This morning Virginia and I headed off to hike in the hills again. We really love it when we have time to get out there, and this makes two weekends in a row. Today, in order to get farther into the hills, we drove to the trail head instead of starting from the house. It was a beautiful day and not quite as warm as last Saturday. The rain earlier in the week meant damp ground and some humidity, but it wasn't bad. The shot above is looking back toward the city, the river and the Antioch bridge. I love the panoramic view from some of the trails. We then hiked on higher up to the Ridge Trail.
Mt Diablo in the distance.
Back toward the river and city from the Ridge Trail.
From the Ridge Trail we headed down a narrow, windy one called the Corchran Mine Trail. VJ always takes advantage of the shady spots.
Ranchers still run cattle in the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve grasslands, and the corral below is kept in shape for use, although I've never actually seen it in use. Usually we'll see cattle at various spots just grazing. From there we headed along the Stewartsville trail (actually sort of a gravel road) back to the trail head and took the car home. Great way to spend some time.
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