from berkeley... yay!

Greetings from Berkeley! It's fantastic to be back here, if only for the weekend. Megan (barks), Matt (ankaerith) and I roadtripped up here yesterday.

It was an incredibly busy week at work, with Kent visiting and lots of meetings. I managed to escape at noon on Friday, and Megan and I called up Enterprise. They had a guy who knew the UCSD campus, who came and picked us up right outside of Sequoyah Hall. We got an awesome little car for three days with unlimited mileage for a mere $30. And then we were off, bumping up I-5 through sunny socal.

Picked up Matt in SJC, stopped at another Enterprise location to add him as a driver.

Took the 405 through Los Angeles, a subject of some dispute...

Stopped at Ralph's in Castaic for some provisions, then continued up through Gorman and Lebec, as always, but at just the right time of day where the sun's steep angle gives texture and magic to everything. I peered to the East, scoping out the fire that's currently threatening Tweedy Lake. There was some smoke, but it didn't look too bad.

Pulled off the highway in Kettleman City for the traditional halfway feast at In-N-Out. mmmm. Megan entered as an In-N-out virgin and left with two bumper stickers. excellent.

Pulled off the highway again at Crow's Landing, drove off the highway into complete darkness. Walked out over the Aqueduct, gleaming in the starlight, water rushing far below.