Save the date and time!
Come out and catch up with current and past NSC members.

The current NSC board members would like to invite you to a picnic.

Who’s invited: NSC members and their invited Guests.

When:  Saturday,June 22, 2013 12:00PM – 5:00PM

Where: Las Palmas Park  / Picnic Area #1
850 Russet Drive, Sunnyvale.

See the linkbelow for the exact location and parking information: http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/DCS/Parks/Las%20Palmas-r02.pdf

Why:   To update our membership, discuss what’s in store for next year, and enjoy a pleasant day together.

Cost:   NO COST, Just bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share.
NSC will supply all beverages, plates, utensils, & napkins

RSVP information and food preference will be listed in an upcoming EVITE.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Game time @ 7:05pm

$32 seats, regularly $35

Bay Area Snow Sports Council, BAC

Presents it’s Eighth Annual

FUND RAISER for Disabled Sports USA Far West

All proceeds over cost go to DSUSA

Additional contributions will be greatly appreciated

Deadline for purchasing tickets: July 12th, 2013

Click this link for the  << Event Flyer >> and full details!!

 Lead by Hoyt Nelson

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Great views of Lexington Reservoir to the west at the start and a sweeping view of the Santa Clara Valley to the east at the top.  There will still be monkey flowers, Scotch broom and remnants from the vineyards that supplied sacramental wine for the Novitiate in Los Gatos many years ago.

Take Hwy 17 South just past Los Gatos and exit at Bear Creek Road (Lexington Reservoir on your left) so you can  go left and double back on the other side of 17 on Alma Bridge.  Continue across the dam spillway  to a parking lot on the right.   There is a $4 parking fee and you may get a ticket if you park along the road to avoid this so carpooling is suggested.  (We can meet at my place at 9:30).  We meet in the parking lot at 10 AM where the hike begins just a few feet further on the left up the hill.

I have done this hike 3 or 4 times, but can’t find any my pix, so I attached a few from http://www.bahiker.com.   This is a great detailed source of hiking information in the Bay Area –  60 hikes that are roughly as far south as Santa Cruz/Gilroy to about Healdsburg to the north and to Brentwood in the east.  It’s easy to navigate and  includes exhaustive lists of related information.

The hike is a little over 3 miles round trip on a semi-loop dirt trail with about 650 ft. of elevation change.   We should be done by noon.  Not too much shade, so bring a hat, sunscreen, drinks, and layer your clothing.  Also bring camera, snacks and wear sturdy foot. There is a porta-potty but no water in the parking lot.

I can suggest lots of spots for lunch nearby or you can bring your own.

Contact Hoyt at StJosephsHill@niseiskiclub.org to sign up and get more information.
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The new Pinnacles National Park has become the 59th full national park in the United States, joining Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, the Everglades and the other most storied parts of America’s national heritage.

The park, a 26,000-acre expanse featuring rocky spires, caves and California condors that was first set aside as a monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt, also becomes the closest national park to the Bay Area now, supplanting Yosemite National Park.

Nisei Ski Club is planning this hike for Saturday, March 30^th, 2013, weather permitting.                                               

MEET at Hoyt Nelson’s house in Campbell at 9:00 AM SHARP.
Directions will be provided via email.

It’s a 2 hour drive from the Hoyt’s house in Campbell. Carpooling is encouraged. Suggested $10.00 contribution per person for transportation fees and group entrance to the park. Please let us know if you can drive passengers.

We will enter from the East side where we will park at Bear Gulch Visitor Center. From there we hike up Moses Springs, Caves, Reservoir and High Peaks.
Hike Route: http://www.cyberhikes.com/HPNM01MP.HTM

The length of hike is approximately 4 hours with an ½ hour at the visitor center. Moderate to strenuous,  just like Hoyt’s Stairway hikes.  We will be back in Campbell  around 5:00pm/5:30pm.

WHAT TO BRING  – Dress in layers; wear good hiking shoes, hat, sunscreen; bring : lunch, water, trail mix, protein bar and water, headlights or flashlights for cave hiking, camera, Annual Park pass, or National Park passport; oh, did I remember to mention to bring water?

Please email Karen Soo at pinnacles@niseiskiclub.org to RSVP by March 25, 2013.

Save the date and time! Come out and catch up with current and past NSC members.

The current NSC board members would like to invite you to a picnic.

Who: NSC members and their invited Guests.

When:  Saturday, October 13, 2012 12:00PM – 5:00PM

Where: Las Palmas Park  / Picnic Area #2
850 Russet Drive, Sunnyvale.

Use this link for exact location and parking information: http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/DCS/Parks/Las%20Palmas-r02.pdf

Why:   To update our membership, discuss what’s in store for next year, and enjoy a pleasant day together.

Cost:   NO COST, Just bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share.

BYOB– Bring your own drinks.

Food and games will be provided by TASTE SOO GOOD CATERING

RSVP information and food preference will be listed in an upcoming EVITE.

Penned & Led by Hoyt Nelson

The weather will be cooler– especially on Skyline Blvd.  The hike will start at 11:00AM in the Castle Rock parking lot, a few miles south of the Hwy. 9 intersection.  It’s $8 to park in the lot, but many park on the wide shoulder outside to avoid this (the lot is sometimes full anyway).   Due to the distance, carpooling is strongly suggested, possibly starting from my place in Campbell.  Bring the usual boots, hat, layered clothing, food and drink, camera, etc.  The hike is about 5 miles with moderate elevation change.   We will by walk by strange Swiss cheese-like rock formations called tufa, see technical rock climbers (with any luck) and you can also do an extra ¼ mile hike up to Castle Rock itself to see climbers.  There are bathrooms at the parking lot but no water.

Afterward, I plan to take whomever wants to do so, up a ¼ mile trail from Hwy. 9 in Saratoga to view Hakone Gardens – one of the nicest Japanese gardens in the state.  For more information or to sign up, please contact Hoyt Nelson at castlerock@niseiskiclub.org.

Limit is 20 signups but is FREE to all.