62.15 California: Livermore: Lake Del Valle and surround, a taste of the good life.

In the early stages, the climb begins...well, we took our own route rather than the more gentle path.
Caught a view of the damn wall.
First full view of the dam as we crest the hill.
The dam extension surrounded by 'green'.
Jenni's below...appears to be signaling to a pilot...who knows these days?
The rolling hills are delightful and the lone few trees standing on their own in a generally deeply wooded area proved to be fascinating.
Two specks of blue, the water, and Jenni on a wide path.
A perspective of this very attractive park and lake. 

...including the wildlife...should cattle meet the criteria for such definition. Jenni was butted by a cow a few years back, in Nepal. Since the incident, cows have been re-classified as 'having lost their innocence'. Whether bulls fall into this revised category might be too bull centric to hazard a guess. 

One can hike, two might sample the wines, 3 may shout fore, while 4 may drive their carts and strike a ball over the striking hills and fairways while often bunkering down in the sand.
You take the short-cut, you pay a steep price...we like it.
A last glimpse of what adds magnificence as well as balance to the world.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey