Sycamore Grove Park - Livermore, CA (Cellphone Photos)

Today, on the 23rd April 2025, my mom and I went for on a walk in Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore, CA. There are a lot of flowers blooming and I saw a Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata). I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

A scenery photo of grassland, flowers, trees, power lines, mountains. The photo was shot on Walnut Trail.

The flower species in this photo include: Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa) & Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum).

A photo of a Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) and grassland (top right). The photo was shot on Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail.

A photo of a Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) and grassland (top). The photo was shot on Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail.

A photo of a Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) and grassland (top). The photo was shot on Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail.

A photo of a Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) and grassland (top). The photo was shot on Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail.

A photo of a Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) and grassland (top). The photo was shot on Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail.

A scenery photo of trees, grassland, and flowers. The photo was shot on Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail.

The flower species in this photo include: Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum).

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.

Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park - Sunol, CA (Cellphone Photos)

Today I took a hike through Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in Sunol, CA for exercise. I shot some cellphone photos while on the hike. Today I took photos of scenery and wildflowers. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos.

Scenery from Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. In the distance is Interstate 680. 

A patch of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). 

 Scenery from Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park.

 Blue Elderberry (Sambucus cerulea) Blossoms

Scenery from Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. 

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)

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 Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Sunol Regional Wilderness - Sunol, CA (Cellphone Photos)

I took a walk in Sunol Regional Wilderness in Sunol, CA yesterday. On my previous Sunol trip, I probably overworked or injured a back muscle during my trip (photos and videos from that trip will be up soon) and I have been in a lot of pain with limited mobility for around 2 weeks now. I finally recovered enough to go for a walk as I was starting to get really stuffed up at home. I didn't fully recover so on this trip I only did cellphone photos and vlog (which can be viewed here). Normally I post my cellphone photos the day I take them, but I was super tired yesterday after the trip, I didn't get to it. Here I am sharing them with you today.

I also decided to make the high resolution photos from this trip public. You can view them here.

Wilderness Scenery 

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) 

 Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus) & Wilderness Scenery

 Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)

Wilderness Scenery 

Scenery of a tree. 

 Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)

 Wildflowers & Wilderness Scenery

Wilderness Scenery 

At Rock Scramble behind the W Tree. 

 Rock Scramble

Hidden mini waterfalls at Rock Scramble. 

Wilderness Scenery

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed the photos! If you want to see my vlog, you can do so here. 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.

Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park (Part 3) - Sunol, CA

Another hiking trail pretty close to my house is Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park which is somehow not in Pleasanton, CA but in the bordering town of Sunol, CA. Unlike Augustin Bernal Park, this park is less shady but the scenery is even more wonderful and the trail is less steep. I recently sprained my foot a bit while hiking Augustin Bernal Park so after several days to let it heal up a bit, I decided I'd work back into hiking with a slightly less steep trail at Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. After going there, I fell in love. While a bit more sunny, this park is a lot bigger and has much more scenic views as it is further in the wilderness here in the valley. I hope you enjoy viewing this series of photos. This series will have photos from several days, not just one day.

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. To view my best Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park photos, use this link. To see all of my 2014 Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park photos, use this link.

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The photos for today are from 6/1 and 6/7.

Photos of the trees on the mountain. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 37 05 N 121 53 12 W  

 Photos of the milk thistle (Silybum marianum). A lot of these grows on these mountains. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 37 12 N 121 53 16 W  

 Those trees looks planted. The are in a very neat order. Wonder who would come up and plant such trees! It was a very long hike up there. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 36 50 N 121 53 25 W

 As I was heading back down the mountain, this tiny pile of dust suddenly spiraled into the air as a breeze of air blew by. Two hikers was about to pass me, but the stopped, and I managed to shoot off a photo of it. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 36 52 N 121 53 27 W

Black and white process of the photo above.  

 More photos of the mountain. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 36 48 N 121 53 27 W

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Took another photo of the field of trees further down the mountain. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 36 48 N 121 53 27 W

The scenery from the mountain. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 36 44 N 121 53 29 W 

 Black and white process of the photo above. This was the last photo from 6/1.  

 On 6/7, I decided to go for a sunset hike and get some sunset shots. On this photo, the sun is already beginning to get low in the sky. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 37 05 N 121 53 12 W

Trees on the mountain during sunset. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 37 10 N 121 53 11 W 

Sun starting to set. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 37 10 N 121 53 11 W  

Another sunset photo. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 37 12 N 121 53 16 W  

 I thought the an upward facing shot of the tree would make a nice abstract shot. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 37 03 N 121 53 20 W

Spotted some cows grazing. Decided to line them up for a sunset photo. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 36 56 N 121 53 21 W  

More photos of the cows during sunset. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 37 36 55 N 121 53 22 W 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will continue with more photos from this park. 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.

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