On this late summer jaunt, you’ll enjoy the view from Wallace Stegner's Bench, walk across the dam at Jikoji's Pond, and peer into the depth's of Devil's Canyon. Join Docent Naturalists Frances Reneau, Catherine Crawford-Swent, and Nancy Weintraub on the 20th hike in the "All Preserves" series celebrating Midpen's 50th anniversary. On this ramble through the headwaters of Pescadero Creek watershed you'll ponder who walked here before you? Come find out.
Meet at Peters Creek Roadside Parking, on the west side of Skyline Boulevard, 3.6 miles north of Highway 9 or 3.3 miles south of Page Mill Road. If you are coming from the north on Skyline Blvd., the pullout is just past Portola Heights Road on the right. From the south, the pullout is near the Palo Alto city limits sign on the right. There is additional parking across Skyline Blvd. at the Grizzly Flat trailhead (Santa Clara County Park).