Chance of Showers
The weather report called for showers. Four went to breakfast at Bill's in San Jose; Dick, Jerry, and Tom in quadricycles, me on my GS. After breakfast I went up 9 to 35 to Alice's.. No rain, but last nights winds knocked some trees over. 9 was closed west of 35. 35 was partially blocked around Old La Honda road.
No, I was not the only one at Alice's on a bike. It just looks that way. The milky look to the parking lot roadway is the remains of a 5 minute hail storm. Showers, the weatherman said. Right.
When the hail started coming down other riders moved their bikes under cover. I figured the bike could take the bouncing hail better than I could so let it sit. I do wish I'd had my camera when the hail was doing its thing, though.
After the hail came heavy rain for another 5-10 minutes. When it finally turned to the promised showers I grabbed my camera to take these pics. Note my helmet. The visor was closed, keeping the inside dry. Note the cylinder head. The opening to my waterproof glove was pointed down just enough to keep the insides dry. The one on the right cylinder was dry, too.
There was still hail on the roadway when I left. I was going slow enough that it didn't bother me. By the time I hit 92 I was under blue skies.