The Pacific is in view

I left Vegas around 11 a.m. and made my way for the coast of California. I had no desire to stop through LA, or to even get a remote glimpse of what Friday afternoon rush-hour in LA was like, so I took state roads to squiggle over to Santa Barbara for the night. It's remarkably beautiful here, and seeing the Pacific energized me. Up the coast tonight, to Big Sur, and then to San Francisco, my new home, tomorrow.