Borges Ranch & Shell Ridge (Cellphone Photos) - Walnut Creek, CA

Yesterday, on the 27th March 2025, my mom and I went for a hike at Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek, CA. We also checked out the historic Borges Ranch. This is my first time I at this park, so I took a ton of photos with my cellphone. After the hike, my mom and I went to eat dinner at California's last Fuddruckers, which is in Concord, CA. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Message from the Photographer: I think the LDN I got from the Stanford Clinic is helping quite a bit. While I do still crash from my trips, I have energy to go for some hiking now, and the crashes are not as severe as before.

We first checked out the historic Borges Ranch. It was very interesting to see all the farm animals.

A photo of vintage farm equipment at Borges Ranch.

A photo of chickens at Borges Ranch.

A photo of chickens at Borges Ranch.

A photo of chickens at Borges Ranch.

A photo of chickens at Borges Ranch.

Shell Ridge Open Space used to be under water a very long time ago, and fossils of marine critters have been found in the park. One of the buildings at Borges Ranch incorporated the fossils into the bricks.

A photo of bricks with seashell fossils and other stuff. The photo was taken at Borges Ranch.

A photo of bricks with seashell fossils and other stuff. The photo was taken at Borges Ranch.

Next, my mom and I begin our hike towards the peak. There were a lot of great views of Mt. Diablo and of the San Francisco Bay Area from the hiking trails.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, Yellow Mustard Flowers (bottom), and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A panorama of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The panorama was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, and the San Francisco Bay Area (in the distance). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A photo of Purple Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) and Sticky Monkey Flowers (Mimulus aurantiacus). The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

A photo of Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii).The photo was shot on Ridge Top Trail.

Next, we hiked back to the parking lot. I decided to drop by Borges Ranch one more time to see the goats before leaving, as I didn't manage to get photos of them before the hike.

A photo of goats at Borges Ranch.

A photo of goats at Borges Ranch.

A photo of goats at Borges Ranch.

A photo of goats at Borges Ranch.

A photo of goats at Borges Ranch.

A photo of goats at Borges Ranch.

A photo of goats at Borges Ranch.

After the hiking trip, my mom and I headed to the last Fuddruckers in California, which is in Concord, CA. We still had a discounted Fuddruckers gift card that we purchased from Costco. I used to eat at the location in Dublin, but unfortunately every California Fuddruckers location is closed except the Concord location. The Concord Fuddruckers is located at: 1975 Diamond Blvd Suite E-260, Concord, CA 94520 (Google Maps Link).

A photo from inside the last Fuddruckers restaurant in California.

A photo from inside the last Fuddruckers restaurant in California.

A photo from inside the last Fuddruckers restaurant in California.

A photo from inside the last Fuddruckers restaurant in California.

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.

Yosemite Cedar Lodge/SR-140 - Yosemite National Park (Part 4)

Yosemite National Park is a national park located in California that stretches eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the central eastern portion of California and covers around 761,268 acres or 3,080.74 km² of land. Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, deep valleys, grand meadows, giant sequoias, giant wilderness area, and much more. I, personally, love Yosemite National Park. I think it is very beautiful and is a great place for photographs. I also happen to live in the SF Bay Area which isn't very far from it! I try to make at least 1 trip almost every year to the park. I visited the park several month ago and I am here to show you some of the photos I took in the park as well as some photos I took on the way into the park from the SF Bay Area. These photos will be divided over several blog posts. I hope you enjoy the photos! Also, I have route information recorded using a Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver. If you are planning a similar trip to Yosemite National Park and would like to see the route I took, feel free to email me at the email address I provided on my "About the Photographer" page for a copy. I can provide you the route information in Google Earth KMZ, Canon NMEA, and GPX formats. If you would like to get notifications when I do post, you can Like/Follow me on the following fan pages: Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. If you are interested, choose one of the links below:

• Yosemite 2013 (Best Photos)
• Yosemite 2013 (All Photos)

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Now let's introduce you to the photos for today. The photos for today was from the 2nd day of my trip. Some of the photos will be from near Yosemite Cedar Lodge, and the others will be on my drive into Yosemite National Park. If you would like to read my review on Yosemite Cedar Lodge, please view my previous post.

 Yosemite Cedar Lodge and SR-140. Morning fog rolling in, so I decided to take a shot. Wish there was a bit more fog though. That would have made an even better shot. 

View of Stanislaus National Forest from Yosemite Cedar Lodge. More morning fog.  

The Merced River facing towards Yosemite National Park. When I saw this in the morning, I was hoping "Please don't rain". Luckily it didn't, however it was pretty cloudy that day.  

View of Stanislaus National Forest from Yosemite Cedar Lodge. More morning fog.  

Photo of SR-140 near Indian Flat RV Park. On the left is some Redbud (Cercis canadensis). On the right is SR-140. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 39 41 N 119 50 54 W

 Close up shot of the Redbud (Cercis canadensis) on the side of SR-140 above. 

 Close up shot of the Redbud (Cercis canadensis) on the side of SR-140 above. 

Shot of Merced River from a picnic area.

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 39 43 N 119 50 46 W

Shot of Merced River from a picnic area.

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 39 43 N 119 50 46 W 

Shot of Merced River from a picnic area.

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 39 43 N 119 50 48 W 

 Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)

Photo taken at a different location on Foresta Road in El Portal, CA near the National Park Services Administrative and Maintenance building. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 11 N 119 48 58 W 

View of Merced River on Foresta Road.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 09 N 119 49 01 W  

 View of Merced River on Foresta Road.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 10 N 119 49 02 W

View of Stanislaus National Forest from Foresta Road.

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 11 N 119 49 01 W

A shot of the National Park Services Administrative and Maintenance building on Foresta Road.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 40 11 N 119 48 57 W

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed them. Next time I will have more photos of driving into Yosemite National Park and the entrance area of Yosemite National Park. Please don't forget to share my blog posts with your friends! If you would like to get notifications next time I post, you can "Like" me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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