Mt. Hamilton - Nov. 5 or 6?

[jobob]

huh, I have to formulate plans ?

Er, OK. Zee plan is:

We'll start at 10 am.

We'll meet at the corner of Alum Rock Ave (Rt. 130) and Mt. Hamilton Blvd. in Milpitas.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=milpit...0.040770&hl=en


To get there: take I-680 to Milpitas (which is south of Fremont, north of San Jose), exit at Alum Rock Ave./Rt. 130, head east on Alum Rock for about 1-2 miles until you get to the T-intersection where Rt. 130 turns right, which is the start of Mt. Hamilton Road. Instead of turning right onto Mt. Hamilton Road, you'll turn left into a small parking area along the side of Alum Rock Ave.

If that parking area is full there's Linda Vista School about a mile away where people also park, I'll post directions to that as a backup.

Make sure to bring a couple of water bottles and some snacks. It's about 20 miles to the summit, and there are vending machines stocked with very pricey snacks at the summit observatory, but that's about it. There are rest rooms at the observatory, which I assume will be open, plus there are a couple of camping/picnic areas along the way up with portapotties and drinking water.

After-ride nourishment TBD