June 22

A 9 AM check-out time for the VRBO house in Lake Arrowhead meant we were up and ready to hit the road early this morning. So after a quick stop at the Mother Ship in Blue Jay, we began the journey home.

We'd gone only a short distance before I asked to stop to take a photo at one of the overlooks along Rim of the World Highway. The picture doesn't really do the view justice, as the vista actually features rolling hills and craggy rocks and the vast Inland Empire well-below and far in the distance, but it's a memory captured in tangible form, so I'm happy with it. 

Anyway, we took the high desert route --which we'd never done before-- in order to avoid Los Angeles traffic. And fortunately, the traffic was indeed comparatively light and we made it home safely and in decent time.

So today, I'm grateful for the awe-inspiring beauty of God's creation, and for peaceful road trips with my favorite people.