By: Rich Owings

Rich Owings — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:42:21 +0000

Great memories! Sounds like you have an explorer’s spirit. I love the fire story — guess it just takes a spark.

By: Linda R.Sampietro

Linda R.Sampietro — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:16:02 +0000

I just read this with interest and smiled. Long before asphalt roads or fire trails, I lived in Walnut Creek. In the years between 1957 and 1959 my brothers and friends and I used to climb all over Mt. Diablo-If you can believe it, because it is true, one day my girlfriend and I climbed to the top!! More interesting than the view is the fact that while digging around in the new spring grass, I found many,many seashells,much to my surprise. This was just one of our adventures. My brothers and I used to ride our bikes as far back as we could to the south of our housing tract. Then we would walk back about 5 miles or so. We had our snake bite kit, water and some food. We would spend the day in our own wonderland. Sometimes we would climb up hills and look far down the other side onto a ranchers homestead, the cattle looked like ants, or at least like our toys. I suppose I should write my own book. Linda….P.S. Back in the day, one kid put cardboard under himself and rode down the opposite hill. Some kids used round metal disks. Anyway, somebody caught the hill on fire!! Another true-who’s in the “hot seat” story. We also used to spend the summer day catching and releasing tiny frogs at the manmade lake in Lakewood, the housing area just to the immediate Northwest of our housing tract. One bit of news sure to make some cringe: My parent paid just under $16,000.00 for their 3/2 home.!!! Kind of makes you sick doesn’t it. We lived in the 700 Block of Russel Drive. Very fond memories.

Comments on: Trip Report: Using GPS biking Mt. Diablo

By: Rich Owings

By: Linda R.Sampietro