We drove to the top of Mount Diablo, the prominent peak in the East Bay. You can see across the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys to the east, and over the Bay to San Francisco to the west. It's not tall by Sierra Nevada or Wasatch standards, but because of the lower mountains, valleys, and Bay around it, you can see for a long way at the summit.
Mark and EJ came with us. They live in Walnut Creek, so they look out at Mount Diablo every day. EJ's birthday was the next day, so we went to an Indian restaurant in Walnut Creek to celebrate afterward.
This is the visitor's center at the summit. We weren't sure what all of the things on the roof were for. Yes, those are tires hanging from ropes.
Looking southwest toward the Bay.
The view toward the northwest, at Walnut Creek, Concord, and Vallejo. It was a little hazy, but we could still see a long way.
In the visitor's center you could look out the windows to the east. It wasn't clear enough to see the Sierra though.
Alex liked the view from way up high.
And there is San Francisco way off to the east. We could just make out the Golden Gate Bridge.
Here is Dave with the kids standing on a rock outcropping. Lily and Alex are really close to a steep drop-off, so this moment didn't last long.
Looking out west to San Francisco and Walnut Creek.
There's always time for a family portrait!
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