Trail undulates over the Sierra Azul Open Space section was opened on August 21 in cooperation with the San Francisco Public Jose. This route had been Preserve’s ridges, offering views in all directions. Pictured is the Utilities Commission (PUC). Ridge Trail Council members and volunteers in place for many years, but Woods Trail, looking west. Photo by Holly Van Houten. worked hard over the years two private inholdings to convince the City of San made a dedicated trail cor- Francisco to open this beau- ridor uncertain until the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District was able tiful land for trail use. When to acquire the remaining properties and protect the corridor permanently. The the PUC voted for this pub- Ridge Trail Council contributed funding for a new staging area on Hicks Road, lic access, San Francisco which makes the whole area underneath Mt. Umunhum more accessible. Chronicle outdoors colum- • BIG ROCK RIDGE TRAIL, MARIN COUNTY: This 3.6-mile new trail, nist Tom Stienstra’s headline which offers incredible views from Marin’s second highest peak, opened to the triumphed, “Paradise to have public on April 1 and was dedicated on November 8. This is the first Marin its gates opened.” He also County Open Space District trail built specifically for multiple users—hikers, praised Bay Area Ridge Trail mountain bicyclists, and equestrians. Trail Steward John Aranson designed the Council volunteer Doug trail for Marin County before he joined the council. Maintained by the Kerseg for having made the County of Marin, the trail is located both in the Lucas Valley Open Space “final difference” in the deci- Preserve and on a trail easement from Lucasfilm, Ltd. Another partner in the sion. project is the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, which holds a conservation ease- The PUC hosted a special ment over the Lucasfilm property. Despite very inclement weather (the dedication ceremony downpour began when the hikers reached the summit!), a crowd turned out attended by then San Fran- In August, Ridge Trail Executive Director Holly Van Houten for the dedication. It was well organized by our tireless Marin County volun- and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown celebrated the opening cisco Mayor Willie Brown, teers, headed up by Barbara Weitz. of the Ridge Trail in the San Francisco Watershed. Both along with San Francisco donned their Ridge Trail caps. Photo by Bill Long. Supervisor Tom Ammiano, San Mateo County Supervi- sor Mike Nevin, and most of members of the PUC. The trail connects from Highway 92 to the Sweeney Ridge section of the Golden Gate National Recre- ation Area and is open to hikers, equestrians, and mountain bicyclists through docent-led tours only. See “Outings and Upkeep” for more information on sign- ing up for a tour. • BENICIA STATE PARK TRAIL, SOLANO COUNTY: This 2.2-mile trail opened on September 21 in cooperation with the California Department of Parks and Recreation. It serves as an alignment for both the Bay Area Ridge Trail and the San Francisco Bay Trail. The entire trail is fully accessible to peo- ple in wheelchairs and is routed along the Carquinez Strait just west of the city of Benicia. The Solano County Committee did a great job of hosting the dedi- cation, thanks to the leadership of Kathy Hoffman and Kathy Blume. The mayors of Vallejo and Benicia, State Senator Liz Figueroa, and State Assembly- woman Lois Wolk attended the dedication, in addition to about 75 trail users.

The Big Rock Ridge Trail was officially dedicated in November. It traverses the Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve and also passes through property owned by Lucasfilm, Ltd. Photo by Elizabeth Byers.

PRESERVING THE RIDGELINES AND CREATING PUBLIC ACCESS

Many groups are involved in land preservation in the Bay Area, but only the Ridge Trail Council is working in all nine counties to create public access to ridge lands. Several impor- tant preservation efforts were successful in 2003:

• BOY SCOUTS TRAIL EASEMENT: The council success- fully negotiated a trail easement with the Boy Scouts of America’s Marin Council, which operates Camp Tamaran- cho outside of Fairfax. The Boy Scouts’ property crosses a fire road at a key Ridge Trail location, where it traverses the White Hill Open Space Preserve. Without a trail easement, the route could not be dedicated as part of the Ridge Trail or preserved for future trail users. Thanks to the Boy Scouts-Marin Council, who donated the easement. The Ridge Trail Council will hold the easement, as well as man- age and maintain the 600-foot section until it can be transferred to the Marin County Open Space District. This trail will soon connect to the new Loma Alta property pur- chased by the district (see article on page 2). • SKILES AND BELTANE RANCHES: As 2003 drew to a After the Benicia State Park Trail dedication ceremony, Park Superintendent John Crossman led an interpretive tour along the new close, the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and trail segment. Photo by Elizabeth Byers. Open Space District agreed to acquire two key properties.

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The district purchased 47 acres of the Skiles Ranch in January and is moving forward on negotiations to purchase 1,290 acres of the historic Beltane Ranch. Both properties will eventually provide a route for the Ridge Trail and connect to nearby state parks. The council’s North Bay Trail Director Dee Swanhuyser played a key role in the Skiles acquisition. The council also obtained a grant from the Coastal Conservancy for the purchase of the Skiles property.

MAINTAINING THE RIDGE TRAIL

We dedicated our first trails back in 1989 and many are showing signs of age. John Aranson, our trail steward, started organizing trail workdays this year to address these problems. We are also grateful to our partners who take on the bulk of the maintenance chores for the Ridge Trail.

