Where's the storm?

The weather guys have been predicting mayhem for 10 days now -- a storm that was supposed to hit Friday, then Friday night, then Saturday, etc. High winds were (and still are!) forecast, and some driving rain. I'm pretty fired up because when I'm not on my bike I like to go skiing. And of course this year our entire family has season passes to Squaw Valley and there's zero snow as of mid-December.

The problem is that the storm seems to be a myth. Friday it clouded up pretty good in the afternoon and looked ominous. I rode home over the bridge thinking it would be a wet one. Nope. The clouds bugged out and Saturday morning dawned clear and beautiful. WTF?

So yesterday I thought I would sneak in one last ride before what the weather guys promise will be 10 days of unsettled wintry weather. I rode out to Fairfax, Alpine Dam and up to the 7 Sisters. Coming down, the weather was still nice at around noon, so I hung a right and dropped down to Stinson Beach. By the way, they've repaved the upper portion of the descent on Panoramic Hwy and let me tell you it is MONEY! Wow, those Caltrans guys deserve their bonuses for that one.

The ride to Muir Beach was gorgeous as always, but right when I hit the climb back to Mill Valley it happened -- the rain started. It came quickly (literally "out of the blue" as they say) and I thought for sure I was going to pay for getting greedy to sneak in an extra 15 miles on the ride. I put the hammer down climbing up from Muir Beach while the rain steadily increased. Of course the minute I got down to Mill Valley the rain stopped and the clouds parted again. Crap. Today looks a little more ominous, but there's still lots of blue sky and we're all praying for snow.

Stats for today:
Distance: 44.94mi
Ascent: 4,950'
Time: 2:55:42

Riding on Shoreline Highway, Muir Beach, CA. Storm clouds coming???