Mount Diablo

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

While I've hiked Mt. Diablo multiple times this year, including when it was covered by snow, a very rare phenomenon, this was a special hike

It was great – we went clockwise, up the steeper part of the loop first. It was the cooler side, more single track, and loads

Traversed many creeks. Flowers abound