We took 80 North, then 4 East through Concord and toward the Delta. We drove two cars. The road left the golden hills and descended into the flats of the Delta. To be honest, the area is not strikingly beautiful. It's flat, and you can see some hills in the distance.
Most land is below the river level, and only the levees prevent it from being submerged.
John had decided that we should go to the windiest spot on Sherman Island first. We crossed the island and arrived at the spot. We got out of the cars. The sun was hot. We were on the levee, by a channel about half a kilometer wide.