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Trip Notes - Los Banos Creek Reservoir: Path of the Padres

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Trip Notes - Los Banos Creek Reservoir: Path of the Padres

Time: March 23, 2014 from 7:30am to 4pm
Location: Los Banos Creek Reservoir
Street: Canyon Road
City/Town: Los Banos
Website or Map: http://eliasphoto.blogspot.co…
Phone: 209-649-6682
Event Type: guided, historical, day, hike
Organized By: Becky L. Teberg
Latest Activity: May 21, 2014

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Event Description

Photo: Group walking on the sparse grass.

Photo Album #120.

Weather: Sunny and low seventies.

Trail Head: The Los Banos Reservoir boat launch parking lot.

Fee: Discounted $15/person boat ticket. Free parking past.

Transportation: Carpool and caravan to arrive at the boat launch at 7:30am.

Guided tour and boat ride: $15 per person fee, 8AM launch time. Rain or Shine. Actually launched at about 8:20.

23 person boat limit plus two guides.

Steve prepaid all boat tickets and was fully reimbursed.

Description: Boat ride across Los Banos Creek Reservoir. Easy guided historical and geological hike up Los Banos Creek and back. Basic hike plus wanderings made about seven miles. 600 ft. elevation change.

No dogs on this guided tour.

Flora: Much fewer wildflowers in this drought year.

Fauna: Tarapins, Lizards, Falcons.

Dinner: Espana's Southwest Bar & Grill in Los Banos.

Participants: (22)  Becky Teberg, Steve Fotheringham, Eric Teberg, Kimberly Bray, Michael Boothe, Barb Hayes, Stefanie Rochow, Dave & Lederle, Brent Gilbreath, Diana & Jeff Dickey, Nick Teberg, Nina Shah, Connie & Tom Metz,  Patrick Wall, Bobbie Ables-Smith, Dora & Dan Robinson, Debbie Gerhart, Shakil Nadem.

Notes: Shrunken reservoir due to the drought necessitated change of dock location which lengthened the hike. No cows this time but a lot of cow bones. No snake sightings. Very low grass and few wildflowers. Welcomed Brent Gilbreath and Diana & Jeff Dickey to the group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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