Mount Diablo State Park: 7 October 2004

A hike of 7.8 miles in distance; 4 hours in time plus 2,543 feet of climbing

Latitude: North 37° 54.461’

Longitude: West 121° 53.328’

Photos by Neil Mishalov

On the 7th of October, Gene, Betsy, Valerie and I hiked up to Mount Olympia (elevation 2,946 feet), which is part of the Mount Diablo massif. We started our climb at 750 feet and accumulated 2,543 feet of ascent. This gallery of images also includes a picture of Lucie and Michelle taken in Berkeley on 2 October, and some pictures of Lucie and Neil taken at the Richmond Marina on 2 October 2004.

Topographic Map with Route Superimposed:

Hike data gathered with a Garmin 60C GPS RECEIVER

Topographic mapping program for Macintosh OSX by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Satellite Photo Map with Route Superimposed:

TerraBrowser satellite mapping program for Macintosh OSX by CHIMOOSOFT

GPS track converter by GPSBABEL

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Michelle and Lucie	Lucie at the Richmond California Marina	Lucie striking a pose
Neil	Lucie	Betsy, Gene and Valerie
North Peak of Mount Diablo	Checking the route map	On the climb
Rock formation	Resting on the trail	Gene
Valerie	Betsy and her man	Valerie cranking on up
On the trail	Mount Tamalpais in the distance	The summit of Mount Diablo: 3,849 feet
The summit of the North Peak of Mount Diablo: 3,557 feet	The summit of Mount Olympia: 2,946 feet	The Town of Clayton
	Valerie and Betsy on the summit of Mount Olympia

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