Who we are: It’s difficult to meet other people while caught up with our careers, in grad school, or while in job transition. So instead of staying in, why not go out, meet new people, make new friends, try new things, and see new places? This group is for Young Professionals (single or not) in their 20s and 30s who are keen to expand their circle of friends, have a good time socializing, appreciating good conversation and enjoying the area. Although a majority of our members are single, thos …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt0_oP... “Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Here grow the wallflower and the violet. The squirrel will come and sit upon your knee, the logcock will wake you in the morning. Sleep in forgetfulness of all ill.” ~John Muir THE WILD WEST is a meet-up group for hikers, explorers, riders & adventurers inspired by the history of the Wild West. Events include: Hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, shooting guns, …

ProAction Athletics is dedicated to getting you results you are proud of through hard work, camaraderie, and a confidence boost! This is a fitness training camp led by Sarah McClendon. I am a personal trainer with an extensive volleyball coaching background. I model my boot camps to be a fusion of weight training with a team like feeling. I offer both morning and evening boot camps for women. You are welcome to come to either class during the course of the 4 week camp at one flat rate. The env …

From SF to Oakland to Walnut Creek to San Mateo, Welcome Bay Area Women Runners, Fitness Walkers and Run Walkers Starting September 1, 2011 all WOW Workouts will be listed on our Go WOW Team website calendar and also on our main meetup site. Please join our main meetup and peruse our calendar for a listing of all workouts and detailed descriptions of each one. If possible, RSVP on the main site. You will not receive additional information or reminders from this site. By following the link bel …

Aloha  New members; Please read all of this important information. Backroads Wine & nature Adventures is a unique combination of wine viticulture, physical fitness, art, photography, & nature adventures. I conduct full time activity to research, trail blazing, Exploring, volunteering, & networking with Wineries, Recreation equipment providers, Land owners, & providing donations to various NP organizations. Come join the fun of exploring seldom visited and little known places of interest, such as …

East Bay LGBTQQ Fun Group rocks! We're all about making amazing friends, doing awesome, queer-centric stuff in the Bay Area, exploring and having fun! Come one, come all, if you're a member, friend or ally of the LGBTQQ community! Our mission is to find queer-friendly stuff to do that's relatively close to public transit. Ideas include, but are not limited to, restaurants, festivals, music shows, comedy, volunteering, museums, hiking/camping/backpacking, dance parties, clubs, sports, game nights …

Love to sing?  What's stopping you? The Organic Women's Chorus is ready to help you start again. We are an informal and welcoming group of women who love singing together in community.  Our weekly meetings are part singing, part support group, part family reunion, and another part singing! The Organic Women's Chorus started in April, 2009 with a group of women who met at Women Making Music camp (more info at www.womamu.org) and wanted to sing together more regularly and locally. We sing a variet …

Bay Area Friends (BAF) is a social group for people with genital herpes (HSV1, HSV2) who live in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. With @ 3000 members (combining our Meetup and Yahoo Groups), we are one of the largest Herpes social groups in the USA. We welcome everyone over 18 who is interested in making new friends, sharing fun activities together, and meeting others who share our surprisingly common situation. BAF has NO DUES, NO officers, NO social directors and NO budget. Instead, we rely …

East Bay Dad’s Group is a group of working and nonworking dads who are interested in meeting other dads who are happily married and trying to tackle the challenge of raising a child or children and continue to be happily married. There are a lot of groups out there for divorced Dads or single dads etc., what about Dads that work and at the same trying to be involved with their families? The intention of this group will be just that. To have a place in which Dads can be men and men can be Dads. E …

Are you looking for people to ski with, race with or just hang out with in the East Bay? Whether you’re a skier/snowboarder, or you simply want to meet fun active singles, you have found the right group, the Rusty Bindings Ski Club. We ski regularly in Tahoe. The East Bay Ski & Snowboard Meetup Group is your link to the Rusty Bindings Ski Club, based in Walnut Creek, CA. Meetup members get notifications of Club social events and meetings, which include TGIF’s and other year-round social events, …

We are a group of adult geeks who like to hang out and have fun! We will be holding meetups at a multitude of places; conventions, restaurants, bowling, my house, camping, everywhere and anything! Activities will include: gaming tournaments, anime, scifi, or fantasy marathons, comic book discussions, rockband, parties and more! I welcome suggestions, help, and other organizers! Everyone who is 18 and up is welcome!