• We worked with employees of Bloomberg in San Francisco and Backpacker maga- zine to maintain a section of the Miwok Trail in Marin County’s Tennessee Valley. • In the fall, John trained volunteers in Napa County on various aspects of trail maintenance. • We participated in volunteer trail days with the East Bay Regional Park District and California State Parks. The Ridge Trail Council’s Napa County Leadership Council (from left to right): Eileen Mulligan, Frogs • We partnered with Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department to Leap; Bill Phelps, Joseph Phelps Winery; Will Wyman, Merrill Lynch; Mark Grassi, Grassi Construction; rehabilitate part of the from Road to Silver Kathie Fowler, Joseph Phelps Winery; Cathy Marsten; Dawnine Dyer, Dyer Vineyards; Bill Long, Ridge Creek Valley Boulevard, repair the riparian corridor, and create better eques- Trail Council board chair; Mark Linder; Hugh Davies, Schramsberg Vineyards; Guy Kay; Ken Stanton; trian trail access. Charles Slutzkin, Napa Gateway Business Park; and Holly Van Houten, Ridge Trail Council execu- tive director. GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED • PROPOSITION 40 FUNDING: In December we announced the availability • RUN FOR THE RIDGE: The biggest accomplishments last year were those of of $1 million in grants through the California Coastal Conservancy for Ridge Don Lundell and Gillian Robinson, who ran an average of more than 40 miles Trail planning, construction, and acquisition projects. The Proposition 40 state a day for 13 days to complete the Ridge Trail’s proposed 500-mile route. Their park bond funds were approved by California voters in 2002. Grant applica- Run for the Ridge began in late August and concluded just after Labor Day. tions have been submitted by agencies and organizations around the Bay Area, Struggling with heat, exhaustion, blisters, pulled muscles, and lost directions and the conservancy will approve the grants this summer. The last round of (while keeping an eye out for rattlesnakes and on roads, for cars), this was the grants, funded through Proposition 12, resulted in nearly 50 miles of Ridge ultimate feat of endurance. They are now writing a book about their experience Trail now in place and approximately 20 miles of trail in the process of being that also will introduce the reader to the world of trail running. We added a built. We are pleased with the support we’ve received from the California trail running enthusiast to our board of directors, Chuck Wilson, and look for- Coastal Conservancy; it has enabled the Ridge Trail project to make tremen- ward to working more closely with this group of trail users who need continuous, dous progress. long trails for their recreational pursuits. • TOUR DE FAT: In July, we teamed up with New Belgium Brewery to co-host the Tour de Fat. We helped pour many kegs of beers to celebrate bicycling, trails and beer. More than 30 volunteers participated in the event, which raised nearly $4,000 for the council. Mark July 31 on your calendar for this year’s event in ; we’ll be teaming up with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (see “Outings & Upkeep”). • RIDGE TRAIL BENEFIT: The Tilden-Wildcat Horsemen’s Association held a multi-day ride in the East Bay over Labor Day weekend and raised $5,000 for the Ridge Trail Council, which was matched by a $5,000 grant from Bay Area Barn and Trails. This year the group will hold a six-day 100-mile ride in early September to explore the East Bay Hills by horseback, following the route of the Ridge Trail. For more information see “Outings & Upkeep.” • RIDGE TO BRIDGE: We held the seventh Annual Ridge to Bridge event, a 13-, 20-, or 31-mile hike/run, on a beautiful day in late April. More than 80 people hiked the trail and many volunteers helped out. This event even made the evening news in San Francisco. Thanks to the dedicated Marin County vol- unteers who organize Ridge to Bridge every year.

BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

Gillian Robinson and Don Lundell completed the 500-mile Run for the Ridge in September on the Ridge • ADVANCEMENT FUND CAMPAIGN: After unveiling our three-year strategic Trail route. Gillian runs on the Coyote Peak Trail in Santa Teresa County Park (above). Photo by plan, the council embarked on a fund development plan to ensure we had the Don Lundell. necessary funds to accomplish our mission. To that end, in June, we launched the Advancement Fund Campaign, designed to diversify our funding base and increase our fundraising capability. The board realized that our goals of complet- ing the Ridge Trail, especially with the more difficult trail miles on private land ahead of us, could not be achieved unless we increased our capacity to raise 2003 FINANC funds. We need funds for our staff to work with public partners, negotiate with private landowners, and organize trail construction and maintenance activities. 2003 TOTAL REVENUE: $1,058,099 Increasingly, we are also being called on to raise capital for land acquisition and These charts represent estimated figures since the 2003 audit is not trail construction. The first two phases of the Advancement Fund Campaign Earthshare have been successfully completed; we’ve raised more than $100,000 toward our complete as of press time. Copies of Workplace the 2002 audited financials are Giving goal of $140,000. We thank all the donors to the Advancement Fund who gave 1% Events Foundations 1% so generously. These donors are listed on page 4 of the Annual Report. available for review in the Bay Area & Corporations Ridge Trail Council office. 7% • NAPA COUNTY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: The first trail project to be built by the council on private land will be on the Tuteur Ranch in Napa. This trail, to be known as the Napa-Solano Ridge Trail, extends the current route in Sky- Individuals line Wilderness Park and will be a loop trail that will eventually connect to a 11% Government neighboring property and continue into Solano County. To assist us in raising 32% capital for trail construction, we formed the Napa County Leadership Council, a group of Napa Valley business and community leaders who want to help cre- Membership ate the Ridge Trail in Napa County (see photo). They lend their names to the 19% project, contribute funds of their own, and help us identify other potential sup- porters in the area. Thanks to Jennifer Chandler and Chip Bouril, longtime Trail Grants volunteers with the Napa County Committee, who helped organize this new 29% group, and to Mark Linder, who reached out to the agricultural community to open these new doors.

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NEW BOARD MEMBERS, THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS BOARD DEPARTURES We are extremely thankful for the many volunteers who help us, especially those The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council is pleased to welcome three new board who serve on the Ridge Trail Council’s county committees. The committees help members: Jed Cyr, Morris Older, and Chuck Wilson. to plan new routes, organize outings and work days, and host dedications. Last year a number of volunteers helped out at Tour de Fat, which raised funds for the JED CYR is the new designated director from the Midpeninsula council. If you would like to volunteer, please contact us! Regional Open Space District, replacing Mary Davey. He grew up in Colma, in northern San Mateo County. Jed started exploring the Bay Area’s parks and open space preserves when he first moved to the Santa Clara Valley in 1959. He taught U.S. history and govern- ment to eighth graders in Sunnyvale for 37 years and retired in June of 2003. Jed has served as a board member of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, representing Sunnyvale, since 1996.

MORRIS OLDER is a new board member from Orinda in the East Bay. He was a mainstay with Uprisings Baking Collective for many years before it closed in 1997, and has worked in office management and accounting. For the past 25 years Morris has kept horses near the Ridge Trail. He is a past president, secretary, and currently a board member of the Orinda Horsemen’s Association. Not only has he volunteered for trail work in the Bay Area and the Sierra Nevada, but as editor of the Tilden Wildcat Horsemen’s Association newsletter, he has promoted volun- teer trail work and trail issues for the last ten years. Morris was a co-organizer of Ridge Trail board members and staff at the San Francisco Watershed Ridge Trail dedication. last year’s Labor Day week five-day East Bay Hills Trail Ride, which raised $10,000 for the Bay Area Ridge Trail. ALAMEDA AND Linda Reichel Virginia Holtz CONTRA COSTA David Smart Mark Jackson COUNTIES CHUCK WILSON, a software engineer, lives in Palo Alto and Ken Stanton Lee and Wini Jebian spends his free time running trails. He’s been running trails since Ron Brown Jessica Tuteur Lars Larsen 1979, when he moved to the Bay Area, and is now an ultra-trail Don deFremery John Tuteur Kitty Monihan runner who has traveled the globe to run trails. Chuck has com- Wendell Doman Vinaya Natu pleted 66 ultra-distance runs (30 to 100 miles in length) and 50 Steve Fiala SAN FRANCISCO marathons. He even runs when he volunteers—Chuck was the first Buddy Pohl Lisa Henson running member of the trail patrol for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Catherine Withers Boe Steve Reagan District. In this capacity he reports on trail conditions, educates users, and helps Don Hogue Michele Bonesho Ann Robinson with trail maintenance. He’s been running the Ridge Trail for years, and also Michael Kelley Kristi Davis Paul Swift helped Don Lundell and Gillian Robinson last year on their Run for the Ridge. Glenn Kirby Charlie Holiday Chuck Wilson Glen Martin Holly Holiday John Medinger SOLANO COUNTY The council says goodbye to two board members and thanks them for their many Travis Hosier John Mercurio years of dedicated service: Mary Davey and Steve Fiala. Amelia Hunt Randy Anderson Morris Older Doris Lindfors Cindy Apaka Dick Quigley Kelly Macavoy Kathy Blume John Rabold MARY DAVEY served eight years on the Ridge Trail board as a rep- Andrea Manion Jane Bogner resentative of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Jeffery Rogers Mike Rushing Donna Burla (MROSD). She was one of the co-founders of MROSD in 1972 but Sarah Spelt did not run for a seat on the district board until 1994. She has spent Ray Sullivan Carlo Carlucci many years managing nonprofit/public benefit agencies (Peninsula Naomi Sultan Harry Englebright MARIN COUNTY Volunteers, Planned Parenthood, Palo Alto Community Foundation). Mary has Meredith Terrell Christa Foerchtgott served on the Los Altos Hills Town Council and has been president of the Com- Lynn Axelrod Nikki Thomas Eldrith Gosney mittee for Green Foothills, the Trust for Hidden Villa, and the Peninsula Al Baumann Karen Guenther Conservation Center Foundation Trust. She helped raise capital and operating Connie Berto SAN MATEO Hew Hesterman funds for these organizations as well as for the Ridge Trail Council. Leslie Cloney COUNTY Kathy Hoffman Al DeLima Thomas Beck Luanne Johnson STEVE FIALA has been a member of the board since the organiza- Robert Eichstaedt Mel Brown Doris Klein tion’s inception. He has worked for the East Bay Regional Park Don Gregory Pat Dixon Michael Lane District since 1979 and is currently the trails development program Dave Hansen Bob Emert Jeff Mathews manager. In this capacity, he helps plan the trail system, acquires Don Herzog John Gervais Frank Morris trail corridors, and develops new trails. Steve has been a leader and Jim Jacobsen Bob Greene tireless advocate for trails in the East Bay. Over the years, he has Tony Norris Fred Kanter been an invaluable resource to the council and provided excellent Bob Guinn Mark Pandone guidance to the council’s Trails Committee. Bill Long Doug Kerseg Marion Panzer Lisa Luzzi Dick Lavenstein Dan Smith Gerald McGowin Ernst Meissner Russ Turnbull Nevin Miller George Miller Rollye Wiskerson IAL SUMMARY James Steere Jean Rusmore Barbara Weitz Franklin Sheehan SONOMA COUNTY Dave Woody Bill Smith 2003 Total Expenses: $1,058,099 Rick Abbott Ruth Zamist Sandy Sommer Chris Benziger Ron Weaver Ridge, Kids Trail Trust & Dave Chalk & Stewards Reserve Fund NAPA COUNTY Education 2% Kenton Clark 5% Chip Bouril SANTA CLARA Mickey Cooke Fundraising COUNTY 5% Keith Caldwell Pat Eliot Jennifer Chandler Garnetta Annable Administration Jim Finn 7% Berry Christian Dan Blong Trail Planning Dale Godfrey & Coordination Laurie Davis Patty Ciesla 37% David Hansen David Eskelson Dinesh Desai Advancement Dave Henderson Fund Carol Kunze Kate Drayden 10% Chris Jones Nancy Garrett Mary Lou Fitzpatrick Toni McRorie Member Services Jim Hench Jim Foran Howard Moes 10% Jo Maillard Mark Frederick Trail Construction Carol Vellutini & Acquisition Herb McGrew Joel Gartland 24% Ken Wells Milan Pittman Kelly Gibson Jeff Reichel Matt Hahne

