Indio, California, December 3, 2019

I pulled out of the the Arizona Burnt Wells rest area at the crack of dawn, a freshly brewed hot coffee in my cup holder, everything packed and ready to roll. I was heading to my favorite small California town, Indio. My destination was 200 miles ahead and would take three hours via I-10 West. The relatively short distance made the drive easy. The rising sun was inching up the horizon, almost directly behind me. It was casting a very soothing dim orangy blanket of light on the path ahead, which was very pleasing.

Fallbrook, California, December 7, 2019

For the second year in a row, I traveled from Indio to Fallbrook using a pretty straight forward route, I 10 West, then 215 South. Ain't exactly a straight line, you go through a bunch of small towns (Hemet, Wincester, Temecula, etc.), As you travel there, you head northerly halfway there, then take a hard left. Every one of these small towns has stop lights every few blocks

Los Angeles, California, December 9,2019

If I'm traveling the southwest region of the country, and especially if I'm in the Golden State, California, I make it a priority to arrange a visit with my daughter, Hannah. I waited a little too long to give Hannah a heads up that I was near LA and would like to see her (one day warning!), but she graciously agreed.

Oceanside, California, December 12,2019

After a leisurely mid-morn wake up time and easy-does-it breakfast, we headed for Oceanside for a day trip. We got there in a jiffy (30 minutes!). Pulled directly into a temp area where all the day trippers pull in and took a few snapshots. A friendly local volunteered and snapped a few of me and Bev.