11 mile round trip walk
I took an 11 mile round trip walk yesterday to the top of 2,819 foot tall Mount Vaca, located about 60 miles east of San Francisco. It's the highest point in Solano County, California. On a clear day you can see the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the east. Mix Canyon Road was my path to the top.
Twenty to thirty different antennas dot the top of the ridge on Mount Vaca. Amateur radio groups, the United States government, and many, many commercial communications companies all maintain equipment on this high ground. The locals call the ridge "Top of The World" and while it is not, is a grand place to be. The hazy photograph immediately below is looking east toward the great central valley of California. On a clear day the Sierra Nevada would be visible beyond.
