Rose Peak

We arrived at Lake Del Valle at 6:30am to begin our hike. We got attacked by mosquitoes and flies the moment we got out of

This was a long day out … started at 8am finished at 4:45pm. Although a long hike I found it less taxing then Sizer ..

This was a pretty tough hike even from the Sunol side! I started at 8:00 and finished at 5:00. I picked a somewhat good day

Set out early on Mother’s Day to bag Rose Peak, but also to get much needed tough miles on my legs to prepare me for

20 plus miles… and 5883 elevation gain per my tracker! So excited to have completed this. =D

Ohlone is *my* park. I used to work there as an Americorps intern doing vegetation mapping and wild flower surveys 20 years ago. I walked