I don't know how you folks who ride through the winter, in places with winter, do it!




I had on the warmest articles of clothing I own and still froze coming down Diablo today. I think the only part of me that was warm on the descent was my head. Love my Patagonia Balaclava! Firewall tights were not warm enough for a 25 mph descent. Wool undershirt, fleece shirt, windshell and jacket on top, barely cut it. Sugoi Amphib gloves - also not warm enough. Surprisingly my toes weren't really cold.

It was in the 30s and I was okay climbing, a little chilly when we went through the fog. It wasn't really windy, but very damp. The road was closed about 2.25 miles from the summit, at the Juniper Campground as the road above was too icy. There were some icy patches on the road, but not too many. A lot of traffic! People were out to see the snow.

We didn't do our planned long ride, but hopped back in the truck and came home to have soup, warm up and watch some more of the Olympics.

V.