CONTRA COSTA

Visited Contra Costa, the northernmost County on the Bay. Visited a few towns and sites, including Martinez and the John Muir memorial property.





Carquinez Straits empties into the bay.









John Muir home. Known as the Earthkeeper Hero, he was dedicated to preserving nature and helped found the National Park Service. For more on this interesting guy:
http://www.nps.gov/jomu/ and http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=j_muir .