ANNUAL REPORT | 3 THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS IN 2003! Dennis Brown Doug Hamilton Sean Medina Kathy Stewart Robert Brown James R. and Shinobu K. Dennis and Cynthia Meister Deborah Stone Robert V. and Patricia M. Hamilton Lorenz Menrath Sandor and Faye Straus Brown David Hammill Alan B. Meridian William and Angele Strnad Stephen and Ann Brown John Hansen Robert Merkamp Janet Strobel The California Coastal Lisa and Lee Deal Robert Kissick Katherine Brubaker Laurence and Valerie Hansen Amy Meyer Curtis Strommen Conservancy, and the voters Jim Dickerson John Kunz Susan and Dennis Bruch Mary Jane Hargrove Karri and Pete Michell Kim Stryker and Mark Ander- of California whose support Donna Dubinsky and Leonard Eileen Laspa John M. Bryan Family Fund Joan and Chris Harris John Milford son Richard and Ann A. Tavan makes our park bond funding Shustek Anne K. Le Blanc Catherine Bryg William and Carol Harrison Barry Milgrom and Jo Cummins Thomas E. Miller Leslie Tchaikovsky possible Eagle Cycling Club Brad and Regina Lewis Marianne Bunce Caryl Hart Patricia and Ted Eliot Joe Litten Harriet Burgess Deborah Hartog Lincoln Mintz Alan Teitelbaum Wayne Montoya Steve Terwilliger SUPPORTERS OF THE Harry Englebright and Eve Mike Mahon Marlene Burrow Keith Haycock Stephanie Mooers Carter P. Thacher ADVANCEMENT FUND Somjen John H. and Roxanne Margery Bushman Peter S. Heinecke Evan Evans, III Guilhamet Maloney Michael G. and Deborah Butler Karen and Ross Heitkamp Linda Moran James F. Thacher Robert Baer S. Flaniken and Mark Randolph Timothy Mann Jerry Cahill and Kathleen King George Helder Guy Morley Ronald Theisen S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation James Foran R. Kent Mather David and Susan Calkins Stephen Heller and Therese Lyall Morrill Max Thelen, Jr. Thomas J. Beck Robert Friend Kathryn Kendrick McNeil John Caner and George Beier Hickey Marc Morris Brian and Carolyn Thiessen Martha Benioff John Garrett Bill and Saowarop Meeker Bob Cant Sharon Henderson Mary Morris and Robert Baylor Jeanne Thomas Connie and Frank Berto Diane Gibson Clayton Mitchell Anne-Marie Caple Paul A. Hensleigh, M.D. Peggy Morris and Ken Ripple Richard Thomas Richard C. Blum Craig L. Gillespie Crystal Mitchell Louis Caputo and Rose Eufinger Panda Hershey Ronald Morrison Jody Thompson Katherine Blume Nancy Golden John and Margaret Mooney Paul Carmichael Bill Heter William and Martha Moses Jodi D. Torres Mark Jon Bluth, in memory of Douglas Gorman C. G. Mumford Patrick and Carla Carstens Robert Heyse Timothy K. Mueller Marcia Toruno John A. Bluth E. M. Greenawalt Michael Musto JoAnne Castro Brian and Katrina Higgins Tom Mulvaney Daniel Toth Ron and Joan Brown Mr. and Mrs. James Greene, Jr. Naomi Nakashima, M.D. Steven Chapman Nellie Hill Carol A. 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Terrence Rendleman John Waterbury Eileen Drew Robert and Diana Kehlmann Stephanie and Roger Peters Chuck Wilson Holly Van Houten Jack and Margo Restrick Diane and Robert Webber Paul Dubow Mary Kelly Teresa Picchi and Joel Linzer Joss Wilson Barbara and Leon Weitz Kathryn and Robert Riddell Ilene Weinreb Carol Duffy Frances Kendall Judith Pierce Tiana Wimmer Wilderness Trail Bikes, with Karen D. Roche and Malcolm Joyce Wells Katherine Duffy Michael Kennedy Harvey Poppel Jon and Jill Winston thanks to Michael Kelley L. Jones Roy West David Dunlap Virginia Kennedy Rita Poppenk Heather Winther Wilsey Foundation Steven and Elizabeth Rosenberg Sharon Wheatley and David Tom Dunlap Carol Kersten Jessica and Jack Powell Teri Wiss Wulfsberg Reese Colvig & Peter Rosmarin Shapiro, M.D. Catherine Dycaico Carol King James R. Pray Lynne Withey Firstman W. Sanders Sam Williams and Ann Adams Daniel M. Dye and Estela Janet and George King The Presidio Trust Lynne Witte Bea Zamist Santa Clara County Parks and Raleigh Wilson Alvarez-Dye David T. Kingsbury Steve and Carolyn Purcell Dawna Wolfson Ruth L. Zamist Recreation Patricia-Anne WinterSun Edith T. and Jonathan John Kinsel P. R. and Karen Purser Weldon and Carol Wong Anonymous Michael Santullo Michael C. Wood E. B. Eddy Steven R. Klinkner Charles Purvis Wilma Wool Kathy and Michael Scandling Florence Younker Robin and Richard Edwards Chris Koch Chris Quinn Deann Wright WILLIAM P. MOTT, JR., Keith Schakel Anonymous (2) Hengameh Eftekhari Pat Koch Robert and Patricia Raburn Nathaniel Wyatt and Sarah FOUNDERS Stephen and Jeanne Schapp Richard Eigner Yvonne Koshland Michael and Janice Radesky Sweedler Garnetta Annable Patricia Scofield TRAIL ADVOCATES Paul and Karen Eisele Manish D. Kothari and Carmen Gayna Radtke, EA Marilyn and Irvin Yalom Bay Area Barns and Trails Trust Paul Sidenblad Paul Eisenberg Saura Leslie Rall Helen Yan John and Heather Abbis Henry J. Ralston Mr. and Mrs. Harout Jeanne P. Bracken Wesley and Jill Smith Claire Abram Donald F. Eldridge Lotte Kramer Thomas Carlino Michael Sophie Ernie and Nancy Elliot Marion Kramer, M.D. Marilee Rasmussen Yenikomshian Willy and Charles Adam Art and Pat Ravicz John William and Edel Young Alison Chaiken Robert Stephens Beverly Adams Tracy Elmore Duane Kromm and Marilyn J. Dana Chaiken and Susan Roll Marshall L. Stowe Christian and Jacqueline Farley Chuck Reed Stefanie Yurus Ralph and Susan Alcorn John W. and Elizabeth Reed Andrea Zafer Ronald and Susan Codd Douglas Straight Michael Alexander Erdman Lawrence Kuechler P. M. and M. E. Dallam Robert and Juliette Suhr Robert J. Erickson Alice Kulka Ronald Reich J. Zastrow Charlotte Allen Jeff and Linda Reichel Anonymous (3) Richard and Beth Deatley Dr. and Mrs. Gary Tamkin Jeffry and Teri Allen Judith C. Etheridge Mr. and Mrs. Irwin D. Kuntz The DeSilva Group Justin Tanous Jim Eyer and Michelle Ellison Rebecca Kurland Frances Reid Jennifer Andersen Susan Reinhard SUPPORTERS OF Brendan Dyson Richard S. Taylor and Tracy Mr. and Mrs. Dean Anderson Janet Eyre James La Barbera Robert Epstein Grubbs Bob Fabry and Susan Taylor Peter and Sue La Tourrette Rebecca Reis THE TRAIL TRUST John and Ursula Anderson Barbara and David Rice Gordy and Linda Ferguson Gary Thompson Rick Anderson Robbie and Anthony Fanning Jeanne M. Laberge Grassi Construction, Inc. Richard and Rhoda Goldman Jim and Mary Tomlinson Albert and Sheila Faris Kimberly A. Land Francisco Rico Spottswoode Vineyard Steven and Lisa Anderson Robert Rinauro Fund David Towle and Luvonne Virginia Anderson Mary Jane Fay Mary Lanier The Tarbell Family Foundation Lisa and Douglas Goldman Stewart Cynthia Feakins Denny Lanterman Pam Rino Anonymous Susan Anstrand James Rittenhouse Fund Clifford Walker Nick and Marcia Anton Robert and Kathy Feldman Lesley Lathrop-Hanna Maurice and Jan Holloway Justin Walker and Beatrice Bruce Finch Richard and Emmy Lou Stephen and Beth Robie SUPPORTERS OF RIDGE Albert Arabia Leigh and Ivy Robinson Hover Family Trust Yormark Robert Arko and Aura Oslapas Bruce and Janet Fischer Lavenstein KIDS AND STEWARDS Carter J. Warr John Henry Fisher Joyce Law F. Hase Rodenbaugh Ron Howie Renee Armstrong The San Francisco Foundation Steven and Alison Hussey The Winifred and Harry B. Louis Fisher Paul