My first view of the LA basin, 1:00 pm, coming down the 15 freeway. And they say the air quality is poor here! Ha! (That's thick smog, for those of you lucky enough to not know what you're looking at.)

My return trip was uneventful, at least compared to the trip out to Taos. My only misfortunes were a completely shredded trailer tire and an electrical fire under the truck (!), which I frantically blew out after crawling under the truck! I installed a fire extinguisher in the cab upon my return to LA.