Bay Area Snow

It's been raining lately and is supposed to rain quite a bit over the next few days. When you live in California, rain this time of year is both expected and really needed. Basically, if we don't get rain through the winter, we just don't get it. Sooo... we gladly put up with some wet, windy, nasty weather so we have water the rest of the year.

Much of that water this summer will come from snow in the Sierras, and when the storms come from the north, as these current ones, they bring cold air as well as moisture, so the snow levels creep down. Our local mountain, Mt Diablo, is only about 3500 feet or so, but it has snow right now. VJ said it was beautiful this morning as she headed out and was able to catch a view through a break in the clouds. Here are a couple of shots I found, one from a distance and the other at the summit.

When it snows, the rangers close the road to the summit, so those who go to the summit have to hike 2-4 miles, depending on road conditions and where the closure occurs.