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Quick ride this Sunday afternoon.

I've spent the last 3 days dealing with some pretty challenging issues. Sunday started off sunny in my part of the #EastBay but later in the day the clouds started rolling in. By about 4 p.m. the clouds were really rolling in and I knew that daylight would be fading soon so I grabbed the #eBike and headed for a short loop often I ride which goes through #DiabloFoothills park and #BorgesRanch.

I absolutely love the shades of #green we get this time of year in this part of California! It's a little hard to see in this photo, but the oak trees are getting new growth which has its own shade of green, distinct from the grass and the old oak leaves.

#EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #EBRPD #WalnutCreek #MTB

Monday Morning Bike Ride (or "Mt Diablo and the Foothills are Turning Brown")

I stopped at this spot and all I could hear were birds chirping and the occasional jet rumbling overhead at 15,000 feet. I lingered for 5 or 10 minutes.

The word that came to mind was "restorative."

#MtDiablo #EastBay #MTB #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #EBRPD #DiabloFoothills

Mt Diablo as seen from Diablo Foothills

The East Bay hills have started their annual change from green to golden brown.

Two wrong turns resulted in a steeper and shorter ride than originally planed, but it was a *great* ride.

#EastBay #EBRPD #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #DiabloFoothills #CastleRock #ShellRidgeLoopTrail

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Seen on this morning's hike in Castle Rock and Diablo Foothills Parks.

#bird #photography #woodpecker #NuttallsWoodpecker #EBRPD #CastleRock #DiabloFoothills #WalnutCreek