Mount Diablo SP & Old Borges Ranch (Cellphone Photos)

On the 19th April 2025, my parents and I went for a day trip to Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA and Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA. I went to Mt. Diablo to see flowers. While there weren't too many flowers blooming, I did see some. We dropped by Old Borges Ranch on before heading home, and I saw a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae). I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Message from the Photographer: I went on a few day trips during this previous long weekend (Easter Weekend). My energy has been much less affected recently, however I think Long COVID has shifted into attacking something else. Recently, my brain has been having some issues with forming speech, along with some other weirdness.

Our first destination (our main destination) is Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA. We drove up to the peak via South Gate Road.

A photo of flowers, trees, and mountains. The photo was shot on South Gate Road in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

The flower species in this photo include: Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus).

A photo of flowers, cars (right), Mt. Diablo Peak (top right), South Gate Road (right), trees, and mountains. The photo was shot in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

The flower species in this photo include: Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus).

A photo of flowers, pinecones, South Gate Road (left), trees, and mountains. The photo was shot in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

The flower species in this photo include: Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus) & Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus).

A photo of flowers, trees, mountains, South Gate Road (right), and Mt. Diablo Peak (behind the trees). The photo was shot in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

The flower species in this photo include: Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus) & Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus).

A photo of flowers, trees, South Gate Road, mountains, cars (right), Mt. Diablo Peak (top right). The photo was shot in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

The flower species in this photo include: Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus).

It was very smoggy that day so the view from the peak wasn't all that good. I didn't end up taking photos at the peak. We exited the park via North Gate Road in hopes of finding more flowers than we did on South Gate Road.

A scenery of a hill, flowers, trees (top left), and rocks (top right). The photo was shot on North Gate Road in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

The flower species in this photo include: Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus), California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica), Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus).

A photo of California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and rocks. The photo was shot on North Gate Road in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

A photo of California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and rocks. The photo was shot on North Gate Road in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA.

Flower species also in this photo: Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum) (top left).

Before we went home, we dropped by Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA to see the farm animals. I saw a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae).

A photo of a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA.

A photo of a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA.

A photo of a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA.

A photo of a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA.

A photo of a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA.

A photo of a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA.

A photo of a Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) at Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek, CA.

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.

Shadow Cliffs Flowers (Cellphone Photos) - Pleasanton, CA

Today, on 27 March 2023, my mom and I took a walk in Shadow Cliffs Regional Park (or Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area) in Pleasanton, CA. I took cellphone photos of flowers on my walk. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos. 

A photo of a California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica).

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A photo of Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus) flowers.

A photo of California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica).

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.

Flowers (Part 1) - Sunol Regional Wilderness - Sunol, CA

On April 9th, 2019, I took a trip to Sunol Regional Wilderness in Sunol, CA. The photos I took there are split into 2 blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

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In this blog post, I have part 1 of my photos from Sunol Regional Wilderness in Sunol, CA. I have photos flowers, all of them shot near Ohlone Road.

Message From The Photographer: If you've been following me on social media, you'd know I've been dealing with vision impairment and gradual vision loss since August 2018. The conditions are neurological, so my vision isn't impaired the same amount on a daily basis, but overall it seems to be going down hill. It has slowed down and made taking photos, processing photos, using computers, etc... very challenging and somewhat depressing. Some days it is impossible for me to take photos or process them. I know these photos are from a very long time ago, but I'm only just starting to get around in processing them as I'm only able to work on them at a very slow pace. I hope you can understand, and I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus)

Photo shot on the side of Ohlone Road.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 30' 29" N 121° 49' 43" W

Winter Vetch (Vicia villosa)

Photo shot near Ohlone Road.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 30' 18" N 121° 49' 09" W

Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)

Photo shot near Ohlone Road. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

Black and white process of the photo above.

Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)

Photo shot near Ohlone Road. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

Black and white process of the photo above.

Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus)

Photos shot on the side of Ohlone Road.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 30' 19" N 121° 49' 04" W

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time, I have photos from Rock Scramble. Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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