Mt. Diablo Snow (Day 1) - Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve - San Ramon, CA

It is very rare to see snow in the San Francisco Bay Area, but the weather recently has been very weird. It snowed like crazy in the San Francisco Bay Area. On February 23 and 24, 2023, my mom and I went to several locations in San Ramon, CA and Danville, CA to go see snow on Mt. Diablo, Mission Peak, Mt. Allison, and more. The places we visited are Forest Home Farms Historic Park (I went to this park mainly to see the sheep and use the bathroom 😅), Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve, Memorial Park, and Sycamore Valley Regional Preserve. I took photos with my cellphones and mirrorless camera. The photos are split into 3 blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Photos (Day 1) | Olympus Photos (Day 2)

These are photos I shot on my Olympus mirrorless camera on Day 1 (February 23, 2023). The photos were shot at Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve in San Ramon, CA. There wasn't too much snow on Mt. Diablo on Day 1. I think the first round of snow and rainstorms mostly hit the peninsula and the south bay. We really didn't get much here in the Tri-Valley area. We were hit during the second round of snow and rainstorms. I mostly knew what I was getting myself into as I did some scouting around via online webcams (a list of websites at the end of this blog post if you're interested).

A scenery photo of San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, clouds, mountains, trees, and green hills. The photo was shot near Grey Fox Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 44' 53" N 121° 57' 57" W

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo with a light dusting of snow, San Ramon, cows, trees, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Grey Fox Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 44' 54" N 121° 58' 03" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo with a light dusting of snow, San Ramon, cows, trees, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Grey Fox Trail. 

Photo shot at the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of San Ramon, mountains, clouds, trees, and green hills. The photo was shot towards Las Trampas Regional Wilderness. The photo was shot on Redtail Hawk Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 44' 59" N 121° 58' 44" W

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo with a light dusting of snow, San Ramon, trees, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Redtail Hawk Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 44' 53" N 121° 58' 30" W

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo with a light dusting of snow, San Ramon, trees, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Redtail Hawk Trail.

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo with a light dusting of snow, San Ramon, trees, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Redtail Hawk Trail.

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo with a light dusting of snow, San Ramon, trees, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Redtail Hawk Trail.

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo with a light dusting of snow, San Ramon, trees, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Redtail Hawk Trail.

Photo shot near the same spot as above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Online Webcams I Use:

• ALERT California (Fire lookout webcams from all over California.)
• Caltrans Traffic Cameras (Webcams overlooking California's highways.)
• Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton & Lick Observatory Webcams)

Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Photos (Day 1) | Olympus Photos (Day 2)