San Francisco Summers are so deceivingly cold, so for June’s family day, we decided to head OUT of the city, and into the warm East Bay.
I found what sounded like an interesting hike over at the Black Diamond Mines National Reserve, so Bola, Bern and I, after a quick trip to my neighborhood Trader Joe’s, drove about an hour east (and 20 degrees warmer).. but I’ll let the pics speak for themselves.
To our left is a little field with a bunch of snake holes… Kinda creepy.
My printed out guide on www.bahiker.com said that the trail was a 3.5 mile loop, but it must have been a 5 or 6 mile hike because it took us almost 4 hours! The weather was gorgeous and I was so glad to get out of the cold city for a day.