and Sheila Leach Helen Rodrigues Mary Lou Atkins Dante Rodriguez The Bernard Osher Foundation Rod and Jonnie Jacobs Allen Foundation Richard Auger Susan Flagg and Carlo Rocca Katherine L. Leary Lee and Wini Jebian Lynn Wyman Tal and Sarah Fletcher Jim Lee Virginia Rogers Earth Share of California and Aaron Baggs Daniel Rosen all the companies and their Kevin Kelly and Germaine Fuh Yosemite National Institutes Cathy Baird and Stan Karp Robert Flint Kitt and James Lee Doris Klein Charlotte Ziems and Stewart Christa Foerchtgott C. and M. Leith Bernard Ross employees who participate in Mark Baker Hugh L. Ross workplace giving campaigns Rob Knourek Alsop Linda Ballentine Thomas and Pamela Frame Mr. and Mrs. J. Lenahan Ambassador L. W. and Michael Frederich Carol Leonard Michael Rowbotham Steve Bangert Larry Rubinstein COMPANIES WHO Mrs. Jean Lane 15TH ANNIVERSARY Lois and Kenneth Barker John and Barbara Friedenbach Richard and Betty Leonards Hollis Lenderking TRAIL ADVOCATES Karen Froming Steve Lerner Christopher Sanders MATCH THEIR Frank Barrett Richard Sanders EMPLOYEES’ GIFTS Corenne McKinley Rod and Cris Baker Robert and Elisabeth Bathgate William Galcher Anthony Leuin and Jean Ross and Jess Millikan Everett Games Bertrand Robert Sargent ChevronTexaco Corporation Bonnie and Michael Barr Al Baumann Wesley Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols Thomas R. Baruch Frank S. Bayley Holly H. Ganz Mimi Levison Esurance, Inc. Middleton O’Brien Garrod Farms Riding Stables Eric Lewis Kelly J. Scanlon Hewlett-Packard Marian Beard Irwin Bear Robert and Caprice Michael O’Halloran Katherine K. Berman Steve and Jane Beck Renata Gasperi Marshall and Elaine Lim Marin Community Foundation Dorine Real and Lee Tepper David Gately Frank Lin Scarborough Charles and Helen Schwab Dick Bjorndal Keith Beckwith Suzanne and Robert Mary Ellen Richey William Boeckmann Kati and Walter Bell Charles Gauronskas Dorothy Lindheim Foundation Toni and Arthur Rock Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Geballe Thomas Lipkis Schauwecker Charles Schwab Corporation Stuart H. Brown Lisa Ann Bellm Philip and Shirley Schild Jean and Ted Rusmore Virginia Bruno Paula Belloni Daniel Gelbaum Maria and Helmut Lippert VISA International Andrew Sessler David Gerson Bruce A. Locke James and Erica Schleicher Callander Associates Beltane Ranch James Schlueter Sierra Club Bay Chapter William and Deborah Carr Kathleen Bennett Luciano Giampa Lynda K. Locke IN-KIND DONORS Lynn and James Gibbons Lance Lollini and Patricia Diane Schmidt Backpack Section Don Cassidy Cort Benningfield Any Mountain Clyde Stiteler Denise Gilbert Day-Lollini Walter Schnitzius Gary Chock Robert and Mari Benson Kevin Schoenfeld California Canoe and Kayak Charles Thurber Michael and Lois Cornell Joanna Berg and Dan Ellen Gilkerson and Leslie Carol Long, in memory of Ralph Lamport Reynolds Richard and Therese Schoofs Chris Benziger Tilden-Wildcat Horsemen’s Una Daly Finkelstein Carlo Carlucci Association Clinton and Mary Gilliland Kate Lorig Jo and Albert Schreck Dorothy DeProspero and Gerald Berkeley Hills Realty Bill and Clarisa Schreeder Clif Bar Jessica Tuteur Glaser Bob Berman Susan G. Ginsky Los Viajeros Riding Club Hillary Gitelman John Lovitt Ralph Schwall Center Barbara Walker Diablo Arabian Horse William Bernell Mary and Jack Davey Ron Weaver and Linda Donald Glaser Ann Ludwig Marion Schwartz Association Lisa C. Berry and Leslie F. Reed Searle David Hansen Dyson-Weaver Judy A. Doi Johnson Elizabeth Gleghorn, M.D. David Lunn Margaret Gnam Matthew Lynde Charles and Janet Y. Seim Heller Ehrman White & Fred Winslow Russ and Verna Dow Jim Best McAuliffe Layne Zimmerman Marilyn Goldhaber Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Nick and Maya Selby Scott and Inga Duncan Sandra and Bruce Beyaert Edward and Elizabeth Sesek Donald Herzog Anonymous (2) East Bay Regional Park District Bicycle Trails Council of the Seth Goldsmith MacGregor Peter Goldstein Harriet MacLean Connie and Kevin Shanahan Mark Linder Harold and Marian Ellis East Bay Doris and Pete Lindfors TRAIL PARTNERS Hilary B. Goldstine Cecily and David Majerus Patricia and Merrill Shanks Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ellis Barbara Biebush Robert and Nancy Sheets Don Lundell Allen and Susan Falk Bryan and Teresa Biegel John Good Nina Maloney Diana Aldrich Erica Tucker Goode Julie Malork Christine S. Shirley and Tony Mike’s Bikes Ruthanne Allen-Hunt James and Bette Felton Ken Billheimer Anthony New Belgium Brewery Daniel James Fitzgerald Paul Billig Peter Goodman Lawrence Manhart, Sr. Edward Arens Edward and Francesca Harold Mann and Kathy Robert and Patricia Siegel Joseph Phelps Winery David Arpi and Natalie Gubb Vincent Fuller, III W. Richard and Wendy Frank Silver John Rabold Russell Garvin Bingham Goodstein Kretchmer Susan Barkan Bea Goop-Lott Seth Manning Dwight Simpson Responsible Organized Neil and Gene Barth Alison Geballe Sandra Bird Ronald G. Simpson Mountain Pedalers Gloria Gee Robert Craig Birner Pamela L. Gordon Linda and Bill Manry Steve and Terry Beck Janet Gore Linda Marten Kathleen Sinclair Gillian Robinson Charles and Jenny Beeler Landonia Gettell Karen Bjork Carol Skarda The Runners High Judy Gillette and John Price William Blair Thorsten Graeve Randall Martin Eugene Belogorsky, M.D. Kim and Susan Graham Piero Martinucci Gail Maureen Skinner Sheila Ryan Don and Deborah Bennett Christine Golde Terrence Blaschke Timothy and Lucy Smallsreed The San Francisco Foundation June Harman Carl Boilard Susan Graziano and Chris David and Theresa Sheldon M. Berz Adams Mathiasmeier Alan R. and Patricia Smith San Mateo County Parks and Mark Brandemuehl Kevin and Roberta Hayashi Mark Bonino Dana Smith Recreation Jane Hiatt and Robert Pearl Christopher P. Booth James May Business Bank of California Robert Greene John and Nell McBeth Shelly Smith and Neal Kramer Silverado Vineyards Elizabeth Byers and Mark Michael Hinton Charlie Bowen Thomas Snyder Squire Sanders & Dempsey Richard Holden Janet Bowman Anne Gregersen John and Kathy McCorduck Cavagnero Donald Gregory Sally McCraven Marion H. Softky Tilden-Wildcat Horsemen’s Carlo Carlucci Charles Inman Randy J. Brabham Michael Sogard Association Jeffrey W. Johnson David and Eva Bradford Deon and Eldon Gresham William and Anne McDowell Marc A. Carrasco Leslie Grimm Jody McGeen Richard Spaete The Vallejo Artists’ Guild Kevin Castner Phillip and Katharine Johnson Margaret Bales Brady Gary Spratling Whole Foods Suzanne Johnson William Brew and Jane Lance and Katherine Gyorfi George A. McKray Marian C. Christensen Gerhard Haas John McLachlan Joe Stampleman Wilderness Press Burton Corsen Chris Jones Volk-Brew Richard Stanley Jeffry and Debra Kalmon Carl and Lisa Brodsky Mary Haber Dan McNear Lynden Davis Matt Hahne J. A. McQuown Art and Peggy Stauffer Daniel Dawson and Janice Greg and Rachel Kamman Gene and Kittie Brodsky David and Jane Stern Kevin and Janey Kaster Eliana Brooke Earl F. Hale Katherine Meadowcroft Frazier Susan T. Hamamoto James Meakin Marjorie Stern Mr. and Mrs. George De Bey Alan Kates Allan Brown

