Diablo Lake is about a 4 mile paddle trip to the dam, the first 2 of them being in "open" water and the last 2 going up a steep walled canyon. If you are interested in doing this trip, you want to get up this canyon before 10 if possible, most definitely before noon. It is normally calm in the mornings, but afternoons winds have a tendency to pick up and a relaxing trip up the canyon can become quite a battle.
All kinds of interesting nooks and crannies on this leg of the journey.
Good times
I build up the canoe a bit in the middle, so that my sweet sweet wife can kick back when she wants to. This is only allowed when flatwater conditions exist, which was almost this entire trip.
As you get closer to Ross Dam, the water coloring starts to change a little bit.
The end of Diablo. There is a phone on the second dock so you can call the shuttle truck to get you. It used to come right down to the water, but there was a landslide this past winter that wiped out the old spot. Now you have to cart your canoe and gear up a steep hill for about 100 yards. You do get a little exercise here.
Coming in for landing
Loaded up for the mile or so ride up to Ross Lake
