November 27 - On Beyond


Down


the beauteous and


stark I-5 -- 


Panoche,


Harris


Ranch,


Kettleman


and


Lost


Hills --


through


sun



and


dust


towards


the


southern


Sierra,


Transverse


and


Coast


Ranges...


the California Aqueduct,


Route 99,


approaching


and


up


the


grade


of


Grapevine


Canyon


(its


towering


shadowy-


sunlit


walls


naked


and


semi-


clothed


with


sturdy oak,


past


Tejon Ranch and


Lebec


to the


Frazier Park area,


mounting the


Pass,


then descending Gorman way,


in view of the


Liebre and


Black


Mountains,


Hungry Valley,


Pyramid Lake and


Gulches,


Piru Canyon,


Whitaker


Peak,


Paradise


Valley,


the


Violin


Grade,


Santa


Clarita,


diverting


to


The


Old


Road,


Gavin


Cliffs


and


Weldon


Canyon,


into


San Fernando. 


5


again


against


the


Verdugo



Mountains,


towards


Griffith


Park,


then


134


East:


Glendale,


Los


Angeles,


Eagle


Rock,


Mt.



Wilson


Ridge,


connecting


to


210,


views


of


the


vibrantly-


lit


South


Hills,


Ontario


and


 Cucamonga Peaks, and



 Mt.


San Antonio


in the setting sun. 


At last (after albondigas and Mexican coffee at Jose's),



the Brownings, 



then out with John to the local spot for sagacity, stories, and sound -- including the first movement of Double Piano Concerto ("Fellow Travellers"): I.