Up not as early as we suspect, thankfully, and off with John to morning coffeespot,
then up Oak Glen Boulevard past the Crafton Hills (Zanja Peak)
towards Mt. San Bernardino,
appearing fitfully through the clouds,
to the Mill Creek Ranger Station
(backed by
Morton Peak,
at the mouth of the canyon),
for a stroll south on Bryant over the divide (part of an extremely exurban variant of the Pacific Crest from the San Bernardinos to San Jacintos) --
Zanja to the west,
fronted by sculpted shrubs of
ambitious enterprises
with stately
palm duos
and trios adjacent to
other
developments;
Yucaipa
Ridge
east,
past
more
parks,
prospects,
and portents.
A drive follows up Ivy,
to the intersection of Jefferson
(canyons
and strata so close but far),
south where the pavement ends,
east towards
Oak Glen.
After a stop at Jose's across from the Zanja and
patriotism,
there's further meandering to processional palms and
planal plantings,
plus freeway
merges to
vistas of Cucamonga and Telegraph Peaks
in the San Gabriels,
returning with John for El Torito entertainment.
