Taking the scenic route through the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area as part of our trip back to Arizona. We are passing Malibu Creek State Park on Mulholland Drive in California; on the right in those mountains is the site where the TV show MASH was filmed. This sure beats the freeway.

Thank you to the person selling vine-ripe strawberries next to the road. Every time we stop for berries in Southern California, it ruins us from buying them in Arizona.

Back on the freeway for the drive home. Just beyond the curve ahead to the right will be our first glimpse of the Los Angeles skyline, and the temptation begins to go explore some other corner of Hollywood or L.A. These moments of the trip might be the most nostalgic for me as it brings me back to my teen years when I’d clandestinely make my way to the greater downtown Los Angeles for some exploration.

The last major stack of interchanges on Interstate 60 traveling east across California. We deviated off the I-10 as we needed to grab a couple of Boba teas at Ten Ren’s Tea Time in Rowland Heights. If you’ve never been to Ten Ren’s, you might not understand why it’s worth the detour.

Only an hour left to Blythe means we’ll be home in around three hours. You can be assured that we are still eating those yummy strawberries all the way home.