Diablo Range

  • Views form Mission Peak

    Mission Peak: A Mission Accomplished!

    An account of a hike to the top of Mission Peak Hike in California, and all you need to know before you go. Plus -- Tips for a Mission Peak Mission Accomplishment. >>...
  • Diablo Hikes

    Looping the Franco Ranch Trail

    Here's what you need to know before you hike the Franco Ranch Loop Trail in Walnut Creek, California. Also find some Covid19 guidelines >>...
  • California Aqueduct Vista Point

    Scenic Stop: California Aqueduct (and more) from I-5

    The next time you're driving down to Southern California, you might want to make a stop here. Here's a sneak peek at the views from this vista point. ...
  • Patterson Pass

    The hills are alive again

    East of San Francisco Bay Area in California lies a mountain range known for its considerably low hills that are dry in the summer but turn green when winter rains call upon the area. This chain of hills called the Diablo Range is alive again thanks to the many...
  • Mt. Diablo Summit, CA

    Vistas from California’s ‘Devil Mountain’

     Several Springs ago, we had driven to the top of Mt. Hamilton and seen Santa Clara Valley from a height of 4,200 odd feet. Then last Fall, in what was like a follow-up trip, we drove up the same range, this time to the top of Hamilton’s little brother...
  • Patterson Pass Road, CA

    Snaking through several shades of green

    If you are traveling between the cities of Tracy and Livermore in California, chances are you will take I-580 to your destination. 580 takes you through the hills of the Diablo Range and shows you many of the windmills that dot the landscape.  Say you want more: like roads...
  • Diablo mural.

    Monday Mural | Found in San Jose

    One day — a couple of years ago — on a stroll through the ‘Capital of Silicon Valley,’ I came across this mural beside one of the ‘light rail’ stations in the downtown area.  I’d like to call it the Diablo mural because this mural from San Jose, CA looks...
  • The Hamilton drive

    We’ve been living in the SF Bay Area for almost three years now, yet I don’t know why we never really thought of going up Mount Hamilton although we had known about it. A few weeks ago that trip did ultimately happen and I am so glad it did....
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