|   Directions to the Salmon Falls New Years Day ride. | Finch Platte
Dec 31, 2001 10:10 AM | | Gui asked for directions, so I thought it might be a good idea to post directions for anyone else who's interested.
Directions are for those coming from the Sacramento area. If you're coming from the Stockton/Lodi area, take Grant Line Rd.- it's quicker than 50.
I've attached a map- the star is El Dorado Hills. You want to take Hwy 50 East out of Sacramento (towards Tahoe) and exit on El Dorado Hills Blvd exit (about 45 minutes out of Sac). Go under the freeway and head North on EH Blvd (going South is Latrobe Rd). El Dorado Hills Blvd. changes to Salmon Falls Rd along the way, but you won't make any right or left turns. Go about 8-9 miles. On the left, you'll see a big dirt parking lot, and a sign saying Falcon Crest. This is where the bulk of the riders will be. However, we are going to do a slightly different route at the beginning (Sweetwater), so keep going past Falcon Crest for a little ways (1/2 mile?). You'll do a sweeping downhill turn to the left, cross a small cement bridge and just after the cement bridge is a small dirt parking lot on the left. Hopefully, that's where we'll be a little before 11 a.m. (the ride starts at 11).
Post or eme if you have questions.
Gary |
| Ulp- severe weather alert for the area :0( | Finch Platte
Dec 31, 2001 12:12 PM | | Thanks to Biking Viking, I checked the weather.
Not very pleasant-sounding. Be forewarned.
fp
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 515 AM PST MON DEC 31 2001
...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO GET VERY WET FOR START OF NEW YEAR...
AFTER SEEING A MAINLY DRY LAST DAY OF 2001...WITH MAJOR BREAKS IN THE CLOUDINESS IN THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS LIKELY...ANOTHER WET AND WARM PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT. BY NEW YEARS DAY...ALL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BE EXPERIENCING RAIN...WITH THE ONLY SNOW FALLING ABOVE ELEVATIONS OF 6500 FEET. PLENTY OF WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS...25 TO 40 MPH OR MORE IN THE MOUNTAINS...WILL PUSH THE SNOW LEVEL EVEN HIGHER...TO WELL OVER 7000 FEET...BY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS HIGHER RATIO OF RAIN TO SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN MORE WATER FLOWING INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS...OVER SNOWPACK AND SOME VERY WET SOIL. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS AND AREAS DOWNSTREAM SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPID RISES IN STREAM LEVELS...SHOULD THEY OCCUR...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION. WHILE THE CENTRAL VALLEY WILL NOT MEASURE NEAR THE 2 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS...24 HOUR TOTALS OF AROUND AN INCH COULD FALL. AREAS NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS URBAN AREAS EXPERIENCING LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUNOFF COULD SEE FLOODING OR PONDING OF THE WATER PRODUCING LOCALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END AROUND MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY FOR MOST AREAS...WHILE SHOWERS...AND SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 6000 FEET MAY CONTINUE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER LOOKS TO BE IN STORE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OF THE WEST COAST. |
| I'm going | Pete.
Dec 31, 2001 5:10 PM | | ...to sit on the couch and eat Duncan Hines frosting straight from container instead.
Pete |
| You suck | Finch Platte
Dec 31, 2001 5:54 PM | | ...that stuff thru a straw and you're going to hurt yourself.
Gary |
| Daaaamn!!!..&**$@#..grrrrr~~>*.. | Rollingbones
Dec 31, 2001 5:27 PM | | ...6 inches of rain in Sac town in Dec...
....Wettest Dec in 9 years....
.....Rain fall 125% of normal.....
......And more to come tomorrow....bummer, I have to work and am going to miss all the fun...well maybe next year!!
Happy New Dirt Year!!!! |
| Weather looks hopeful! | Pete.
Dec 31, 2001 11:02 PM | | If you're a fish.
Pete |
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