I was up early but it was still 90° at 4:00 in the morning.  It took me 45 minutes to get on the road and since Arizona doesn’t participate in daylight savings time, the eastern sky was already starting to brighten.  It’s going to be another day on the interstate and this stretch of I-10 is one I know well.  For the past 34 years I’ve been driving back and forth from Southern California to Phoenix.  Many people say that the road is really boring but even after as many times as I’ve gone back and forth, I don’t mind the drive.  Cooler would be nice, but I still find a way to enjoy the ride.  There’s really only a couple ways to go that aren’t interstate and those routes almost double the time it takes; and since it’s all desert out there – that’s nothing I’m interested in this time of year.

Cooler temperatures is what I’m looking forward to and about the time I got to Simi Valley things were getting a little more comfortable.  The ride was rather uneventful and I know it’s kind of anticlimactic to do a thousand miles of slab time at the end of my trip but that’s the way it goes sometimes.  It’s been a great ride, I’ve enjoyed my visits with family and friends along the way and wish I could have seen more of you – next time for sure.

For those of you who have been following along, I hope you’ve enjoyed the narrative as much as I have enjoyed sharing my experiences along the way.  It’s been 6 weeks and although I’ve really enjoyed the trip, I’m going to really enjoy being home again as well.  Until our paths cross again…..

• When life throws you a curve, Lean into it….