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August 16, 2008 -- Multiple departure times

Colleen Neff, Jen English, Dale Miller 510 528 3246

Three leaders will set of at different times from the Shattuck side of Live Oak Park. All will return at 12:30 for a bring-your-own pick-nick. We will provide cake and lemonade.

Jen English, who last December completed her quest to walk every street and path in Berkeley, has planned the most difficult route. She will depart the park at 9:45 via Berryman Path and hopes to cover more than 20 paths in the Berkeley hills. She will focus on the ones that wind up to the Tilden Park border and will stay south of Marin. She will include the remote Fred Herbert & Crescent Park Paths as well as some recently completed ones.

Colleen Neff, who also has walked every path in Berkeley, will leave the park at 10:15 for a more moderate walk. She will head toward Terrace and Fountain Walks to reach the rustic paths in Thousand Oaks. These include her favorite, Indian Rock, along with Yosemite, Indian Trail, El Paseo, Visalia, Vincente, Tunbridge, Chester, and more. Some of the steps on these paths are uneven and steep, but the pace will be moderate.

Dale Miller, who lives in the Live Oak Park neighborhood where he walks his dog twice a day, will lead the easiest and shortest route. He will leave the park via Shattuck Ave at 11:15 and cover some of the nearby paths, including Terrace Walk, the Short Cut and Berryman Path. Depending on the physical condition and desires of the group, he might include Fountain Walk, Mendocino Path and Indian Rock. This walk will be suitable for families though not for strollers.