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!

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

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)

Lafayette Reservoir & Las Trampas Regional Wilderness - SF Bay Area, CA

Last month I took a trip to Lafayette Reservoir in Lafayette, CA with a friend and dropped by Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in Contra Costa County, CA on the way back. I took quite some scenery and wildlife photos at these 2 locations. Today, I will be sharing the photos I took over there with you.

I took the trip on August 8th, 2016. I took quite a lot of trips/photo shoots in the month of August, so I didn't have much time to work on my photos. Then in September, I experienced several viral infections (my immune system is horrible) which delayed my photo processing even further. This is why I'm only getting around to posting these photos now. I hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here.

• My best East Bay MUD Parks photos, use this link. 
• My best Las Trampas Regional Wilderness photos, use this link. 
• My best monochrome and abstract photos for 2016, use this link. 
• All of my photos from East Bay MUD Parks, use this link. 
• All of my photos from Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, use this link. 

A photo of the watch tower and Lafayette Reservoir. Photo shot on Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 60 N 122 08 31 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A photo of Lafayette Reservoir and mountains shot from Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 45 N 122 08 54 W

A photo of Lafayette Reservoir shot from Shore Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 41 N 122 08 41 W

A photo of the watch tower and Lafayette Reservoir. Photo shot on Shore Trail. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 52 50 N 122 08 18 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Photos of turkeys shot at Lafayette Reservoir. A flash was used for lighting on these photos. 

A photo of the scenery from the parking lot of Lafayette Reservoir. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 53 08 N 122 08 25 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo shot on Rocky Ridge Road in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in Contra Costa County, CA. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 48 59 N 122 03 06 W

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed 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 Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.