Mount Diablo

Reached the visitors center at 8, parking was already overflow. We hit the trail at 8:30. It was very warm day. The trail is lush

It was a clear day to start the hike. I parked at Michael Canyon visitor center and started the hike at 8:20am. Took 3.5 hrs

Warm, sunny day. Lots of wildflowers and green grass.

We (my friend Erik and I ) took the recommended route using trails for the ascent and taking the double track dirt road down. The

Beautiful day for a hike. The park was pretty busy, but the green hills and wild flower were gorgeous

I have chosen a not-so-traditional trail (6peaks loop: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/6-peaks-loop?mobileMap=false&ref=sidebar-static-map) for Mount Diablo summit, that too with a twist, to start and finish the hike from