Coming Deluge of Rain Prompts Evacuations, Landslide, Flood, and Wind Warnings Around the Bay
The next round of rain heading toward the Bay on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be the heaviest we ve seen in a while. And in addition to warnings of high winds coming with the next band of storms, areas that saw significant burning during last year s wildfires are facing the threat of landslides as the ground becomes over-saturated.
Parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains were under evacuation orders Monday as officials warned of potential landslides in the burn scars of the CZU Lightning Complex fires. The National Weather Service (NWS) has revised its forecasts for the atmospheric river on its way, saying that much of the Bay Area will see 3 to 5 inches of rain, primarily between Wednesday and Thursday, with higher elevations seeing a possible 5 to 8 inches of rain. Meanwhile, the Tahoe area is bracing for a blizzard that could dump seven feet of fresh powder at higher elevations.
California Grizzly Bears Are Extinct But Some Want To Reintroduce Their ‘Cousins’ To Sierra A stuffed grizzly bear from Canada a DNA cousin of the extinct California Grizzly Bear is on display at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum.
Imagine a creature pushing 1,000 pounds, almost 10 feet high on their hind legs, and about as finicky eaters as a house rat or a domestic pig rambling across the Altamont Pass.
This is not a sci-fi animal but one that roamed the Northern San Joaquin Valley, the Diablo Range, and much of California for centuries up until 170 years ago or so.
They were the California Grizzly Bears.
Wind storm brings hazardous conditions to Bay Area
Courtesy of CalFire
CalFire responded to at least 10 vegetation fires across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Emergency agencies throughout the San Francisco Bay Area dispatched teams Tuesday morning (Jan. 19) to extinguish vegetation fires, clear fallen trees and assist with power outages following hazardous wind conditions overnight.
Some parts of the region, including the Diablo Range and Santa Cruz Mountains, experienced wind gusts in excess of 70 mph, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). In Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View, gusts reached up to approximately 29 mph.
PACHECO STATE PARK: Defines Solitude And Makes Social Distancing A Snap Twisted and leaf-less oaks create striking images throughout Pacheco State Park.
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Spikes Peak is not the highest point in the Diablo Range.
It maxes out at 1,927 feet.
But for access from the 209 it tops the king of the range San Benito Mountain at 5,421 feet.
And when it comes to solitude it beats the mountain range’s most namesake peak, Mt. Diablo at 3,371 feet, hands down.
Spikes Peak is part of Pacheco State Park adjacent to and immediately west of San Luis Reservoir.
If you’re looking for solitude, a chance to enjoy the outdoors, take in relatively pristine vistas and get a bit of exercise in while social distancing then Pacheco State Park is the answer.