Up at the crack,
down a freeway of striking
red,
across the ruddy marshes,
ever-changing
plains,
farmlands, and
rivers of Sonoma towards
Marin
to
rendezvous
eventually with
Crystal and Stanley
(and company) in the fog,
for our
weekly walk
in the Terra Linda /
Sleepy Hollow Divide Open Space,
talking more of her application to Harvard Divinity School and other get-togethers.
Upon taking leave,
the way is now set for the winter Southern California jaunt,
southeast
on
580
(through
Livermore,
up and
over
Altamont
Pass,
past the
innocuous-yet-notorious Speedway
and
the
surreal corrugations of Corral Canyon,
against the stern Diablo Range),
and south on
80
through
Stanislaus
(Westley
Ridge,
Ingram Creek,
Shane
P.
Donlan Estate,
Del
Puerto
Canyon,
Patterson,
Crow's Landing,
Newman's
Orestimba
Valley),
Merced
(Santa
Nella
and
San
Luis
Dam),
Fresno (Little Panoche Ridge,
Panoche,
Joaquin Rocks
and
Divide,
Harris
Ranch,
Jayne Avenue),
Kings (Kettleman Hills
and
City),
Kern
(Lost
Hills
Canal
and
Orchard,
Buttonwillow
Maricopa
Water Tower,
the southern San Joaquin Valley -- where the Sierra/Tehachapi,
Transverse, and
Coast Ranges
come together --
up
into
the
mountains
via
the
sere
world
of
Grapevine Canyon,
through
Tejon
Ranch and
Lebec), and
Los Angeles (over Tejon Pass,
beyond
Gorman,
Liebre
Mountain,
Burnt Yucca Canyon,
the roller coaster of the Black Mountains,
Hungry
Valley,
Pyramid
Lake,
Piru
Gorge,
Whitaker
Peak,
Paradise
Ranch,
Canton
and
Violin
Canyons --
the latter area
with its
reversed
lanes) counties.
In the Santa Clarita Valley, near Rye Canyon and
Magic Mountain,
make a brief sortie to see the
Pembertons
(Steve and I make plans to go out on Castaic Lake in his boat on January 4),
then
head south on Bouquet Canyon /
Railroad,
Newhall
Road,
and
14
towards
the
San
Gabriels
and
San Fernando Pass,
connecting once more briefly with the high activity of
5 in
Weldon
Canyon,
then southeast again on 210
(San
Fernando
Valley,
Tujunga,
the
incline
up
into
the
Verdugo
Mountains,
La
Canada
Flintridge,
Angeles Crest
Highway,
Mt.
Wilson above
Pasadena and
Monrovia [Harry Partch's "530 East Lemon Avenue," mentioned in Bartstow, does exist, according to the iPhone] / Duarte,
San Gabriel Canyon,
Irwindale's
Miller
High
Life,
Glendora's South Hills and
vistas of
Mt. Baldy and
Ontario and Cucamonga Peaks,
which
continue
in
Claremont)
to
views
in
San
Bernardino
extending
towards
Mts.
San Gorgonio and
Jacinto,
with
a
brief
scenic
stop
in
Highland --
staying at John Browning's, after a tall drink of Redlands.
And with this entry, have used 11 MB (1.16%) of the 1024 MB for the year (by rights should only be at .54% thus far -- each day one would be advised to use no more than 2MB, so 4 total as a saner level for the present)...
Oh, also more Philip Glass for the soundtrack today...
Passages (with Ravi Shankar)
Symphony No. 1 ("Low") (with David Bowie and Brian Eno)
Music from "The Screens" (with Foday Musa Suso)
Hydrogen Jukebox (after Allen Ginsburg)
Symphony No. 2 ("Heroes") (after David Bowie and Brian Eno)
Also play some home-grown with John (and he plays me some)
San Rafael News
Abraham and Isaac
Mice Suite No. 2
Israel in Trouble
The Cop and the Anthem
Psalms, Volume 3