We created this group as a fun outlet for single parents to enjoy spending time with like-minded, quality people who are positive and energetic, and are looking to enhance the social and educational experiences of their children. Additionally, the group is for our children to get out and have fun, socialize, and enjoy interesting events. We also hope that new friendships are formed along the way. Ours is an active group, with many of the events involving outdoor recreation, camping, hiking, chil …

Outdoor Afro is a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro uses social media to create interest communities, events, and to partner with regional and national organizations that support diverse participation in the Great Outdoors. Here is where you can start locally connecting with people who share your outdoor interests!

Welcome Tent Campers & Travelers. This group is for those that want to tent camp in California and the West in small groups and also want to drive or fly to Western destinations for lodge or hotel stays and /or camping. The trips will be 20 people or less, and for adults only unless otherwise noted.  Sorry, but no pets are allowed on any of the trips, no matter what size. The trips will mostly be on the weekends, and 2 nights typically.  There will be either a camping trip or a lodge trip every …

Fun Boot Camps for all Fitness Levels. Call Stephanie for details 925.360.7694.

This is a FREE camp for everyone!!!! We believe fitness should be FUN, effective and accessible for EVERYONE!!! That is why it is FREE - come and meet crazy and fun people of all ages. We meet in Pleasant Hill at Pleasant Hill Park on Gregory Lane at 9am Sunday morning. All levels are welcome! We offer nutritious recovery smoothies after your workout - the first smoothie is free too!!! How can you resist????

Hi Mudders, Are you looking for a group to do fun Mud Run events with? Are you looking to be challenged? Are you looking for a group of people that don't take it serious or are you looking to take it serious and compete? Are you looking to meet new fun people that have participated in all these events before? Look no further, we are all of the above. We are a group of Crossfiters, Runners, Gym Rats and just people that want to have fun. We are affiliated with some local Crossfit Gyms and Traditi …

Share a ride to hiking trails, kayaking coves, rivers and other scenic locations. This group is for people who want to use non-profit, for-profit and peer-to-peer car sharing to carpool to the great outdoors. Expect to pay $15-$20 per person for a local day trip and $40-$60 for a weekend trip,  and be cool and responsible about sharing the ride. See the Pages section for more information about car sharing. http://www.meetup.com/Car-Share-to-Wilderness-Collective/about/ Members are welcome and en …

The California Wilderness Coalition protects the natural landscapes that make California unique, providing clean air and water, a home to wildlife, and a place for recreation and spiritual renewal. CWC is the only organization dedicated to protecting and restoring California's wild places and native biodiversity on a statewide level. Since 1976, we have empowered local communities and conservationists to be the voice for wild California.

The San Francisco Bay Area Gay & Lesbian Sierrans is an outings and conservation club for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people, and our friends. We are an official activities section of the Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club. Founded in 1986, the Bay Chapter GLS was the Sierra Club's first gay and lesbian activities section. We're still one of the largest of a growing number of GLS chapters around the country. Throughout the year, we sponsor a variety of activities which offer something …

Hello there, "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" welcome you to our amazing group. Founded by Dorian and Nick, two close friends of over ten years, this group is all about having fun and meeting new folks. Basically, we often find ourselves getting into spontaneous Bay Area adventures and thought it might be fun to invite other cool cats. Everybody has a few close-nit friends that they would take a bullet for, and vise versa, but why not expand your network of friends so that fewer bullets will hit you... …

Get out and explore...with your dog. This group is for active dog owners who enjoy the outdoors as much as their pooches and don't want to leave them behind. We're about hiking, kayaking, Mtn. Biking, day/weekend trips, snowshoeing, XC skiing, social events, and last but not least training.

Our group has existed in the Bay Area since 1981. We are committed to desert conservation and we lead trips to these beautiful wild places. Please see our website desert-survivors.org for a list of our trips. We have members all over the country. All ages and levels of activity are welcome, and we are currently seeking new members to develop trips.

This group is about making new friends in Berkeley between the ages of late 20's and early 40's, that may have similar interest. Focusing in hiking, happy hour, special Bay Area events, Tahoe trips and other visiting/ exploring great areas of California.

Feeling Arranging is a primitive form of Shamanism, which is nature based and very ancient. It’s about finding our original self through arranging our feelings. This group is for the adventurous and the fearless. Feeling Arranging is uniquely different from the shamanism and healing methods we know such as journeying, soul retrieval and meditation. We use darkness as a positive force to heal ourselves and to connect with our ancestors and nature. Like a seed needs a dark place to incubate before …

Looking for a motivating work out to get in shape and involved in your community? Look no further! Come join us Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:45 am at Avenue Terrace Park located on the corner of Bennett & Jordan in Redwood Heights. Just bring a pair of weights, a mat and a positive attitude and I will provide the workout. Open to men and women of all ages and fitness levels. First class is free, $10 drop in fee.