Donner Canyon Morning
East Bay picture - From left: North Peak, Mount Diablo Summit and Eagle Peak. The colors of the blue and valley oaks were striking and varied on this December day. I hiked about 12 miles and over 3000 feet of elevation gain from Donner Canyon to the summit of Mt. Olympia, up North Peak and down to Prospector's Gap (the saddle point between North Peak and Mt. Diablo), and then down and around the waterfalls on the mountain and through Donner Canyon in a loop. 12-19-09.