Rain, cold, snow over the passes.
I talked with someone today who went to the 49er Rally in Auburn, CA, last weekend. Sounds like they had about 1/2 the attendance of normal. It started raining Friday evening and rained through Saturday. The rest of the time was not above 60 F and cloudy. It snowed 10" at Truckee and I-80 over Donner Pass had snow chain requirements.
The roads that people so love to ride up there weren't accessible. Many people that showed up left the next day. I guess it wasn't too well organized. There wasn't much to do. They didn't even have any rally t-shirts. He said I didn't miss anything. The vendors showed up and they were busy - I guess that's all there was to do.
Well, at least that was one man's story. I'm sure that someone has something good to say about the weekend!
I'm really glad I wasn't able to go. Another reason I'm not unhappy that I'm laid up. Everything works out.
Chris in BC, I haven't seen you here for awhile. Did you guys come down for the rally? With the weathr the way it was, you may have decided not to make the trip this year.
