Mt Diablo from the north.
It was a beautiful day in Black Diamond Mines Park for a run, though it did get a bit warm by the end.

#california #mtDiablo #running #hiking

My boys surprised me this morning by showing up unannounced about halfway through my second cup of coffee "Come on old man, time for a birthday hike!"

Grabbed the dog and off we went!

Did five miles in the hills of Mt. Diablo (~1000 feet of climbing), and had a great time. Afterwards they took me to https://mexxis.com for lunch.

#hike #MtDiablo

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Most of the green is gone from the grass on Mt Diablo and the foothills.

View from #BorgesRanch / Hannah Grove trail on yesterday's short mountain bike ride.

#MtDiablo #WalnutCreek #OpenSpace #EastBay

Saw swifts carving the airspace above #MtDiablo, boomerang-shaped, streaking like fighter jets. Thrilling! (not my pic)
Red larkspur, #MtDiablo
A curious #hummingbird gave me a good, long look-over halfway up #MtDiablo as if to ask, what are you doing here? Mating checkerspots tussled. Saw my first swifts in the wild.
#MtDiablo in the distance