About us
Are you new to the Bay Area? Do you want to make new friends? Do you want to go hiking but don't want to do it by yourself? Are you curious about the breweries?
This group is for anyone interested in socializing and staying active in a relaxed and welcoming environment. We enjoy meeting new people so feel free to check out our events! Come say hi and see where that takes you :)
IMPORTANT RULES:
- Please RSVP before showing up and update it accordingly if you can no longer make it to the event.
- Please be respectful. We do not tolerate offensive behavior and ban people who harass other members of the group.
- The organizers are not responsible for any injuries or damage that may happen to you while attending any of our events, especially when doing anything outdoors such as hiking. You are responsible for your own safety at all times.
Welcome to the group and we look forward to meeting you in person!
Upcoming events
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Golden Hour over Mountain View -- Shoreline Sunset, downtown dinner
Palo Alto Shoreline Scenic Lookout, South Adobe Creek Loop Trailhead, Adobe Creek Loop Trail, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA, Palo Alto, CA, USThis is event one of 3 events evolving around Mountain View Art & Wine festival in the Sep 12-13 weekend.
Have you visited the Adobe Creek trail located at the shoreline between Palo Alto and Mountain View, or have you been there during the golden hour? The sky turns into a canvass, encompassing everyone in this natural wonder every day.
The Golden Hour walk is meant for people to meet their social neighbors, to experience the magic moment of day turning into night together. Break the ice by a social walk in a local place of interest, then group dinner together to open the weekend.
Downtown Mountain View is also having an Art & Wine festival over the Spe 12-13th weekend, we organize this Golden Hour session around the festival weekend, on Friday Sep 11th.
https://www.mvartwine.comThe walk is also meant for local community builders, who are willing to take actions, to experience such an effort to do so, and join us. We plan to build local team across regions, so you can partner up, and hold such social walks in cities nearby to you, in rotation. You get the chance to work with different partners, at different locations, across town. A different builder type social.
The Adobe Creek trail extends deep into the bay. It is a well known hiking trail, with rich marine life on the sides. To the west you can see sunset over the rolling dunes of Palo Alto's Byxbee park. To the south, you can see the Santa Cruz mountains, and get how Mountain View gets its name.
You will also see people setting up booths for the coming festival in downtown, there will also be festival volunteers joining us for the social before group volunteering in the festival. For that, you can check out our festival volunteering event. We would host a festival social mixer on Sat afternoon.
https://www.meetup.com/townflame/events/313120689
https://www.meetup.com/townflame/events/316321592We will take the same trail to and back. So if you arrive late, just meet us on the trail. Or join us in group dinner social in downtown. Friday evening's downtown is nice, a good stroll down Castro street.
Schedule:
Location: Shoreline Scenic Lookout, the wooden deck by the road side. Adobe Creek Loop Trailhead
5:45pm Meet & greet
6pm Heading out.
7pm Back
7:30pm Starbucks, Downtown Mountain View group dinner socialParking:
Casey Forebay Street Parking
2629b Terminal Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043
Or Park in the parking lot of Shoreline park, then walk over by the lake.Image credit to Kelly, taken during our last Golden Hour walk on bay trail, Sunnyvale.
Join TownFlame, Make Life Happen.
Liability Waiver: Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.
24 attendees
Young Professionals Festival Mixer Visit -- Arts & Wine, Mountain View
Starbucks Bike Parking, 750 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041, USA, Mountain View, CA, USEvent 2 of the Mountain View Art & Wine festival events series.
-------Flower Power -- A new way of Attention Interaction.
Come to experiment another social format with us, young professionals mixer in community festivals.
"Attention is all you need", which is also true in the mixer connection business.We as a community org has been deeply involved in community affairs. We have attended almost all major festivals in SF, and local ones. Our Golden Hour walk footprints are extending from Stanford to Mountain View, to Sunnyvale & Santa Clara, and beyond. In connecting up these social neighborhoods on the ground, we have seen all kinds of active social people, lively with different characteristics at each location.
So there are great opportunities out there, waiting for you to explore, to find and be found. Attention could be received, far and beyond, besides this small event, across the wide and grand community space as well.
So in this mixer, we are going to introduce a new format of "attention" social, for all those that are willing to try out, while building this "social neighborhood" with us across different cities.
-----------In our golden hour walks, we ran into a lot of people fresh in town. In our other events, we also came to know that a lot of our alumni are single.
Most of our members are working professionals, who would be busy with career all day, so social occasions could be limited. Thus we are trying addressing this issue by experimenting with social mixer in community festivals, for young professionals, our version.We are not the professionals in this domain, so we won't guarantee gender ratios etc.. What we can is to provide you an interaction rich environment, by our experience organizing festival social in the city, and golden hour walks in local, in a vibrant festival setting. You will have a good chance to get familiar with other participants, and enough occasions to chat with people you are interested, both individually and in group settings.
