9/24 - Pacheco Marsh

 

There were only five of us today on a pleasant, cloudy day with a nice breeze and just a scatter of fat rain drops. Quite a change from the upper 90's we had yesterday. We walked a CCW figure 8 at Pacheco Marsh which reopened last May after a major restoration project. There was lots to look at and we felt sorry for those who had other calls on their time. 

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09/10 - Pine Canyon

 

It was an early fall-like day with lots of clouds and just the beginnings of autumn color here and there. We walked from the Castle Rock Recreation Area entrance to the gate into Mt Diablo State Park and back 3 miles.

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Catching up...

 9/3 - from the end of Springhill Rd.

A dozen of us took advantage of moderated temperatures and walked the mostly shady Buckeye Ranch Trail from the end of Springhill Rd in Lafayette. It was warming up tho and we decided against the Sunrise Tr with its great views. Only about 2 1/4 miles, but we felt that was just right.

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08/27 - Briones

The weather was forecast to be mild and good for walking (it was!!) so our original plan was a visit to Briones where we rarely hike in the summer. It was planned as a lolly-pop up to and around the lagoons starting from the parking at the Old Briones Rd trailhead. But instead we altered that and walked down Toyon Canon Trail, then up Pine Tree Trail, to return to the cars. The flower of the day was Holocarpha heermannii - Heermann's tarweed which filled the upper grassy area and spilled down into the canyons. It was a display for the ages! A dozen of us walked about 3.75 miles

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