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• May 2025 Board Meeting

  • When
    May 14, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Club Room, Creekside Clubhouse

  AGENDA

  ROLL CALL: Bobbie Berkman

  Review (Additions and Corrections):  Mary Smith

  Approval of March Minutes:  Mary Smith

  REPORTS:

  • Treasurer's Report: Al Peters
  • • Motion to approve Income & Expenses Statement as given.

  • Club Membership & New Members
  • • 350 members
    • (50) new members YTD
    • • 24 Amblers
      • 17 Ramblers
      • 6 Trekkers
      • 3 Scramblers
      • 8 Monday Morning Walkers

  • Trail Steward Report: Larry

  • Upcoming Events: Kathy Devine & Molly Clopp
  • • June 3 picnic
    • Hosts: Kickan Wilson & Marsha Thrall
    • Aug 21 picnic
    • Joanie Boyle & Pat Kramm
    • Oct 28 Annual Meeting
    • Mary Smith, Jackie Stuart & Jennifer Arevalho + Jan Jones, Pumpkin Carving Contest
  • • Nov 13 Notable Volunteers
    • Mary Smith & Anne Squire
    • Dec 11 Holiday Party
    • Shirley Wiegand & Janet Jolley
    • • Alcohol service TBD
    • Dec 20 - Last Hike
    • Dave & Gloria Kern

  • Publicity: Ellen Gilman & Mary Smith
  • • Rossmoor Club Fair: June 5
    • Rossmoor Farmer's Market tables available

  • Technology
  • • Wild Apricot website updates
    • TeamUp updates
    • • (3) new fields added to calendar
      • • Distance, elevation gain, Type of Hike
        • will be required once QCs are trained
      • (1) field label updated
      • • "Where" is now "Driving Directions (trail head / parking map link)"
  • (1) additional field available - suggestions ?

  • Safaris
  • 2025 
  • Sisters Safari: Mary Smith & Ros Carol
  • 10 spaces open
  • travel Plans, hike leaders, trail list updates
  • Joshua Tree: Harriet Schwartz via Road Scholars (full)

  • 2026 
  • Tucson Safari: Nan Chrostek & Sue Margolis

  • Outings: Ros Carol
  • May 18th Outing to Tunnel Tops, Carolyn Walkling - host

  MEMBERS FORUM:  Mary Smith

  OLD BUSINESS: Mary Smith

  • Thanks
  • •  Spring Potluck
    • • Idelle, Molly & Rich for hosting
      • Mark Forrette for the slideshow
    • Chico Safari
    • • John Walkinshaw & Anne Squire for organizing
    • John Muir Land Trust Presentation
    • Thanks to Shirley Wiegand and Kathleen Stavis for arranging

  NEW BUSINESS: Mary Smith

  • Review of By-laws: Marcelle Welch & Richard Levy
  • • Motion and vote to accept changes or amend

  • Proposed changes to tenure of officers: Anne Squire
  • • Move to 2 year terms

  • Proposed change from bi-monthly to quarterly Board meetings
  • • Interim decisions via Zoom

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• Outing: Presidio Tunnel Tops Park

  • When
    May 18, 2025
  •  
    8:45 AM
  • Location
    Presidio Tunnel Tops, Golden Gate Park
  • Registered
    23 registrants

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  Join Carolyn Walkling on an adventure to the recent new park in the Presidio. 4.5 miles, mostly flat. Return late afternoon. 

  It offers unforgettable Golden Gate Bridge views, the  Outpost, an amazing playground and the Field Station Curiosity Lab, trails and public lawns, food trucks celebrating diverse cultures, and some of the best places to picnic in the Presidio.

  It’s built on and around the Presidio Parkway tunnels (hence Tunnel Tops!) making it easy and fun to walk from the center of the Presidio to the park’s beautiful waterfront at Crissy Field.

  Bring your clipper card and a lunch. Arrive at Gateway by 8:45 for 9:00 departure.

  We will take BART from Lafayette to the Embarcadero,  and then the free Presidio bus to the park.

  We will explore the park and the Presidio Visitor Center.

  Limited to 25 people. There will be a wait list if limit is reached.

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• June Potluck / Picnic

  • When
    June 03, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Stanley Dollar Picnic Area
  • Registered
    50 registrants

  Register

  Join your Trails Club Friends for a Summer Potluck!

  What to Bring: Your own Table service and picnic Table Cloth (if you wish), Beverage of your choice

  Food to Share: Attendees are asked to bring food to share for eight (couples please bring food for 16).  Please provide a list of ingredients of dish.

  Members whose last name start with:                

                   A-F Appetizer                   

  G-M Dessert

  N-S  Main

  T-Z  Salad/Side

  There will be Line Dancing (including Lessons!) after dinner!

  Contact Kickan Wilson, Marsha Thrall or Carolyn Walkling for any questions!

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• Summer 2025 Safari: Sisters, Oregon

  • Start
    July 21, 2025
  • End
    July 26, 2025
  • Location
    Sisters, Oregon
  • Registered
    37 registrants

  Register

  JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING NEW SAFARI

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  SISTERS, OREGON

  JULY 21 - 26, 2025

  

  
  

  Experience the grandeur of the Cascades with fabulous hikes, colorful wildflowers, mountain lakes and rivers, and all the fun and camaraderie members have come to expect of a Trails Club Safari.

  
  

  Hotel accommodations are at the Best Western: Sister's Ponderosa Lodge. Queen and king rooms and king suites are available with a full hot breakfast included with block rates from $239+tax.

  
  

  In order to offer a great discount and accommodate a large group in this popular area, members must make their hotel reservations by TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024. Register with the Club first to receive the discount hotel link email.

  Hotel offers a 48 hour reservation cancellation policy.

  
  

  Travel is via air (Redmond or Portland airports) or personal car. As always you are responsible for your own transportation and roommate arrangements.

  
  

  If driving there are plenty of opportunities to break up the trip with overnights in Shasta or Klamath Falls areas.

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• Winter 2025 Safari: Hiking the High Desert

  • Start
    November 02, 2025
  • End
    November 07, 2025
  • Location
    Joshua Tree National Park

  Register

  Hiking the High Desert: Joshua Tree National Park

  This trip is for active Club members who are capable of meeting the physical demands of the trip. 

  • Suitable for strong Ramblers and Trekkers

  • 6 nights and 5 days

  • Accommodations at the Hyatt Palm Springs
  • • All meals, except one dinner are included.
  • Double occupancy $2,199 Single occupancy $2,849

  Hiking will be up to 6.8 miles daily on varied terrain including sandy washes and rocky, established trails with loose footing; some single track. Rock scrambling and use of hands required to navigate terrain and ladders. Seasonal shallow stream crossings and possible snow.

  Elevation gains of 500-1,000 feet at 4,500 to 8,500 feet. Road Scholar will modify hiking difficulty based on participants.

  Participants will be required to carry a minimum of 2-3 liters of water daily.

  Road Scholar Cancellation Policy is generous. 
  

  • $100 deposit can be transferred to another trip if requested prior to 67 days from the start of this trip.
  • We encourage purchase of Road Scholar “Cancel for any Reason Insurance” which is also refundable.

  Transfer & Cancellation Policy

  Note: These fees apply to at least one date of this program, but may vary by date. Program enrollments are on a per person basis and substitutions are not permitted.

  IF YOU TRANSFER OR CANCEL:	TRANSFER FEE:	CANCEL FEE:
  Fee will be applied if you do not call road scholar participant services at least one business day prior to the program start date.	100% of trip total	100% of trip total
  Less than 30 days prior to the program start date	50% of trip total	50% of trip total
  Up to 30 days prior to program start date	$0.00
  Up to 30 days prior to the program start date		$100.00

  Please note: Fees may vary depending on the airfare options you select at enrollment and proximity to the start date of your program.

  
  

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