Adventure Camera - Morgan Territory

One of the things I love most about living in California, and specifically Livermore, is the amount of open space that's right in my backyard.  Out in the East Bay, we have a fantastic regional park system, as well as a bunch of local parks in each town.  The Morgan Territory is a lesser-known park north of Livermore in the Diablo foothills.  In fact, you can actually hike through the Morgan Territory and all the way to Mount Diablo, if you so desired.  It's a great place to hike and mountain bike, and just plain get away from it all.  The park is perched above the Tri-Valley area upon ridges and hilltops, and surrounded mostly by ranchland.  It makes for a great escape-- once you meander over the first hill out of the parking lot, you're surrounded by oak woodlands and grassy meadows full of grasshoppers, birds and squirrels.  If you're there on a breezy day (which is just about every day around here!), the grasses ripples in the wind, and the soft sounds of oak leaves rustling permeate the air.  Utter peacefulness just a short drive (or bike ride, if you're up for a big climb) away from home.

Happy Thursday!