After reading the following 2 weather advisories on Sat 18 Feb 2006,
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FXUS66 KMTR 182348
AFDMTR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
246 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2006
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1500 FEET...ALTHOUGH A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE BELOW THAT ELEVATION. QPF ESTIMATES OF AROUND A HALF INCH WILL GIVE UP TO 2 INCHES OF SHOW ACCUMULATION AT 1500 FEET...WITH OVER 3 INCHES POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET TONIGHT.
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FXUS66 KMTR 190504
AFDMTR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
900 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2006
.DISCUSSION...A TASTE...AND FEEL...OF WINTER CONTINUES TONIGHT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUED SATURDAY... WITH SNOW REPORTED DOWN TO LOW ELEVATIONS. IN FACT...THIS FORECASTER ACTUALLY HAD A LITTLE WET SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AT SEA LEVEL. OTHER SNOW REPORTS INCLUDED 4 INCHES OF SNOW 10 MILES ESE OF CARMEL AT 4000 FT...1 INCH AT PACHECO PASS AT 1368 FT...AS WELL AS OTHER REPORTS. PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCT SFOLSRMTR (WMO HEADER NWUS56 KMTR) FOR THE FULL REPORT. AS EXPECTED...TEMPS WERE ON THE COLD SIDE TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPS RANGING FROM 31 AT MT DIABLO...33 AT SANTA RITA...AND 37 AT BEN LOMOND TO THE LOWER 50S IN THE WARMEST LOCATIONS.
and a look at a map of


one might be tempted to ask, "With miserable weather like this, what should one do?"
Why, the question is absurd!
Go cycling, of course! :D




I am glad I didn't try to cycle the 8 miles (12.8 km) from San Jose to Joseph D. Grant Park like the previous time. Reports of snow attracted a horde of cell phone-wielding soccer moms and dads in their mini vans and SUVs, with their brood of screaming brats. The suburbanites and city folk possess no grasp of courtesy (or driving skill) on narrow mountain roads. Roadies who rode up from San Jose today must have brass balls, huge life insurance policies, or low medical insurance deductibles.




Slipped a pair of these in the bladder section of my Camelbak. It was nice to have a warm pack on my back as I climbed in the cold.













the snow falling faintly . . . faintly falling . . ..


About 14 road cyclists showed up here while I was taking this picture. One of them had a flat and needed tools and a patch kit. Maybe it's just me, but I found it unbelievable that, spread among 14 roadies, no one had a patch kit, tire levers, or even a spare tube. Anyways, the fix was unsuccessful as the guy ripped his valve stem while re-installing the tube. I last spotted him calling for a cab from San Jose to bring him home. Boy, that's going to be one expensive ride.













Epilogue:
Total distance: cyclo-computer 17.7 miles (28.32 km) / GPS 18.77 miles (30 km) / TOPO! 18.11 miles (28.98 km).
Total elevation climbed: Altimeter 3380 ft (1030 m) / GPS + TOPO! 3131 ft (954.6 m).
Temperature range: 32 F to 44 F (0 C to 6.7 C).
Fluids consumed: 0 liter of CytoMax, 0.3 liter of water, 0.3 liter of hot chocolate.
Ride conducted solo.
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