Usually, I upload a number of photos and the history behind the holiday, but this year, I offer you something different.
Later, if possible, I’ll post some of the costumes from the kids parade.
And from Dan Danbom
Month: October 2012
Halloween kids parade
Also Pacific Valley School has their parade tomorrow last period, which is between 3 and 3:50. Both will offer great photo ops. Love seeing the kiddos in their costumes!
Upcoming rain
Here are the current weather reports for the next few days:
From SLO:
“This cold front will weaken as it approaches the Central Coast on Wednesday night. Light rain showers will eventually develop late Thursday morning and rainfall amounts should reach about a tenth of an inch.”
From Monterey NOAA:
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1048 AM PDT TUE OCT 30 2012
.DISCUSSION…AS OF 10:00 AM PDT TUESDAY…SATELLITE AND SURFACE
OBS INDICATE AREAS OF FOG ACROSS PARTS OF THE CWA THIS MORNING.
MOST SPOTS HAVE GONE ABOVE DENSE FOG LEVELS…SO SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY WILL JUST GO WITH A SHORT TERM FORECAST (SFONOWMTR) TO
HANDLE THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SATELLITE ALSO SHOWS A FAIR
NUMBER OF CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST AND WITH THE WESTERLY GRADIENT
FORECAST TO APPROACH 2 MB…GOOD CHANCE WE WILL HAVE SOME CLOUDS
REMAINING THROUGH THE DAY NEAR THE COAST. SOME INLAND SPOTS MAY
ONLY HAVE LIMITED BREAKS BY THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH CLOUDS MOVE
ACROSS OUR AREA IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM OUT OVER THE PACIFIC.
LOTS OF 60S AT THE COAST TODAY WITH 70S INLAND.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUE REMAINS THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL
MOVE THROUGH OUR AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 12Z
GUIDANCE COMING IN NOW BRINGS RAIN INTO SF BAY AREA WEDNESDAY
EVENING. OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED FOR THAT TIME
PERIOD…SO WILL TAKE A VERY CLOSE LOOK AT ALL OPERATIONAL AND
ENSEMBLES FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. ONE GOOD ITEM IS 925/850 MB
WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THE 20-PLUS
KT EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTH BAY.
Where I’ve been …
Came back 5 days early, for my son’s surgery, scheduled for this morning, so a little bit off my game. Watching the super storm, Sandy, impact the east coast, knowing 3 of my fellow travelers are about to get stranded in Frankfurt.
I can’t thank bigsurdeb enough for minding my blog, making sure important information got posted. You are a gem! Now, to teach you how to upload photos.
Finally, YAY, GIANTS!
Earthquake
From KSBW:
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck halfway between Salinas and Soledad at 9:25 p.m. Sunday.
The epicenter was about 13 miles north of Soledad and 15 miles east of Salinas, according to the USGS.
The quake came less than an hour after the San Francisco Giants won the 2012 MLB World Series in Detroit by trampling the Tigers with a 4-game sweep.
Two small aftershocks, magnitudes 2.1 and 2.4, followed soon after, according to the USGS.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.
Cal Trans update, Rocky Creek
** UPDATE #2**
HIGHWAY 1/ROCKY CREEK VIADUCT PROJECT IS UNDERWAY—
DAYTIME ROADWORK AND OVERNIGHT CLOSURES CONTINUE
MONTEREY COUNTY – Daytime roadwork continues from 7am to 5 pm this Sunday, Oct. 28 through next Saturday, Nov. 3. Overnight closures of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek (Mile Marker 59.5) are scheduled for three nights next week from Sunday, Oct. 28 through Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 9 pm to 7 am each night. No overnight closures are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31 or Thursday, Nov. 1 due to local events
Ed Note: the 3 closures are Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The road will be open Wed, Thurs, Fri, and Saturday – Oct 31st thru Nov 3rd to accommodate the Bal Masque on the 31st, and the Big Sur Food and Wine Festival the 1st thru the 3rd.
Also note the following dates in NOVEMBER, during which the road will remain open, due to holidays and weekends:
9, 10, 11, 12 – Presidents Day weekend
16, 17 – normal weekend
21, 22, 23, 24, 25 – Thanksgiving Weekend
30 – normal weekend
Reminders
Monterey Herald says there will be 200 bicyclists riding down our highway tomorrow. We all know what that means to us.
Big Sur River Run is this Saturday. Thanks to our local volunteers fund raising for our non-profits.
Finally, gotta say, GO GIANTS! Post season game 7 win tonight!
Earthquake
Yes, there was an earthquake yesterday. It was a 5.3 magnitude, and centered near King City.
Celebration in honor of Dante Ponce
The River Inn will be hosting a Life Celebration in honor of our dear friend Dante Ponce who we lost in May on Wednesday, October 24th at 5:00 p.m. We are all invited and to share our favorite Dante moments.
Ride 2 Recovery Bicycle Event
On Tuesday, October 23rd, 170+ bicyclists will be riding down Hwy 1 from Carmel to San Simeon. The group is called Ride 2 Recovery and you can google their site to read more about the organization.