ANNUAL REPORT | 4 SUMMER 2004 Outings Ridge& Trail Upkeep HIKES, BIKES, RIDES, AND WORK PARTIES

1. SF WATERSHED HIKES/RIDES Santa Rosa 13. WINDY HILL EQUESTRIAN RIDE San Mateo County 10 4 San Mateo County Time: 10:00 AM Kenwood Sunday, July 18 Sebastopol SONOMA Yountville INFORMATION KEY Time: 4:00 PM ride out from the Portola Town Distance: 2 to 10 miles NAPA Completed 5 20 Vacaville Ridge Trail Center Guided hikes, and bike and equestrian rides, are sched- Segments Sonoma Horses must be in condition for hill climb; breast uled every week in the SF-Peninsula Watershed on the Napa Proposed Bay Area Ridge Trail. Outings require well-condi- 3 Trail Corridor collars recommended. Reservations are required. Petaluma 3 Contact: For more information visit tioned walkers, experienced mountain bikers, and 0 5 10 MI Fairfield openspace.org or to sign up call the MROSD reser- accomplished equestrians with conditioned horses. SOLANO 0 51015 KM Outings are limited to 20 people and fill up quickly. 7 vation number, 650-691-2150. Leave e-mail and Contact: Sign up online at sfwater.org phone information. or call 650-652-3203. Vallejo N Novato 14. TOUR DE FAT San Francisco 2. MT. MADONNA HIKE MARIN Santa Clara County 6 Saturday, July 31 Saturday, June 5 Join the Ridge Trail Council, the San Francisco Pinole 11 San Rafael Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Concord Bike Coalition, and New Belgium Brewery for a day of fun and music celebrating bicycling and beer. Distance/Pace: 8 miles, moderate pace, Richmond 1500' elevation gain. Walnut Join in a morning fun ride and in the afternoon, Creek Begin at Sprig Lake in Mt. Madonna County Park taste four types of beers, including Fat Tire Ale. Pro- CONTRA COSTA and hike up through a shady forest; return via the Berkeley 16 ceeds benefit the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. Sausalito Volunteers are needed to help in the beer garden. Ridge Trail. Oakland 17 San Directions: Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, Contact: Matt Hahne, 408-749-9968. Francisco San Francisco 14 San Francisco Bay 3. WINE COUNTRY ENDURANCE RIDE Contact: For more information or to volunteer, call Napa County 415-561-2595 or visit ridgetrail.org. Livermore Saturday, June 5 Hayward This 25- or 50-mile equestrian ride is a benefit for San Bruno 15. PURISIMA CREEK HIKE

