Well, at about 3:10 PM PST, I pulled into my parking spot here in the outskirts of West Hollywood. I enjoyed the drive for the better part of the day. I loved the desert landscape from the Virgin River Gorge in the northwestern corner of Arizona to the outskirts of San Bernadino. As I drove through I wished I had given myself more time on the trip to hike in some of this beautiful territory.
Just before Barstow, I could see huge clouds of smoke rising from the wildfires just beyond the mountains in the distance on the left-hand side of the road. It seemed as if those on the far side of the ridge were experiencing the apocalypse. The closer I got, the darker it appeared on that side of the car, but if I looked to my right, the day was clear and the sun was shining. Night on one side, day on the other.
I was surprised that I had little difficulty driving back into LA and actually made it home ahead of schedule. It was 100 degrees as I pulled into my building, yet yesterday as I drove through the Rockies it got as cold as 20. An interesting contrast to conclude a journey where I noted many contrasts.
Well, I’ll miss the journey, I guess I am glad to be back; I’ll look forward to seeing my friends in the next few days.
Hello GayPatriotWest,
I am here in Alabama online trying to figure out just where these fires are located. This is horrible ! I am glad that you made it back home safe & sound. A friend of mine , Gloria Denton , is planning a Search & Recovery Mission for her murdered daughters remains in Barstow, Elephant Mtn, and Red Dog Mine area for Nov 2nd thru 4th. Have the fires reached that far, to Barstow & Ludlow areas?
It is sad that on the news today , they kept going from one reporter to another , yet when it came time to pinpoint the exact areas of teh fires the station anchors were at a total loss. Thank GOD that one finally Admitted it !
If you could reply to me on my myspace acct , I would very much appreciate it. My account name is deafsinger.
Or you can go to please-find-me@hotmail.com and leave a message there. It is a hotmail acct that was set up for the upcoming search.
My heart goes out to All of you in California during this most difficult time.
God Bless,
frances