"Military officials say a streak of light seen burning across the sky last night was debris from a Russian rocket re-entering the atmosphere." Did anyone see it?

http://www.sfgate.com/news/sci

Very important warning, please share. Let's not have another Arch Rock situation.

TWMF had our phone knocked out by rain, sorry for the slow updates. Looks like major flooding all around West Marin today with Stinson Beach having some problems with rock slides and downed trees. Haven't seen the parking lot do this in awhile. (Thx DW).

A pretty epic sunrise this morning before the rain moved in.

The Point Reyes Light wins the week with this cover shot by Brian Ojalvo. King Bolete!!!

"The 330-acre Gallagher Ranch in Point Reyes Station, complete with redwood trees, salmon habitat and an old rail line that could become a key trail link, will remain in the family largely as open space under a $1.5 million conservation deal approved by Marin County officials."

http://www.marinij.com/busines

Almost opening day and things are getting all force be with you on Nicasio Valley Rd. (Thx AN)

Rama Day shared this photo of some storm damage from Saturday in downtown Point Reyes. A close call indeed.

Lots of wind and rain today, sounds like power is out in parts of Stinson. Upload any other storm related reports in the comments...

Via Karen Hickey, "Hi neighbors! Around 6:30 this evening we saw a mountain lion lingering off our back deck in first valley Inverness. Please bring your pets inside for safety. — in Inverness, California."

@MarinSheriff - "7200 Block of Panoramic Hwy, Stinson Beach temporary closed both directions due to fallen tree in roadway. Stinson Beach Fire on-scene."

Truck just rolled over on Lucas Valley Road. Hopefully everyone ok. Plan accordingly. Second rollover this week. Please drive slow and safe, the roads are slick. (Thx AN)

Massive waves at the beach today. Be careful if you head out there. "A large long period swell will produce hazardous conditions along the coast. Westerly swell of 20 feet is forecast. These large waves will produce exceptionally large surf and a heightened risk of sneaker wave activity along with strong currents. When visiting the beach on Monday please allow extra distance between yourself and the water. Never turn your back to the ocean when visiting the beach.

This is not good: "The Marshall Store was burglarized for the second time this year on Sunday night, marking the third burglary of its kind in the area since May. Three or four thieves apparently pried open the oyster bar’s front door and took the safe, which was bolted to the ground, and the cash in the register, said owner Shannon Gregory. “We have some surveillance footage, but everyone [was] wearing hoodies and masks,” he said."
FULL STORY: http://www.ptreyeslight.com/ar

TRAFFIC ALERT: Lucas Valley Road is closed right now due to a vehicle rollover. I will update this post as more info comes in. (thx BE)

Photo Quiz: What is this giant lump spotted on Drakes Beach today? Hint: First one of the season to show up here.

Apparently it's rainbow season. Where's the pot of gold?

For real rain! Drive safe out there. (Thx AN)

Shannon Gregory spotted this epic sunrise double rainbow this morning over Tomales Bay. What a start to the morning...

Shining on 145 years later, the Point Reyes Lighthouse has its birthday today. (Amazing photo shot by Ranger Anela last night)

https://www.instagram.com/p/-w

TWMF went back to Pierce Point at sunset and it was incredible. There were whale spouts everywhere, elk wandering around, Northern Harriers hunting and a gorgeous sunset. We are thankful to be able to live in this beautiful place.

@KWMRradio: Emergency units are responding to a report of an overturned vehicle on Shoreline Highway in the vicinity of Tomales Bay Oyster Company

Lots and lots of whale spouts up and down the Great Beach in Point Reyes today. A surfer reported seeing a Great White Shark at North Beach yesterday afternoon. The ocean is alive!

King tides swept through Tomales Bay this morning. Lots of debris in the water, very little beach. Also a full moon tonight, the 'flower moon'.

