Good Morning!!!! 56F @ 4:45AM. Periods of rain. High 62F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.
The 10-day is calling for rain on and off through the period, so fall seems to be staying on the wet side with maybe as much as another 2.5" on the way.
You all have been busy getting ready for winter. And seeing some nice fall colors, too. Thanks for sharing the photos.
Trip went well, some fall colors in the vineyards, and nice blue skies going over on Friday. Almost no traffic on the back roads, only had to follow a giant gravel truck a couple miles before it pulled off into a quarry. Cabin was sparse but cozy, and the heater worked well but was a little noisy. Started off Saturday morning in a light drizzle, enough to make sure the fairings on the touring bikes still knew how to do their jobs. Breakfast at Queenie's was delicious as usual; those gals sure know how to cook!
Then it was down to the Zen House, a motorcycle shop known for doing odd restorations. This time around they were unveiling something called a Miller Balsomic, a little Italian two stroke of which only three exist. Of course it was red.
Lots of food was also on offer, not that we needed any more after that huge breakfast, but it would have been impolite not to at least try everything, wouldn't it?

That was accompanied by another bout of drizzle, but fast action with my umbrella soon got it stopped. Blue skies returned for the ride back to camp, then on and off drizzle around the campfire where the umbrella wasn't quite as effective. After a round or two of Mr. Basil Hayden's finest Kentucky Bourbon, no one seemed to mind much.
Sunday's ride home started on the cloudy side, with another great breakfast at Queenie's, dry and warm enough to sit outside on the patio. The roads were wet under the redwoods, finally drying out when I got down out of the coastal mountains. Even had a few blue patches in the sky by the time I got home. Unpacked, took a nice shower and got in a nap, another campfire to finish the day.
Radar shows another front off to the west, so it looks like a wet afternoon. Not sure what's on the agenda yet, but it'll be inside whatever it is.
Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!