Come experience miles of open space on the day after the longest day of the year on this moderately-paced, meandering hike to celebrate these first official hours of summer. Bring your stamina, curiosity, and questions: Though the route is planned, it’s a “choose your own adventure” type of day. Interpretive Specialist Katie Renz and Docent Naturalist Catherine Crawford-Swent want to hear what you’ve been wondering about regarding natural history, the trails, or Midpen’s preserves. What do you observe while walking that we can investigate together? The route includes the Peters Creek and Long Ridge trails, with the option of being extended if energy and interest allow. You’ll stop for lunch and the view on the Hickory Oaks Trail. We can’t promise to have all the answers, but who knows what fascinating things we’ll discover?
Meet at Peters Creek Roadside Parking, on the west side of Skyline Boulevard, 3.6 miles north of Highway 9 or 3.3 miles south of Page Mill Road. If you are coming from the north on Skyline Blvd., the pullout is just past Portola Heights Road on the right. From the south, the pullout is near the Palo Alto city limits sign on the right. There is additional parking across Skyline Blvd. at the Grizzly Flat trailhead (Santa Clara County Park).