Thank you to the West Marin Fund for their very generous support of so many great local organizations.
http://westmarinfund.org/autum

Missed Love Connection in Point Reyes: "On a Saturday October afternoon, I was riding up to Bovine Bakery in Pt. Reyes on my bike. Well-meaning coupled friends always tell their single friends. . . "when you least expect it." I had stopped believing that. You proved me wrong. With a glance you have transformed a hope-LESS romantic into a hope-filled one. Thank you for being at the right place at the right time. The odds of ever meeting you again are slim. That being said, although memories fade, I would recognize you instantly. And I would not look away." READ THE FULL POST HERE: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nb

"MCSO and CHP units responding to a to a vehicle roll over in the SB lane of Shoreline north of Nick's cove. Described as a feed truck at the location of the earlier milk truck off the road, SB lane blocked"
https://twitter.com/KWMRradio

We found this boat gone adrift by Kilkenny Beach on Tomales Bay. Looks like the mooring got loose.

"The three young drifters accused in the killings of a hiker in Marin County and a backpacker in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park pleaded not guilty to murder and robbery charges Thursday in Marin County Superior Court. “We are in the early stages of this tragic case,” said Brown, Lampley’s attorney. “No evidence has been presented. Our young client, Morrison Lampley, is presumed innocent. We ask that everyone withhold judgment until the court process is complete."
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/ar

An unfortunate incident this weekend: "A Mill Valley man driving a black Tesla was arrested Saturday on charges of striking and injuring a cyclist on Shoreline Highway near Panoramic Highway before leaving the scene in what authorities called a road-rage incident."
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/n

The beach season is officially over when Roberto pulls in the rafts from Shell Beach. Noooooooo. (thx JWS)

Apparently the hospital ship USNS Mercy was anchored in Drakes Bay this weekend to ride out the storm. Did anyone get a picture of it? Here is a photo from San Diego.

Sounds like a whole bunch of kayakers had to be rescued today in Tomales Bay.

Another incredible rescue by our local emergency units in Stinson Beach last night. "Rescue crews extricated two people from a car that had plunged off a cliff into the ocean Friday night on Shoreline Highway south of Stinson Beach, the CHP said. While battling the rising tide and waves crashing against the rocks and the vehicle, crews were able to extricate the male driver and female passenger, both of Stinson Beach, and prepare them for transport." Click link for more info.

http://www.marinij.com/general

Heavy traffic on Bear Valley Road today due to construction. Plan accordingly. (thx MM)

Bear Valley Road looking quite cold and festive this morning.

Amazing archival footage of a shipwreck in 1931 off of Point Reyes out by Chimney Rock. (thx TM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?

A mystic sunrise in Inverness. And plenty of Jack Frost to go with it.

A coyote and her kit photographed yesterday in Point Reyes. I've never seen that, pretty cool. (thx MS)

Dumping rain on SFD through Samuel Taylor with all sorts of lightning. Game on! Drive safe today. (Thx KM)

Kirsten Sheehan spotted this epic double rainbow over Tomales Bay this afternoon. Felt like rainbow weather today. Anyone else spot any? Post your picture in the comments.

"Mystery light streaking across Bay Area skies was a test missile." Who saw it last night? Here is a picture that Alex Porrata took from Marshall around 6:15pm on Saturday night. Heard a couple of reports from people who saw it. Very strange.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/

Lots happening in the restaurant world in West Marin. Chef Jon Helquist leaves Osteria Stellina after five months. Ed Vigil just left the Inverness Park Store. The Pine Cone closed down and The Privateer in Inverness has soft opened already. Update your scorecards.

Stellina:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.co

The Privateer:
https://www.facebook.com/ThePr

This is horrible. "California's crab fiasco is worse for sea lions then humans. An unusually deep layer of warm water in the Pacific has fueled a Pseudo-nitzchia bloom like scientists have never seen. Sea lions eat crabs, in addition to all those little algae-feeders like sardines and anchovies—all packed with domoic acid because of the monster bloom. And there’s no way to warn them of the poison lurking in their meals."

