Butano State Park lies in a secluded redwood-filled canyon near the coast, midway between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz. We'll take a moderate hike of about six miles through the redwoods and up along the scenic ridge on the south side of the park. Summer weather near the coast is changeable, so be prepared for both warm sun and cool fog. Bring lunch, liquids, windbreaker, and sunscreen. We'll meet at the small Nature Center near the park entrance station.

RSVP is helpful (but not required), particularly if you can offer or need a ride.

Driving directions: From Half Moon Bay, go south on Highway One about 18 miles, turn left onto Pescadero Road for about 3 miles, then turn right onto Cloverdale Road and continue another 5.5 miles to the park entrance. Allow at least 45 minutes for the drive from Half Moon Bay. (Other routes are possible if you're coming from the South Bay, but it's still a long drive from the urban centers where most PCNC members live. Enjoy the scenery.)

Date:	Saturday 8/2
Time:	11-4
Location:	Butano State Park, near Pescadero
Address:	Cloverdale Road
RSVP:	Not Required
Member Price:	Free
Non-Member Price:	Free
Contact:	Dan Sullivan '63 415-626-8153

Enjoy an afternoon behind-the-scenes tour of the California Academy of Sciences - a natural history museum, planetarium and aquarium in Golden Gate Park - before it closes for renovations this fall. Start the afternoon by bringing your picnic lunch to a sunny field next to the Academy (starting at 2pm) and then meet up with the group at 3pm to spend some time experiencing an earthquake, peering at penguins and marveling at the millions of specimens housed in the Academy. A trip to the planetarium may also be available. After the tour, those interested will be adjoining to a nearby watering hole for drinks and discussion.

Ashley Conrad-Saydah ’99, an Academy educator, will be your tour guide and will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy, its history and its future. The first twenty people to RSVP will get free admission, although donations to the museum are welcome.

For more information on the California Academy of Sciences, go to: http://www.calacademy.org.

For directions to the academy itself see: http://www.calacademy.org/geninfo/directions.html. Directions to the picnic field, which is located at the back entrance of the Academy on Middle Drive, are as follows:

From Fell street, enter the park on Fell, which becomes JFK. Take your first left at the stop sign onto Middle Drive. Pass tennis courts. At the next stop sign, bear right/straight and travel 500 yards. The field for picnicking is on the right BEFORE the back entrance.

From the North Bay, take 19th Ave. South, which will take you through Golden Gate Park and take a right on Lincoln Way. From Lincoln Way, take a left on 20th Avenue. Drive one block and take a left on Irving Street. Proceed on Irving and take a left on 9th Avenue. Continue on 9th Avenue, crossing Lincoln Way into Golden Gate Park. Turn right at the first stop sign onto Middle Drive. Pass the back entrance of the Academy and the field for picnicking will be on your left.

Date:	Saturday 8/16
Time:	2-5
Location:	California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Address:	55 Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park
RSVP:	Please RSVP by August 13 to the contact listed below.
Member Price:	Free for first 20 RSVPs, General Admission Thereafter
Non-Member Price:
Contact:	Ashley Conrad-Saydah '99 '99 415-846-7383