California drivin' on such a summer's day

I'm in lovely Patterson, CA, after driving all day mostly on I-5. Leaving Vegas was the only bad thing today -- it took me 20 minutes to find a gas station that didn't look like it was about to host a knife fight. But everything turned out fine and it was just a long day of driving (about 500 miles). Laurel is traveling to Portland, OR, tomorrow ... not sure if I will get there tomorrow, too, but I'll get there by Saturday for sure. Then we both head home on Sunday! (Her on the train, me on motorcycle).