Yesterday Thom talked to a ranger about the road closures for Saturday's Diablo Summit Finish. Vehicles aren't going to be allowed past the Junction - about 4.5 miles from the summit. Bicycles won't be allowed past Devil's Elbow - which is maybe .75 mile from the summit.

With that in mind, our plan is to drive up North Gate to just below the Junction fairly early and then hike up to the summit. We had been considering biking up, but with the road closed to bikes that definitely meant we couldn't be at the finish line. Devil's Elbow should be good viewing, but we wanted more options. Hopefully, we'll have some good pictures and we'll get in some good hiking too.

Veronica