Skyline Wilderness Park and the Bay Area Ridge Pacifica San Mateo County ALAMEDA Saturday, August 7 Trail. The ride is routed on a section of the Bay 1 San P Mateo Time: 8:30 AM for carpool from Santa Clara Area Ridge Trail in Skyline Wilderness Park and A SAN Fremont County or 9:30 AM at Huddart trailhead also passes through two large cattle ranches. The C MATEO base camp will be located at Skyline Wilderness I Distance/Pace: 11.4 miles round trip or 5.7 miles F Half Moon Bay Redwood City Park. Over the past eight years the rides have raised I with possible car drop, moderate pace, 1000' eleva- C tion loss in first 2 miles requires climb. more than $20,000 for trail projects. 8 12,15 Milpitas Contact: Jessica Tuteur, 707-258-1937 or Hike the Ridge Trail in Purisma Creek Redwoods 13 Los Altos [email protected]. O Open Space Preserve. Forested areas can be bathed C San Jose in fog in summer while open south-facing ridges E 4. SUGARLOAF RIDGE HIKE A may be hot. Bring lunch and water. Call leader to SANTA CLARA CARPOOL FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY N discuss carpooling and possible car drop for those 19 Los Sonoma County Gatos who want to do one-way trip. Saturday, June 5 Contact: Call Garnetta Annable, 408-371-9210. Time: 7:30 AM for carpool from Santa Clara 9 County 16. TILDEN PARK VOLKSWALK Morgan Alameda County Distance/Pace: 6.7 miles round trip, moderate pace, Hill 1500' elevation gain Saturday, August 14 SANTA CRUZ 18 Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM We will hike up the Ridge Trail through grasslands, The proposed trail corridor represents a conceptual plan to connect oak-fir-madrone woodlands, and chaparral to the the remaining parks and public open spaces within the Bay Area Ridge Distance: 6.2 miles Trail corridor. This conceptual map conveys no rights to the public to Gilroy top of Bald Mountain. Summer temperatures can be enter private property without the owner’s permission. This is the third in a series of volkswalks on different very high. Bring lunch, water, and money for a food Prepared by CartoGraphics, S.F. Revised 1/04 by Bobbi Sloan Design 2 sections of the Ridge Trail. The route is dirt and black- Santa Cruz stop on the return. Reservations required. top trails through Tilden Park, and moderately hilly. Contact: Garnetta Annable, 408-371-9210. Start any time between 8:00 AM and noon to walk at your own pace on a well-marked trail. The event is 5. JACK LONDON PARK HIKE sponsored by the Vaca Valley Volks, the Solano Directions: BY-INVITATION OUTINGS Meet at the Purisima OSP parking lot a mile or so from Hood Mountain. Bring lunch, liq- County affiliate of the American Volkssport Associa- Sonoma County next to the old country store on Highway 35. uids, sun protection, and hiking boots. Weather tion—a network of 450 clubs across the country that Saturday, June 12 Contact: For more information visit openspace.org could be hot. Meeting place to be provided later. hosts more than 3,000 events a year. Free, unless walk- Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM or to sign up call the MROSD reservation number, Contact: Rick Abbott, 707-525-9206 or ing for volkssport credit. A commemorative patch Distance/Pace: 8 to 10 miles, moderately strenuous, 650-691-2150. Leave e-mail and phone informa- [email protected]. with the Ridge Trail logo will be available for a small 1000' elevation gain tion. fee. Exact start point not available at press time. Take an early summer walk on the Ridge Trail through 11. EBMUD WATERSHED HIKE Contact: Visit VacaVolks.org and follow the links Jack London State Historic Park to the park bound- 9. ALMADEN QUICKSILVER HIKE BY-INVITATION OUTING to scheduled walks. You can also e-mail ary and the Skiles property. This is an opportunity to Santa Clara County Contra Costa County Saturday, June 19 Saturday, July 10 [email protected] or call Jill Simmons at see how the existing Ridge Trail may connect with Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 707-448-5148. For more information about the segment planned through the Skiles property. Distance/Pace: 6 miles, easy trail, moderate pace Join Muir Heritage Land Trust Board Member Joe volkssporting, visit ava.org. Bring lunch, liquids, sun protection, and hiking boots. Explore old mining sites of California’s richest Byrne for a hike to explore the EBMUD watershed Directions: Meet at the lower parking lot (turn mine and walk on the newly dedicated Ridge Trail. lands between Franklin Hills and Briones Regional 17. EAST BAY HILLS EQUESTRIAN RIDE right after park entrance) of Jack London State His- Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Bring lunch, water, and a hat. Park. The Ridge Trail will be routed through these toric Park (entrance fee). September 1-6 Directions: Meet at Almaden Quicksilver Mining lands. Contact: Rick Abbott, 707-525-9206 or This event, a benefit for the Ridge Trail, is spon- Museum at 21350 Almaden Road in San Jose. Contact: Call the Muir Heritage Land Trust to [email protected]. sored by the Tilden-Wildcat Horsemen’s Contact: Jim Foran, 408-434-0101. make a reservation and get directions, 925-228- Association and the Metropolitan Horsemen’s Asso- 6. CROCKETT HILLS HIKE 5460. ciation. The 100-mile ride traverses the East Bay 10. HOOD MOUNTAIN HIKE BY-INVITATION OUTING regional parks. You may join for all or a part of the Sonoma County 12. WUNDERLICH PARK HIKE Contra Costa County Saturday, July 10 ride. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided, Saturday, June 12 San Mateo County Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Saturday, July 10 along with hay and carrots for the horses. Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Distance/Pace: 8 to 10 miles, moderately strenuous, Time: 8:30 AM for carpool from Santa Clara Contact: To reserve a spot or for more information, Distance: 7 to 8 miles 1600' elevation gain, County or 9:30 AM at Wunderlich trailhead contact Morris Older at 925-254-8943 or Come tour this future regional park, the C & H Sugar Hood Mountain Regional Park was recently Distance/Pace: 12.4 miles round trip or 6.2 miles [email protected]. property, with East Bay Regional Park District Assis- enlarged through the acquisition of the Johnson with possible car drop, moderate pace tant General Manager Bob Doyle. When the park property. This acquisition will allow future access This is an easy, shaded trail with only small changes 18. UVAS CANYON HIKE opens, it will feature 4.5 miles of the Ridge Trail. Santa Clara County to the park from Highway 12 and Pythian Rd. A in elevation. The trail winds through fir and red- Contact: Call the Muir Heritage Land Trust to make Saturday, September 11 potential Ridge Trail alignment runs through this wood forests, and in and out of small ravines. Bring a reservation and get directions, 925-228-5460. Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM new area, which would connect Hood Mountain lunch and water. Call leader to discuss carpooling Distance: 6 miles, 1400' elevation gain 7. SWETT/KING RANCHES HIKES Regional Park to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. We’ll and possible car drop for those who want to do a Hike to Knibb’s Knob and back. Bring lunch, water, Solano County begin our hike at the end of Pythian Road, ascend one-way trip. and a hat. Meet at the upper day-use parking lot at Saturdays, June 12 and September 11 old ranch roads, pass two beautiful ponds, and stop Contact: Garnetta Annable, 408 371-9210. Uvas Canyon County Park. Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Contact: Matt Hahne, 408-749-9968. Distance/Pace: 6 to 7 miles, moderate pace, less than 1000' elevation gain 19. LONG RIDGE HIKE Explore lands that are not yet open to the public Santa Clara County but will soon include a segment of the Bay Area Saturday, September 11 Ridge Trail. Each hike will go to another corner of Time: 8:30 AM for carpool or 9:30 AM at Long the ranches. Excellent views of bay, marsh, creeks Ridge trailhead and grasslands abound. There are no trails; long Distance/Pace: 8 miles, moderate pace pants, water, snacks, and good boots are recom- Explore the new segment of trail opened in May 2004 mended. Sponsored by the Bay Area Ridge Trail from Long Ridge to Skyline-to-the-Sea. Bring lunch and the Solano Land Trust. Heavy rain cancels. and water. Call leader to discuss carpooling and pos- Directions: Meet at the park and ride lot at the sible car drop for those who want to do one-way trip. Hiddenbrooke Parkway/American Canyon Road Contact: Garnetta Annable, 408-371-9210. exit of I-80. We will carpool to the trailhead. Contact: Kathy Blume, 707-864-2108. 20. SONOMA RIDGE TRAIL Sonoma County Saturday, September 18 8. PURISIMA EQUESTRIAN RIDE San Mateo County Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday, June 13 Distance/Pace: 10 miles, moderately strenuous, Time: 12:00 PM ride out, tack up earlier 1300' elevation gain Equestrian docent-lead ride on the Bay Area Ridge This trail is the most recent addition to the Bay Area Trail in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Ridge Trail in Sonoma County’s Jack London State District’s (MROSD) Purisima Creek Redwoods Historic Park. Bring lunch, liquids, sun protection, Open Space Preserve. Time and length of the ride and hiking boots. Weather could be hot. may vary with riders and capabilities, changes in The Ridge Trail and its partners offer special outings to places not yet accessible to the public. In June, Directions: Meet at the lower parking lot (turn right weather, or seasonal trail closures. Horses must be the Muir Heritage Land Trust will host a hike on an East Bay Regional Park District property in the after park entrance) of Jack London State Historic Park (entrance fee). in condition for hill climb; breast collars recom- Crockett Hills (above) that will feature a segment of the Ridge Trail when opened to the public. Photo mended. Lunch at local restaurant, 2:00 PM. Contact: Rick Abbott, 707-525-9206 or Reservations are required. courtesy of the East Bay Regional Park District. [email protected].

