Mt Diablo (August 12, 2022)

See that really squiggly line from the North Gate to the mountaintop? When Martin lived in Walnut Creek near Mt. Diablo (before your time, most of you young uns), he cycled up and down the 3,849 foot isolated upthrust peak every Tuesday. Go Martin!  The park closed at 8:30 p.m. the day we were there. We left the top of the mountain--in a car--at 8:10 and didn't reach the gate until about 8:37 p.m. And that was with Tom driving!  The park ranger was still there. He said his co-worker had gone up to shoo any remaining visitors down so they could close the park. 

Sunset on Mt. Diablo. The view is 360 degrees. Tom's back is to the San Francisco Bay Area, about 33 miles away.

On a clear day, you can see nearly 200 miles in all directions from the observation platform at the Summit Building, where I was standing. Our day was cloudy.

The mountain casts a giant shadow to the east at sunset.

Looking east at sunset, from the observation platform at the Summit Building.