Bonus round is that we also have a large volunteer body active in the festival, as you can see from our event listing. So at the end of the program, you also have chance to have group coffee / dinner with the volunteers, extending your social circle once more.
And our program doesn't end with the festival, see all the events we organize? You can invite your new acquaintances to attend follow up events together, so further opportunities to get to know each other better. Of course, we would always welcome you to volunteer or lead walks with us. Imagine that, leading a troop side by side, doing good, be the center of the attention, time & again. Your fate, your call.
As we noted, Mountain View Arts & Wine is the largest around, 160k people in two days. And afternoon 3-5pm would be the busiest hours. Come to enjoy a great civic scene if not to make friends.
So here is the schedule:
Location: Starbucks, Castro street, downtown Mountain View
3:45pm Meet
4pm Let's walk & chat, along the golden hour route.
4:30pm 2nd round of networking
5pm Walk back, visit the festival in your freshly formed groups.
6pm Optional regroup
7pm Optional group coffee or dinner with festival volunteers.We may also play some fun flower games, by what we learned from fund raising volunteering in Stern Grove festival. Check that out on site.
Join TownFlame, Make Life Happen.
Liability Waiver: Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.
15 attendees
Hike Castle Rock: 8.6mi, 1.6kFtElevGain, Moderate Difficulty
Castle Rock State Park Parking, Castle Rock Trail, Saratoga, CA 95070, USA, Saratoga, CA, USLet's hike the North side of Castle Rock in the hills beyond Saratoga!
RSVP Cancellations
Attendees are asked to cancel by 12pm PST (noon) Saturday (9/12) to allow enough time for folk on the wait list to prepare for the hike. Attendees who cancel after that will be marked as "no-show".Hiking Route
Check out the route on AllTrails or Komoot. You can view the overall Castle Rock Park map PDF (scroll down to page 5 for the map). The hiking paths we take will add up to roughly 8.6 miles in length with around 1,600 feet of total elevation gain. Depending on how the group feels, we may grab food in town after the hike.First time Hiking? Check out this guide to prepare and see the additional links below for more tips.
Trailhead Parking
We will be parking in the Castle Rock main visitor lot (Google Maps, Apple Maps). There is a $10 parking fee. There should be plenty of parking.Bathroom Availability
There will be bathrooms at the parking lot (Apple Maps, Google Maps).There are also bathrooms halfway through the hike at the campgrounds (Google Maps, Apple Maps).
Equipment & Hydration
Wear appropriate hiking shoes, (the right shoes/boots for your hike) comfortable clothing for the exertion and sun protection for the weather (sun-protective clothing and sunscreen lotion.Bring adequate water stay hydrated (how much water to bring) and snacks/lunch to stay fueled during the hike.
I encourage everyone to download the PDF map to their phone and sync the GPS routes to their smart device(s) ahead of the hike.
Wildlife Safety
Hiking involves a chance of encountering ticks, cougars, snakes, spiders and other wildlife on the trails. Here is a guide from REI for how to interact during various wild animal encounters (snake, cougar, etc.).For mountain lion (aka cougar, puma, catamount) encounters, follow these tips tips from the US Fish and Wildlife service.
For rattle snakes, follow these recommendations from the US CDC.
Regarding ticks, please read this helpful guide from REI and consider the option that works best for you. If you do find a tick on yourself, here is a helpful video and info guide from the US CDC on carefully removing it.
Weather
Hike will be cancelled if there is heavy rain, extreme heat or other unsafe weather conditions.Disclaimer & Assumption of Risk
By joining this event, you acknowledge that hiking and outdoor recreation involve inherent risks, including but not limited to slips, falls, wildlife encounters, changing weather, trail hazards, water crossings, dehydration, illness, vehicle accidents, and delayed access to medical assistance.Participants should remain alert for ticks, rattlesnakes, mountain lions, poison oak, uneven terrain, and other outdoor hazards common to Bay Area trails.
Participation is voluntary. Each participant is responsible for determining their own fitness, health, preparedness, equipment, hydration, navigation, and personal safety needs. Participants are responsible for carrying any personal medications or emergency supplies they may require.
Event organizers and hosts are volunteers, not professional guides, medical providers, or rescue personnel. Routes, pace, distance, weather, trail conditions, and group plans may change at any time.
By attending, you agree to assume all risks associated with participation and release the event organizers and hosts from liability for injuries, damages, losses, or claims arising from participation in the event, except where prohibited by law or caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, personal property, and interactions with other attendees. Participants may choose to leave the group, continue ahead, or turn back at their own discretion and responsibility.
6 attendees
Past events
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