Crime & Safety
A Hike Through Mount Diablo's Burn Area
Patch editor walks up to the area that was scorched in this month's fire for a close look
On Sunday, Patch editor David Mills and his nephew-in-law Brian Fairhurst of Lafayette hiked to the western portion of the area that was burned in the Mount Diablo fire earlier this month.
Mills and Fairhurst started from Curry Point on the Danville side of the mountain and walked along the Curry Canyon trail to the Frog Pond trail.
In less than an hour, they found blackened hillsides with no grass and scorched trees. The faint smell of smoke was still in the air, despite Saturday's rain.
The pair also discovered seeds covering the burnt ground, apparently left behind by the grass before it was consumed by the blaze.
Mills and Fairhurst were careful to say on fire trails and the fire breaks firefighters had cut while battling the flames.
The Mount Diablo fire started on Sept. 8 and burned for almost a week. It charred 3,111 acres.
The Mount Diablo Interpretive Society has started a fundraising campaign to raise money to help restore the areas damaged in the fire. You can get more information about the campaign on the group's website.
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