Walkabout
Wednesday mornings, 9:30 a.m.
The walks meet at 9:30 a.m. at locations chosen by members in the Sacramento area. Each walk includes a leisurely two-mile route and a faster-paced four-mile one. All walkers should remain with the group. Lunch together after the walk is optional.
- Feb. 1: 10 a.m. in Brighton 208 on CSUS campus
- New members' orientation.
- Feb. 6: Miner's Ravine, Roseville, Pt. 2, Carol Limbaga, Susan Hodges
- Meet at United Artists Theatre, 520 N. Sunrise Ave. Get map here; ; look at video about the trail; lunch at Gingers, 1410 E. Roseville Pkwy., No. 140
- Feb. 13: Garcia Bend Park, Callie and Clarence Smith
- Meet at the park on Pocket Road, get map here; lunch at Pho Bac Hoa Viet, 7600 Greenhaven Dr., No. 9.
- Feb. 20: Gibbons Park, Carmichael, Janice Chung, Carole Limbaga
- Feb. 27: Northstar Park, Covell Greenbelt, Davis, David and Peggy Goldstein
- Meet at the park, 3434 Anderson Rd., get map here; lunch at Marketplace Shopping Center (several restaurants), 1411 W. Covell Blvd.
- March 6: Ancil Hoffman Park, Carmichael, Ute Yakes, Laraine Silberstein, Gerri Wigglesworth
- Meet at Effie Yeaw Nature Center parking lot in the park ($5 park fee), get map here, lunch at Bella Bru Cafe, 5038 Fair Oaks Blvd.
- March 13: Bannister Park (Sacramento Bar), Fair Oaks, Orv and Muriel Herr
- Meet at Bannister Park at the end of Bannister Road off Fair Oaks Boulevard, get map here, lunch at Takieng Thai Cuisine, 4400 San Juan Ave.
- March 20: Lower Sunrise, American River Parkway, Rancho Cordova
- Meet at the parking lot on the east end of Ambassador Drive, get map here, lunch at Jack's Urban Eats, 2137 Golden Centre Lane (off Sunrise near Gold Express).
- March 27: Spring Break
- No walk.
- April 3: Clarksburg Branch Line Trail, West Sacramento, Maria and Ed Sanborn
- Meet at Target patio, 2005 Town Center Plaza, West Sacramento, get map here; lunch at East Side Chef Chinese Restaurant in same plaza.
- April 10: Folsom Outlets Bike Trail, Chuck and Sandy Metzger
- Meet at Chili's Restaurant parking lot, 161 Iron Point Rd., get map here; lunch at Chili's.
- April 17: Natomas Oaks Park to Orchard Park, Bob Fry
- Meet at Natomas Oaks Park, 2230 River Plaza Drive, get map here; lunch at Chili's near park.
- April 24: Oak Park, Chuck Donaldson and Dee
- Meet at Old Soul at 40 Acres Cafe, 3434 Broadway, get map here, lunch at 33rd Street Bistro, 3301 Folsom Blvd.
- May 1: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Coloma, Gail Reed, Gail Davidson, Dorothy Nisbet
- Meet at park parking lot near the sawmill, off Highway 49 (park fee $8, $7 for seniors), get map here, lunch at Coloma Club Café, corner of Highway 49 and Marshall Road.