black mountain

Started at Rancho San Antonio. The hike was mild. Lots of flowers and shade along the way. It was about 4 miles up before I

Wildflower season in full bloom! Trail map we used was a little off, so we thought we’d be at the peak a mile or so

We arrived a little before 7am on a Sunday morning to an almost full parking lot. The weather was forecast to be sunny and warm

Great hike, beautiful day.  We got there at 8:15 and all of the parking lots were full, so we parked outside of the park and

What a beautiful trail and views in our backyard!  Next time I would go earlier in the season to capture all more wildflowers.

While the views of the bay area (Santa Clara valley and eastward) on the hike up were expansive, I much preferred the views at the