We're taking a pounding

[yuiyoshida]

High winds, rain, take care everyone, drive safely!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Yes, safe travels!

[lunasun]

2. Glad you are getting h2O this winter . Stay safe

[Snackshack]

3. Yes, you are.

Be safe!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. Ah, so...

is that unusual this time of year?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Not really unusual, though this is a bit early for this much rain.

Our wettest months are normally Jan, Feb, sometimes March.

But we've been in a drought condition for several years now, and all this moisture is most welcome!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. I was surprised by how much Point Reyes looked like...

a rain forest when I camped there, so I assumed that area got a decent amount of rain. The fog/humidity might've helped the flora too, I guess.

Point Reyes in lower pics:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/103656312

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Yeah, I believe Point Reyes gets a lot of rain.

And fog/humidity also help.

Nice photos!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. Thanks.

The West Coast was so comfortable! It's understandable why many people enjoy it.

I decided to take Highway 1 from Big Sur to Point Reyes despite Google map recommendations to go around the Oakland/San Francisco area. It was an odd "highway" north of SF, more like a small suburban road with little signs showing drivers where to turn to stay on it. I missed one of the turn signs and ended up at a dead end in Mill Valley, slowly driving through a crowd of well-dressed people who were talking in the road like it was a giant patio. I obviously drove slowly to avoid hitting anyone. I felt like I'd entered the Twilight Zone. I later back-tracked and saw where I needed to turn.

When I finally made it back home, I found out there was some kind of annual movie/celebrity event there.

[Downtown Hound]

10. The coastal areas of Norcal get lots of little rains that don't reach the rest of the state

Lots of fog too. Little known fact: Redwood trees, when they get to a certian height, can no longer draw water from the ground. They're simply too tall for that. Instead they pull it directly from moisture in the air, which often comes in the form of fog. That's why Redwoods only grow in coastal areas and why they are found nowhere else in the world.

[NBachers]

9. I sat in my car at lunch time in the Mission District of San Francisco and the rain on the roof and

windshield was quit pleasing.