Mt Diablo North and East - a photo on Flickriver

            If you see my photos, you should get to know "my" mountain. This is Mt. Diablo, 3,864 feet high and 90,000 acres of protected space not including the Walnut Creek Open Space surrounding a good part of the northern base. What's special about this shot is that Diablo gets measurable snow about once a year, and this foot of snow maybe once every 10 years. And I know a spot where I can capture this: snow on the peaks, my hiking trails in the middle, range land that is almost a springtime green, and just a touch left over from the fall. By July, this will be almost all golden brown. Mt. Diablo is the highest elevation in about 400 miles: when the wind is blowing and there's no haze, you can see 200 miles north to Mt. Shasta, east to Yosemite and the Sierra Nevadas, and west to the Farallon Islands. (Until a redwood grew to 80 feet outside my upstairs window, I could see half of this view.) Hundreds of species of birds, mammals, insects, and trees can be found in the open space, and there are at least two flowers endemic only to Mt. Diablo. Is it any wonder why it should be protected?
   

Taken in: United States / California / Rock City (show map)

Taken on: January 22, 2010

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX10 IS, f/5.0, 1/400 sec, 75.6mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	75.6mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACDSee Pro 5
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