Sutter
Buttes
Tuesday, February 21,
2012 Due to a cancelation, we now have an opening for one more hiker. Contact
Dennis Ratay (543-9935) if you are interested.
$30.00
fee required for hikes within Sutter
Buttes
To
confirm your reservation:
1)
email Dennis Ratay with your intention to hike Sutter Buttes (Denratay@sbcglobal.net)
2)
send a $30 check made out to the Middle Mountain Foundation to Dennis Ratay at
1802 Grand Pheasant
Lane
Checks
will be held and presented to the docent the day of the
hike.
Note
that a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 are required for the hike.
Confirmed
reservations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
DIFFICULTY: Moderately Strenuous -
based on information from the Middle Mountain Foundation. This hike has not
been prehiked to ensure accuracy.
ELEVATION
GAIN:
Per the limited information available
from the folks that arrange charter docent-led hikes, we should expect about
1000 feet of gain over the course of the hike.
HIKE
DISTANCE:
Approximately 6 – 7 miles.
GENERAL
LOCATION:
The Sutter Buttes are located northwest
of Yuba City.
DESCRIPTION: This will be
a docent – led hike on the private property of Sutter Buttes. It will be
approximately 6 – 7 miles in length. The scenery and the views will be quite
unique. On a clear day you may see Mt Shasta on the north and Yosemite to the south. The docent will provide
commentary on the history of the Buttes.
It is important to note
that Sutter Buttes does not have maintained trails. Hikes are conducted
“cross-country” as led by the docent. Some challenges include the holes
created by various animals that roam the land.
Here is pertinent
information copied from the Middle Mountain Foundation website on what to
expect:
The
Middle
Mountain Foundation
Interpretive Program hikes provide access to the privately owned Sutter Buttes
hillsides and peaks. Guides share its unique origin and history and examine with
you a natural ecology that has become increasingly rare in our time. The
different hikes and diverse guides each offer a singular experience in the
Buttes.
A
typical day in the Buttes begins at 8:00 am and ends around 3:30 pm (LHH will be
a bit later as noted below). Trips are scheduled and will proceed in all but the
most severe weather conditions. Participants of all hikes should be prepared to
expect uneven footing, stepping over rocks and boulders, crossing streams, and
hill climbing. Spring hikers are likely to encounter wet, squishy, ankle-deep
grass, while fall trekkers will be contending with thistles and stickers.
Poison oak is abundant, but you will be warned of its proximity. Rattlesnakes,
though common in the warmer weather, are usually reclusive and inactive during
our hiking seasons. Hikes are limited to 20 unless otherwise
stated.
LUNCH:
Bring your lunch. The lunch break is
planned for mid hike.
TRAVEL
PLANS
/
DISTANCE:
The distance to the Sutter Buttes is
approximately 50 miles. We will rendezvous with our Docent Joe in Yuba City and he will
escort us to the so-called trail head. We have planned to meet Joe in
Yuba City at
8:15 AM.
We will meet at 7:00 AM
and plan to leave at 7:15 AM. Suggested
contribution for riders is $9. Detailed driving directions will be
handed out to all drivers. We do not know the rendezvous point as of this
writing.
DINNER
PLANS: We have no set dinner plans. We should
be back in Lincoln by 5:00 PM or earlier. We can also
plan an ad hoc dinner in Yuba
City based on when we complete our hike for those
interested. With a docent – lead tour, the hike time could well vary.
HIKE
LEADER
/
SWEEP: Docent
Joe / Dennis Ratay / Margaret
Ratay
SPECIAL
NOTES:
FACILITIES
AVAILABLE: We will stop in
Yuba City prior
to driving to the Buttes.
COST of the Docent
Lead Hike: $30.00
payable by check made payable to the Middle Mountain
Foundation
PREPARATIONS FOR HIKE:
PREPARATION FOR
HIKE:
1) IF YOU HAVE ANY
HEALTH ISSUES, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR CONDITION BEFORE
HIKING.
2) Bring a copy of your
ID (driver's license), health card, and an emergency contact name and phone
number with you on the hike.
3) Always bring 2 pairs
of shoes, along with a plastic bag to store your muddy/dusty hiking boots after
the hike. DO NOT get your driver's car dirty by wearing your dirty boots on the
way home.
4).
Dress in layers. Even
in cool weather you can get hot hiking. Wear comfortable hiking boots. Hiking poles are advised. Bring a lunch and
water.
QUESTIONS: Call or e-mail
Dennis Ratay (543-9935).
MEETING
TIME: 7:00
am at
Orchard Creek parking lot --
We will leave at 7:15 am.
RAIN MAY OR MAY
NOT
CANCEL
HIKE
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