INCH Hike: Las Trampas Loop

1202. Las Trampas Loop (11/09/19)

Hikers (39): Alan, Arlene, Baltazar, Bjorn, Brad, Christina, Cogsworth, David, Gela, George, Giulia, HaJo, Helen, Hong, Jeff, Karl, Kathryn, Kevin, Le D, Manfred, Mihail, Milon, Otis, Peter, Peter E, Peter M, Praveen, Qi, Ross, Rudi, Rufina, Sandy F, Sarah, Sarbinder, SB, Sophie, Susan S, Titus, Yiqiong
Distance: 13 miles
Rating: 3 difficulty, 8 beauty
Park info: Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near San Ramon

Peter owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Karl, Lisa (Le), Mihail, Milon, Peter E, and and Qi

A big crowd up showed up to pay respects to David

Heading up towards the antenna on first (but not last) climb of the day

Congratulations David -- 500 INCH hikes! That's a lot of punishment.

Beautiful view of Diablo from top of the ridge -- we'll be there in 3 weeks

Heading down the "Stick It Some More" Trail to Devil's Hole

INCHers were starting to get a little wobbly entering the Gravitational Anomaly Zone

Back up at the top before the hairpin turn down Elderberry

Alan took a spill on the deathly Elderberry Trail (yes, Elderberry)

Who are all these crazy people and why are they here?

At 4300+ feet elevation gain on the day, this was a borderline Level 4 hike. Alan would certainly say so ...

Milestones:
David's 5^th forest
Kevin's 130^th leaf
Qi's 70^th leaf
Sarah's 430^th leaf
SB's 1^st leaf
Sophie's 310^th leaf
Susan S's 40^th leaf
Titus's 1^st leaf