The devil got a little too hot that day and decided to cool off

Love mountain layers! Great shot. Where are the trees though?

It does. Just not this much. There's usually some snow near the peak at some point between January and March.

Have you seen the news? There's snow all over these hills today. In fact, just Google weather for the entire State of California because the entire West Coast, including CA, is still digging out from record snowfall. Records shattered all over the state from inches to feet of snow.

It's rare to see that much snow this low but there's some snow on Mt Diablo every winter.

Where be the Ewoks?

Fun fact, this was the inspiration for the name Diablo in the Diablo video game series. Lead game developer, David Brevik, grew up in the area and said he always thought the mountain had a cool name, and ended up using it as inspiration for the 1997 video game.

There's a video on YT of him recalling the story.

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It doesn’t snow there.

Where in Livermore was this taken?

As an SF Bay Area native (RWC and SJ), I wouldn't call it rare. More like uncommon. Although it's always enchanting! Mount Hamilton looks pretty cool, too!

What an absolutely gorgeous picture!!!! Thanks for sharing : )

This hits home for me because when I was a kid my parents took a camping trip here every summer and I have the best memories here. If a photo can live up to my treasured memories, it's a good photo!

There is something about the Redwoods (at least as far as I remember in 1998) that has a very otherworldly glow. I have my first memory of thinking that life was going to be beautiful while being in this forest. I was 5 years old, leaning my head against the car window and watching the forest move past while my dad drove us through. I got this sense of beauty and importance, like something was telling me that anything is possible. I remember immediately telling my parents "I think my life is supposed to be very awesome!" right after I felt that. I was singing a song to myself and just feeling the divine beauty of the earth. I remember the way the light was moving through the trees and hitting the window. I can't believe how universal earths beauty is, knowing that as a child it hit me with the same depth. I credit the Redwood forest : )

Nice! This was my first time myself, just went about a week ago. I live in the PNW so I'm used to this type of climate/environment, however, I'm not so used to the trees being so damn large.

600 to south?

Nice shot! This photo immediately made me think of the El Greco painting, View of Toledo!

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436575

Looks like an El Greco painting.

When hell freezes over

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I'm going to drive out there in June and I am stoked. I can't wait to be lost among the giants.

Pretty sure I watched Bob Ross paint this once

Seems to be the same story for most forests unfortunately.

That's Mount Diablo for you, it's either covered in snow or on fire.

it's crazy there was a time where you could just cut these things down

I love the Forrest, so peaceful.