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 2 (February 24, 2023). The photos were shot on Morgan Drive in San Ramon, Memorial Park in San Ramon, and Sycamore Valley Regional Preserve in Danville. The second round of snow and rainstorms definitely hit the Tri-Valley area much harder compared to the first round. I had to abandon my second hike in Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve because the trails were way too steep and muddy for my comfort. The trails at Sycamore Valley Regional Preserve were almost impossible to walk on. I kept sinking in the mud, and the mud caked on my mom and I's shoes and hiking poles. You can see photos of that in my Cellphone Photos blog post (link). That Sycamore Valley hike was arduous, and I feel like my photos didn't even turn out that great.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow and partially obstructed by clouds, San Ramon, trees, green hills, clouds, and houses. The photo was shot on Morgan Drive in San Ramon, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 45' 00" N 121° 57' 50" W
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow and partially obstructed by clouds, San Ramon, trees, clouds, and green hills. The photo was shot at Memorial Park in San Ramon, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 45' 28" N 121° 58' 12" W
A black and white process of the photo above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow and partially obstructed by clouds, San Ramon, trees, clouds, and green hills. The photo was shot at Memorial Park in San Ramon, CA.
Photo shot at the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of snow covered mountains, San Ramon, trees, clouds, and green hills. The photo was shot towards Morgan Territory Regional Preserve. The photo was shot at Memorial Park in San Ramon, CA.
Photo shot at the same spot as above.
After San Ramon, my mom and I traveled to Sycamore Valley Regional Preserve in Danville, CA. The rest of my photos in this blog post are from Sycamore Valley Regional Preserve and were all shot on Short Ridge Trail.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow and partially obstructed by clouds, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 48' 49" N 121° 56' 13" W
A scenery photo of Mission Peak and Mt. Allison (center) covered with snow, Sunol Peak (right) covered with snow, cows, clouds, mountains, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of snow covered mountains, trees, clouds, and green hills. The photo was shot towards Morgan Territory Regional Preserve.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow and partially obstructed by clouds, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 48' 48" N 121° 56' 13" W
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 48' 49" N 121° 56' 13" W
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, clouds, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, clouds, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, clouds, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, Danville, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 48' 43" N 121° 56' 04" W
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, Danville, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo covered with snow, Danville, clouds, trees, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
A scenery photo of Mission Peak and Mt. Allison (center) covered with snow, Sunol Peak (right) covered with snow, Danville (foreground), San Ramon (in the distance), Dublin (in the distance), Pleasanton (in the distance), clouds, trees, mountains, and green hills.
Photo shot near the same spot as above.
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Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Photos (Day 1) | Olympus Photos (Day 2)
