black mountain

Perhaps not the most interesting of the hikes but the views were certainly amazing – fun to see Umhumnum, Diablo, Mission Peak , Sizer and

lot of chance encountering deers

Beautiful hike after a 2-day rain. Although nothing much to see at the summit.

Boy, what a day. We were monitoring the weather forecast for a couple days before the hike and it showed rain. Sure enough on hike

Beautiful fall hike, trail conditions great even after the storm the night below. Limited parking spaces (about 8 cars) at the Rhus Ridge trailhead –

Black Mountain is not that hard a hike despite the 3400 feet of elevation we achieved on our hike.  I live in the area, so