#mount diablo

[rabbitcruiser]

Benicia Bridge Vista Point, CA (No. 3)

A vista point is located on the north side of the span, providing an excellent view of the 3 parallel bridges passing over the Carquinez Strait with Mount Diablo in the background. It has ample parking, picnic tables and a large compass to provide orientation. This is typically the point where cyclists and pedestrians wishing to cross the bridge park their cars.

Source: Wikipedia

[g0rdonbombay]

[wingedjewels]

Wilson's Warbler by Lee Greengrass Via Flickr: Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo, Clayton, CA

[sbstokes]

Riding to a Valley Beneath a Devil Mountain

random close interactions

sometimes 

with energetically dissimilar 

strangers

we cross paths

trapped in the back

of an angry bald man’s car

he hate drives me

toward my mother’s house 

coughing repeatedly

his mouth wide open 

car windows shut tight

all I know so far

he is caught up

in a snare of his own devising 

forcing me quite simply 

to not give a shit

about anything 

related to his bald

-faced rage

until I can safely 

get away

I keep catching him

in the rearview

staring

the traffic compounds

compounding

this back-wrench

ing feeling

this automotive entrapment 

herking and jerking 

through the congested lanes 

of highway 680

the exhaust pipe next to us

blackened and spitting

[ssp786]

[concordlimeridgegarden]

Twenty years ago I started that 20 foot diameter sage from a cutting I found on Mount Diablo.

[virtualcoffeemoon]

So uhmm this is kinda specific but for the people who have gone to the mountains in the middle of a hail storm what was your experience? I think it sounds like a fun thing to do with family but I have a really young brother

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

Butterfly on Mariposa Lily

[trinnna98]

#TrailThroughTime

[doingus]

California Sunset

[usmccigardad]

Save Mount Diablo!

[rabbitcruiser]

Benicia Bridge Vista Point, CA (No. 1)

The Benicia–Martinez Bridge refers to three parallel bridges which cross the Carquinez Strait just west of Suisun Bay in California; the spans link Benicia on the north side with Martinez on the south.

The original 1.2-mile (1.9 km) deck truss bridge opened in 1962 to replace the last automotive ferry service in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 1962 bridge has seven 528-foot (161 m) spans and 138 feet (42 m) of vertical clearance, now carrying four lanes of southbound traffic, as well as a path for pedestrians and bicyclists. It was named the George Miller Jr., Memorial Bridge in 1975 after California state legislator George Miller Jr. A 1.7-mile (2.7 km) bridge was built alongside and opened on August 25, 2007 with five lanes of northbound traffic. In 2007, it was named the Congressman George Miller Benicia–Martinez Bridge after U.S. Congressman George Miller, Miller Jr.'s son. The cost of the 1962 span was US$25 million and US$1.3 billion for the 2007 span. (Adjusted for inflation, equivalent to $252 million and $1.91 billion respectively.) The bridge is part of Interstate 680, a major transportation link connecting other heavily traveled freeways.

Between the two vehicle bridges is a Union Pacific Railroad bridge, the first bridge at this location, built between April 1929 and October 1930 by Southern Pacific. It is used by Union Pacific and BNSF (trackage rights) freight trains and 36 scheduled Amtrak passenger trains each weekday. Passenger trains include the long-distance trains California Zephyr and Coast Starlight and commuter-oriented Capitol Corridor services.

Source: Wikipedia

[madcat-world]

Diablo 4: the Vitrous Scourge (3 of 16) - Bjorn Hurri

[airanke]

I really decided that May was going to be Diablo Dabiteth

[constance-mcentee]

A Grand Day Out: Rock City

Sunday, 13 November 2022

My second-born and I went hiking around Rock City at Mount Diablo State Park.

[milk-lover]

A good amount of The Lost Hero takes place really close to my home and it’s really weird. Like, they rescue Pipers dad from the place my family goes hiking on three day weekends, after having coffee a few streets over from the condominium my sister used to live in.