Finally at Home

I don't think there are many things in life more unpleasant or difficult, than moving from one home to another. With respect to fun-ness, it's right up there with root canals, in my opinion. This past weekend I finally unpacked the last box, and fully reclaimed the garage for its intended use, following a house move which began six weeks earlier. Whew, did that feel good!!!

 

To celebrate the completion of this onerous task, I hopped on my bicycle Sunday afternoon and rode far into the Santa Monica Mountains, beginning at my home in Tarzana and ending high on the Mulholland Fire Road. The weather couldn't have been better -- it was pleasantly warm with just a hint of Fall in the air, and the sky was brilliantly clear. At my planned turnaround point I got off my bicycle and slowly took in the view around me. That's when I finally felt I was at home :-)

 

I snapped this photo of the vista, with my cell phone. It's a westward view looking into Topanga Canyon, and the most distant mountain ridge stands adjacent to the town of Malibu on the coast.

 

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Featured in Explore 2009.10.20 #45

 

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