Hike to Diablo
It was Saturday morning and I woke up at the first ring of my alarm at 6.00 AM and quickly started getting ready. The recent previous hike to mission peak had accelerated my enthusiasm levels to take up the day’s hike to Mount Diablo Grand Loop Trail, one of the highest peaks in bay area. Karthik and I had planned for this hike almost a week back and Pramod and Priya also wished to tag along. As discussed the previous night they were supposed to pick us at our home at 7.00 AM. The morning chores dragged a little long for us and when Pramod and Priya reached our home we were still on the verge of completing our cereals. We invited them inside while we finished the breakfast and got our shoes on. The four of us left home at 7.30 AM and reached the venue by 8.30 AM. The route included even driving up the hill till we reached the start of our intended hike trail. However we did not have clarity on the exact parking location and also the exact location from where our hike was suppose...