Best laid plans and then some.

The Cunning Plan so far: check the National Weather Service website at 3:30PM for a final update on weather conditions to the south, because weather forecasters like to err on the side of apocalyptic and sometimes they do get it wrong. However, I've been stuck crawling through the Grapevine in the dark before with just rain to gum up the process. I do not want to have buy chains and try to put them on my truck in the dark if I don't have to.

101 south and across LA on 10 will avoid elevations likely to get smacked with snow. This adds about an hour and a half to my travel time, but should be somewhat less hair raising. I'll find somewhere to stop overnight, hopefully east of San Bernardino if I make decent time. If last year was any indication, I'll probably wake up stupid early anyway and then head the rest of the way to Estrella.