Due to wildfires our Yosemite Half Dome trip has been postponed until next year! But, we are going to celebrate with a wonderful loop around our own beautiful Mt. Diablo this Saturday! We will meet and park at Los Cerros middle school at 6:45am sharp and then carpool/car train up to the summit which will take about 1/2 hour. Anyone aged 16+ is welcome!
Bring: Plenty of water, a snack and a camera- the views are said to be majestic!
Email michelle@gumsaba.com if you are in! Barb and Kim C. I have you set to go!
Let’s get up close and personal with this magic mountain!
The map of the trail is below, and all the info is at this link.
Info on the MT. Diablo Loop Hike:
Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo and the California State Park Foundation, this moderately strenuous tour features interviews with Seth Adams of Save Mount Diablo, Ken Lavin of Greenbelt Alliance and Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, and Mike Moran and Beverly Ortiz of the East Bay Regional Park District. Music is by Phil Heywood. Narration and audio production by Joan Hamilton.
The Grand Loop is part of the Audible Mount Diablo series, which combines lively interviews and music with the rush of wind and the chirps, howls, and growls of wildlife. The mission of the series is simple: to help people see and hear (and care) more when they take a walk in nature.
Tips: You can rush through this walk in 2 or 3 hours. For maximum enjoyment, though, allow 4 to 5 hours, and plan for a glorious top-of-the-world picnic. Take plenty of water, especially on hot days in the summer. Spring temperatures and flowers are delightful. Views are generally best the morning after a winter storm. Bring layers of clothing in any season. In the winter you can even encounter snow and ice! Poison oak is a problem on some parts of the trail, but you can easily wriggle around it.