Finding ourselves in LA over the long weekend (dispatched to pick up on Tuesday) was a new experience. We have been in and out of LA many times. Laying over here, we had no idea what to do or see because we have always been dispatched out of LA quickly.
While talking on the phone with Jack Dixon, our friendly, neighborhood west coast expert, he suggested we take a drive up to Big Bear Lake (elevation 6,980 feet), which we did. Wow! What a drive! It's nice to have friends like Jack.
We'll spend the night here, work our way back down into the smog on Monday and position ourselves for Tuesday's pickup. An alternative would be to spend the weekend in the truck at the TA in Ontario (elevation, 650 feet)....yeah, right.