[pct-l] Fires, water and heat status starting at Interstate 10, section C...

[Bighummel at aol.com]

I'm in Cathedral City for the weekend for a HS basketball tournament.   It is 
hotter than hell (118+ today!).  As I drove in from my home area on  
interstate 10 last evening the sun had moved just below the huge pillar of smoke  and 
was casting "God streams" down upon the foothills of San Gorgonio.  The  late 
afternoon sun was casting a golden glow upon the brown and gold foothills,  
the deep green lower slopes of the mountain and the upper reaches were almost  
white from the ash left from the fires.  A huge white thunderhead reached  
thousands of feet into the atmosphere.  I saw this all through the rear  mirror of 
my truck at 80 mph and almost drove off of the freeway, so in awe of  the 
beauty and circumstance.  
 
San Jacinto was in perfect profile against the deep blue sky and all of the  
windmills were turning clockwise and counterclockwise for miles into the  
distance.
 
Beauty is in the eye of God upon all scenes, in all circumstances, you just  
have to have the eyes to see!
 
Strider
 
(we're 4-0 on the tournament! FYI)