This morning Mike (brother-in-law) and I took of to hike Mt. Diablo. We are spending the Thanksgiving holiday with family in Walnut Creek, CA and Mt. Diablo is the biggest peak around. It was a little on the cool side and the wind was howling but since those are two things I love, I enjoyed myself. It was also a nice escape from the kids and craziness.
We chose a route that starts fairly high up but circumnavigates the mountain while climbing about 2000ft in elevation. In all the hike was in the neighborhood of 6 miles long and the views from the top were pretty awesome. I could easily see the Bay Bridge, San Francisco and into the Pacific to the east and the Sierras to the southwest.
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