Black Mountain

Hiked from Rhus Ridge last year. Decided to try Monte Bello this time.  Windy narrow little road with lots of Labor Day cyclists.  NO PROBLEM

Hot hot day.  Had to take extra breaks and drank more water than normal just to deal with the heat.  The summit is a bit

The drought has sucked the life out of Northern California. While I’m happy to be able to move up this mountain I’ve never seen conditions

Black mountain summit ✔️ Fifth peak out of six was hiked on a Sunny but mild day. The views are the summit were seemingly endless.

I chose to start at Monte Bello because I heard that Rhus Ridge has limited parking. I did the loop and got 7 miles with

First solo hike here back in the Bay Area- gorgeous morning through mist and the. Above the undercast. Saw deer and bunnies and plenty of