1006. Corps of Discovery 2 (10/31/15)
Hikers (12): Alan, Brad, Chinyet, George, Hailong, Jim, Sarbinder, Shuli, Sophie, Steve, Tony, Yipeng
Distance: 25 miles
Rating: 5 difficulty, 9 beauty
Park info: Del Valle Regional Park near Livermore
Steve owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Chinyet, Tony, Alan and Steve
One of the Scary Bears, which inspired part of this Halloween Hike
Waiting for the unfortunate people who followed someone else's arrow to their doom. . .
George mysteriously appears on other side of a fence
You know it's a special hike when everyone is still together
Circus Bridge
Yipeng takes a break
Hailong considers widening the trail
INCH heads for the first Bear
Scary Bear #1 completed
Not too much later, Scary Bear #2 falls to INCH
The Topo map was right this time--there is a benchmark here, unlike Bear #1
Off to the next Challenging peak, straight ahead
This peak has a genuine summit block
Discovering the rest of the route back to the cars
The last hiking group to attempt this did not fare as well
I treed a bobcat on the way back, which made for a nice photo-op
Heading back to the cars, with Diablo in the distance
Milestones:
Highest point in Alameda county
George's 390th leaf
Yipeng's 70th leaf
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