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Category Archives: Hiking
COME TO OUR WEDNESDAY MORNING HIKES
Meet us at the Overlook Kiosk Wednesday mornings at 8:30 for a brisk hike to the top.
No need to reserve, no cost. . . .just fun. Here’s some photos of us catching our breath at the top and enjoying the view.
Day of the Dead Historic Cemetery Walking Tour Frighteningly Successful
Greeted by an array of fall treats, fifty curious Sonomans were then led by Fred Allebach through the Mountain Cemetery yesterday, the amateur historian sharing stories and lively lore “dug up” throughout the years. As in years past, the fundraiser was sold out, 100% of the funds raised going directly towards improvements on the Overlook Trail. Join us next year!
Our Commemorative Book is Out!
As part of our upcoming 20th Anniversary of the trail celebration, we decided to publish a book based on the entries that hikers have left in the notebooks that we have left on the bench at the top of the trail since the very beginning. That book is now out and available for purchase. The View from Above: Thoughts and Art by Sonoma Overlook Trail Hikers is a lovely 8 1/2″ x 11″ full-color coffee table book with photographs of both journal entries hikers have left and gorgeous trail photos.
Journal entries have been organized into chapters based on their essential message. Here are just some examples:
- Appreciation
- Gratitude
- Love
- Loss, Heartbreak, and Uncertainty
- Philosophy
- Advice
- Determination
- Encouragement
- etc.
We also provide “interludes” of art, humor, poetry, and other entries that hikers have left in the notebooks.
At the beginning of the book we have written a short history of the trail property through the years and how the trail came to be (it was born in the midst of controversy). At the end we list all of the extant notebooks and all of the locations from around the world where our hikers call home (nearly all 50 states, several territories, and many countries).
We are selling it for $30, plus $2.70 sales tax, and for non-Sonoma Valley addresses, and additional $7.00 for shipping. You can make a check out to Roy Tennant and send it to 1212 Alberca Rd, Sonoma, CA 95476. We can also accept Venmo payments @Roy-Tennant.
Look who’s hiking and working on the trail
Every Wednesday morning at 8:30 a group of hikers gather to hike the Overlook.
Up (30 minutes), then the Top (catch breath and take photo) and then down (30 minutes). Here’s a few photos from the top by the bench from this past year of Wednesday hikes.
And look who we bump into on the trail nearly every week. Hint–he’s going from rock removal to invasive removal –see his blog posts!
Join us at the Trailhead kiosk on Wednesdays. . . the hike is open to the public. Good way to start the day. . . and enjoy the view from the top!
Sonoma Overlook Trail • Montini Open Space Preserve 