Where is that 'do not like' button?

http://www.wired.com/2015/11/c

For those who dig beer. "Oysters and beer have long been a perfect pairing, but we wanted to combine the two in a truly local collaboration for a great beer with a great story,” Freccia added. Brewed with Hog Island Oyster Company, Marooned on Hog Island oyster stout will be shucked into cans on November 13, making its return for the first time in three years."

http://brewpublic.com/bay-area

For those keeping score, Measure G passed yesterday. "The Inverness Public Utility District is asking voters to increase its appropriations limit through the 2017-8 fiscal year. Measure G, which is on the Nov. 3 ballot, requires a simple majority to pass. The routine measure, required under the state constitution’s so-called Gann amendment, will allow the district to use all of the local tax revenue it collects." Yay.

http://www.marinij.com/article

There was a structure fire on Miwok in Inverness last night around 3am. We were woken up by the fire trucks and watched the lights from across the valley. Not sure how bad it was, anyone else know the details?

Fiona over at the Point Reyes Farmer's Market shared this Halloween message with us, spot on. Don't forget, only two markets left! And the Haggards will be playing a very special Halloween show at The Western tonight, should be a blast. And if you have good Halloween photos from tonight, share them in the comments! Be safe, have fun!

Whoa, new restaurant in Inverness, when did this happen? Anyone have details? A menu? Sir Francis Drake was a privateer?

UPDATE: @KWMRradio: RV fire extending into the vegetation mile marker 3.60 Shoreline highway at Panoramic south of Muir Beach multiple units responding. Shoreline to be closed at Panoramic. Aircraft requested.

http://m.twitter.com/KWMRradio

The Tomales Bay Watershed council posted their testing results for this week and Chicken Ranch Beach does not meet the 'contact recreation standards'. If you're more interested in what this means, check out their web page then go to their annual meeting on Nov. 3 at the Yacht Club in Inveress at 3pm. (thx RD)

http://www.tomalesbaywatershed

"Locals beware of the car off to right side of road, just south of Samuel P on Sir Francis Drake, go slow!!!! Blind curve." (thx VLB)

The things that crop up on eBay. "Vintage California Lighthouse at Point Reyes 1870 Blueprint 21" x 23" (255)".

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2

"A man who died in a Tomales Bay boating accident was identified as a Roseville resident Tuesday while authorities continued searching for another missing man ahead of the approaching storm. Ananiy Malinovsky, 55, died Monday morning after the 20-foot boat carrying him and two other men capsized near Tomales Point in the Point Reyes National Seashore."

http://www.marinij.com/general

"An hours-long search for a missing boater in (Tomales Bay) stopped Monday evening, but rescue crews say they are not giving up hope just yet. Monday evening, the fog made the search very difficult, but they'll be back out again on Tuesday morning.

The man was last seen Monday morning off the waters of Tomales Bay. That's when a distress call went out that all three men on board the small fishing boat were in the water. One of those men is dead and the other survived the ordeal."

http://abc7news.com/news/searc

"One boater is dead, one is missing and a third was found alive at the mouth of Tomales Bay in Marin County Monday morning, a National Park Service spokesman said." Anyone else have other details?

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c

My California Dark Dream in the NYTimes this weekend. "Eyes wide open, here,” says Terry Sawyer, co-owner of the nearby Hog Island Oyster Company, where the big issue is excess atmospheric carbon dioxide raising ocean acidity so fast that oyster larvae struggle to build shells. “The California dream of us being wet and making a living and enjoying ourselves may be threatened,” he says. “I have kids, and I want that dream intact for them, but it may not be the same dream. I may not be growing the same organism. I am hopeful, but I am extremely concerned."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10

Secret graffiti spot of the day. Do you know where this is?

The annual pancake breakfast happening at the Point Reyes Fire Station this morning. Come on down and support your local firefighters!

A cluster of some 20 great white sharks was recently spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard off Pacifica and Ocean Beach, an unusually large gathering that has heightened concerns about the safety of local swimmers, wind surfers and kayakers. “This is the first I’d heard of near-shore aggregating in such an urban area,” said Schramm, who could not recall ever seeing so many large sharks in one place.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/art