Napa to Pleasant Hill to Mt Diablo

Palo Alto, CA

 

    A first look to the west from under my hat during the late afternoon on Sa 27 Aug at approximately the 1000' level on Mt Diablo.

 

 

 

 

    A view toward the north-west and the area around Benecia and Martinez.

 

 

 

 

 

    The 3d, 4th, & 5th shots were all taken from the approximately same location at the Junction Campground looking toward the lower end of the San Ramon Valley and the Livermore Valley. This view was at about 7 p.m. on Saturday evening.

 

 

 

 

 

    [Click 1 or 2 time to enlarge, particularly the nearly-black photo taken at 9:00 P.M.]

 

 

 

 

 

    A you can see from this photo taken at c8 a.m. most of the vallies are enveloped in fog.

 

 

 

 

 

    As I snapped this photo a biker pulled his bike away from the plaque; however, I neglected to see if the photo was level.

 

 

 

 

 

    If you've ever used older USGS maps, you may have notice a "Mount Diablo Baseline" not on their bottoms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Mt Diablo is just a mere 151' short of 4,000'. As the bottom sign says, you can indeed stand on the very top of the mountain -- thanks to the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 30s and 40s.

 

 

 

 

 

    If enough people stand on the peak's top, it may, over time, lose some of its height.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    While there is manzanita in the Santa Cruz Mountains it is apparently not common manzanita.

 

 

 

 

 

    A better view of the area surrounding Benicia and Martinez.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    The San Ramon and still-fogged-in Livermore Vallies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Prominent peaks are often "decorated" by microwave towers -- and Mount Diablo is the most prominent peak outside of Mt. Kilamanjaro in Africa.

 

 

 

 

 

    Hey! The earth is curved!

 

 

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Links:

• Mt Diablo web page(s) on California State Parks website
• Mt Diablo Photos & Link to Mt Diablo WebCam
• Mt Diablo after a winter snowstorm
• Brad Perks royalty-free photos of Mt Diablo

Su 28 Aug Actual Route: Mt Diablo SP - Livermore - Tesla Rd

M 29 Aug Actual Route: Tesla Rd - Livermore - Milpitas - Palo Alto VA Hospital

T 30 Aug Actual Route: Palo Alto VA Hospital - Palo Alto - Palo Alto VA Hosp

W 31 Aug Actual Route: Palo Alto VA Hosp - Santa Cruz - Pinto Lake CG

Th 1 Sep Actual Route: Pinto Lake - Aptos - Santa Cruz - Pinto Lake

F 2 Sep Actual Route: Pinto Lake - Castroville - Marina - Santa Cruz - Palo Alto VA Hosp

Sa 3 Sep Route: Palo Alto VA Hosp - Palo Alto - Mountain View - Palo Alto VA Hosp

Su 4 Sep Route: Palo Alto VA Hosp - Portola Valley - Half Moon Bay
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Finding Campgrounds:

• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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