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Staff John Harrington Treasurer Holly Van Houten Executive Director Thomas Beck Bob Power Kathy Blume South & East Bay Trail Jed Cyr Director Mark Evanoff Dee Swanhuyser Mark Frederick North Bay Trail Director Joel Gartland John Aranson David Hansen Trail Steward Don Herzog Camie Bontaites Doug Kerseg Program Coordinator Steve Kinsey Martha Benioff Glenn Kirby Office Manager Carol Kunze Frank Morris Ridge Lines Morris Older Editor Brian O’Neill Elizabeth Byers Brian Smith Designer Sandy Sommer Bobbi Sloan Design Ray Sullivan Carol Vellutini Board of Barbara Weitz Directors Chuck Wilson Bill Long Ruth Zamist Chair Mary Burns Vice Chair Michael Kelley The Matt Davis/Coastal Trail, Secretary also the Ridge Trail, in Mt. Tamalpais State Park. Photo by Elizabeth Byers.

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Contra Costa County to Vote on Open Space In June, Contra Costa property owners will have an opportu- nity to vote on a measure that would restore and maintain existing neighborhood and regional parks; protect important remaining open spaces, wildlife habitats, and farmlands, as well as waterfront land around creeks, lakes, and the bay; and provide funding for the creation and restoration of key educational and In Memoriam wildlife facilities. The hillsides and ridgelines are targeted for pro- tection, including lands in the Muir Heritage corridor. Twenty-five percent of the funding raised through the open-space In January, we were deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Ridge measure would support the maintenance and renovation of exist- ing parkland and recreational areas throughout the county. Trail Council Executive Director Clifford Janoff. He died January 25 fol- This is the first comprehensive, countywide measure for open- lowing complications from brain surgery. Clifford was 64 and lived in Mill space protection since 1988. The measure would raise approximately $8 million annually. The proposed rate for virtually Valley. Besides his tenure as executive director of the Ridge Trail Council all single-family homes is $25 a year or about $2 a month. A bal- from 1997 to 2001, Clifford was also executive director of Friends of the lot will be mailed to Contra Costa County property owners on June 10. The open-space measure is sponsored by the Contra Urban Forest and, most recently, Elpida House. He was an award-winning Costa Coalition for Open Space in conjunction with Contra documentary film maker, having spent 15 years in the 1970s and 80s mak- Costa County. The Ridge Council endorses this measure and urges you to vote yes on your ballot. For more information, visit ing educational and environmental films. Clifford was also a photographer, www.contracostaopenspace.org or call the Coalition for Open Space at 925-381-4187. avid kayaker, and runner. The spring 1998 issue of Ridge Lines introduced Clifford as the new executive director and noted how “friends and co-workers often mentioned From time to time we share our membership list only with other worthy nonprofit organizations we think you would be interested in knowing his wry, self-deprecating sense of humor.” We all remember with a smile Clif- more about. We never share our membership list with for-profit organiza- tions. Exchange arrangements with other nonprofit organizations greatly ford’s sense of humor. Executive Director Holly Van Houten says, “Clifford benefit the council by helping us publicize the Ridge Trail and increase our membership of people who are committed to completing the trail. left a legacy at the Ridge Trail Council that I continue to benefit from. He However, should you prefer not to be included in future exchange agree- ments, please let us know and we will make sure you are excluded from all strengthened the organization with his financial and management savvy, cre- future exchanges with nonprofit organizations. ated a new partnership with the Coastal Conservancy that continues to be very fruitful, and started negotiations with many private landowners for trail access where trails are now being built.” Clifford will be missed by his daughter, Sarah; his friends and family; and all of us at the Ridge Trail Council. Thanks to Clif Bar for being a product sponsor of the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council.

RIDGE LINES • SUMMER 2004