1158. Rose Peak (12/15/18)

Hikers (29): Alan, Bjorn, Brad, Cecilia, Chris P, Crystal, Daniel A, David A, George Re, Giulia, Hailong, Hong, Jim, Kathryn, Lina, Mihail, Milon, Pal, Peggy, Peter, Praveen, Qi, Sarah, Shuli, Steve, Susan CF, Susan S, Vicki, Yipeng
Distance: 20 miles
Rating: 4 difficulty, 8 beauty
Park info: Ohlone Regional Wilderness near Sunol

Peter owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Peggy, Qi, Alan, Susan CF, and Peter

Del Valle turkeys were happy to not be on the Christmas menu

Most INCHers managed to wear red for Santa

Beautiful December views from the top of Rocky Ridge

Gotta pick up the pace!

Heading down into The Gulch

Group photo at the foot of Rose Peak

There's a picnic table there now!

Diablo in the background as the clouds move in

Mihail running to Murietta Falls

There was just a trickle of water there

Merry Christmas!

Honorable mention to Baltazar and Sandy F for doing a significant portion of the hike, going past Murietta Falls before looping back down to Del Valle. And thanks to Sandy for the hands-on geology lesson that made the last 3 miles educational and fun!

Milestones:
Daniel A's 1^st leaf
Milon's 60^th leaf
Peggy's 20^th leaf
Susan S's 30^th leaf

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