Snow in the Bay Area

Posted on January 23, 2008
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It rarely snows here, but one of the Bay Area’s tallest peaks, Mt. Diablo, has a healthy dusting of snow today, and the snow level was said to have fallen as low as 1000 feet.

In the past, a snow level of 1000 feet has meant snow on Windy Hill, a nearby geographic feature. That’s Cassie and me pictured in 1998 in a mini-blizzard atop Windy Hill. Snow, again, is a rare event in Silicon Valley.

Were I more mobile and less encumbered by the need for MRIs and doctor appointments, and were Cassie, sadly, not in the pet hospital, I think we would have headed up to Windy just to see if, perhaps, there might be snow.

Cassie, born and bred in California, nevertheless loves the snow - she will chase snowflakes, run, slide and roll in the white stuff… it’s hard for us both to be old and infirm…

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3 Responses to “Snow in the Bay Area”

  1. Lamar Van Gunten on January 23rd, 2008 9:11 pm

    Chris, our Maggie is 12 years plus also with a back problem. We have gotten very good results with a veterinary chiropractor. Suspend skepticism, this guy has done some amazing stuff with dogs. He generally meets you at your vet and charges $50. The vet charges for the room rent. We use Animal Doctors, used to be on Avy now way down on Page Mill. Anyway try Kelly Thompson 650-941-1311. He works Monday and Friday here and mid-week in Southern California. I’m convinced he has saved us big bucks in vet bills and found a way to improve Maggie’s life.

    Also see interesting article in SFGate on disposing of ewaste under Keeping House by Alison Rood.

    I tried to post this as a comment to Linda’s blog but it’s confusing as to what protocol has to be followed there.

  2. Janice Rockel on January 24th, 2008 9:54 am

    I have the same problem trying to post a comment to Linda’s blog.
    Jan Rockel Shelton, CT

  3. Anonymous on January 24th, 2008 10:11 am

    Not sure it’s possible to actually touch the Mt. Diablo snow, but U can hike into the Ohlone wilderness snow. That was 6″ in 2006.

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