ahhh the wind!

[Surlygirl]

Hee Hee Heee. It was a gorgeous 62 degrees here today with a little wind but pretty darn nice.

[slinkedog]

My girlfriend who lives in the Richmond District of SF called me about 45 minutes ago to let me know it was totally snowing at her house. This is too bizarre!

[SadieKate]

Hee Hee Heee. It was a gorgeous 62 degrees here today with a little wind but pretty darn nice.

Plbbbbbbbbb!

Yellow and I had to cancel our Solvang Century trip as Mother Nature has decided to throw a huge temper tantrum this weekend. Snow in the SoCal coastal mountains. Maybe hail. Lots of rain. Thunderstorms. Up to 2 inches of rain in someplaces in 1 day.

We stayed up here, shopped, ate, drank and planned our April mtbike trip. Fun, of course, but not the same.

[Veronica]

We we're thinking about mountain biking up Mont Diablo today to see the snow.

V.

[Bike Goddess]

We we're thinking about mountain biking up Mont Diablo today to see the snow.

V.

When I went past it was covered with clouds. Hmmmm. Did you really go????

[Veronica]

Not yet - I've been cleaning the frig and Thom's making meatloaf. It's kind of nice to get caught up on some of the household chores. But the sun seems to be peeking out and I can hear my bikes callling to me...

V.

[Bike Goddess]

Ring, Ring, Ring....... Veronica, Veronica......Take me out for a ride with your DH. Ring,Ring, Ring.....

[jobob]

So we're sitting around drinking coffee this morning and it dawned on us - hey, it's not raining ! And what's that odd glow coming from the windows, could it be ... sunshine ???

So we threw on the cold-weather cycling togs (don't you just love that word, it's so quaint) and headed on out towards Mission Coffee, our usual "want to go for a ride but don't really have a destination in mind" destination.

And lord-a-mercy it was spectacular out. Clear and crisp and sunny, and the tops of the hills to the east and south of us were blanketed with snow. It was an incredibly beautiful sight. And it just kept getting better as we headed toward those hills. I was kicking myself for not bringing my camera along, it's hard to put into words how beautiful the contrast was between the bright green hillsides and the pure white hilltops against the clear bright blue sky and the puffy white clouds.

We couldn't see Mt. Diablo or Mt. Hamilton - although we usually can see them from our home, they were both under clouds today. I'll bet they both had plenty of snow.

When we reached Mission Coffee, about 12 miles from home, we decided we were enjoying the day so much we'd continue on to Cafe Romeo in Milpitas, along another stretch of awe-inspiring scenery. Here & there we passed by people who had pulled their cars along the side of the road to marvel at the sight, or to get out and take pictures (did I mention I wish I had my camera ?? ).

We continued on for about another 10 miles and wound up at Cafe Romeo for our usual coffee & a bagel (yum). At that point we were only a few miles away from Calaveras Road and Sierra Road, and we toyed with heading out there to see if we could get up close and personal with some of the snow. But we decided that, even though the nice weather seemed to be holding up, that could change quickly since there were a lot of clouds around us and we didn't want to be caught far from home if the weather turned. Plus, the wind seemed to be picking up and you know how I loves my wind So instead we headed for home which is just as well, since although it stayed clear and sunny the wind was whipping up at a good clip and the last seven miles or so we were heading straight into it.

But wow, what a grand day out, all the more so since we expected to be rained in today.

[Veronica]

Yep, I too got out, but mine was a hammerfest. Didn't stop to smell the roses or look at the views much. That's what Saturdays are supposed to be - keeping the heart rate up. It's the first time I've actually done a Saturday ride according to the training plan.

I wish you had had your camera Jo so I could live vicariously through you. By the time we could see Diablo, it didn't have too much snow on it. So Thom went for a motorcycle ride and Fluffy, the triplets and I went out.

V.

[Melody]

And lord-a-mercy it was spectacular out. Clear and crisp and sunny, and the tops of the hills to the east and south of us were blanketed with snow. It was an incredibly beautiful sight. And it just kept getting better as we headed toward those hills. I was kicking myself for not bringing my camera along, it's hard to put into words how beautiful the contrast was between the bright green hillsides and the pure white hilltops against the clear bright blue sky and the puffy white clouds.

Jo, I know what you mean. My husband had to go into work today and he decided to ride in instead of taking the car so I went with him for a little over half of his trip before I turned around. At one point we just had to stop and look at the mountains.

Neil mentioned that he felt that we weren't in California. The air was cold and crisp, the mountains frosted and tipped with white. It was really really beautiful.

Mel