Rockin' and Rolling Through the Clouds of the Pineapple Express

The much awaited Pineapple Express, a storm system from Hawaii, finally arrived in our area Monday morning, just as we set out to drive down the mountain for my eye doctor appointment in Bakersfield. 

Bear Mountain, pictured ahead, is now home to most of the California condors living free in the United States. These are the condors that were brought back from near extinction and released into the wild to fly free in the mountains, away from the dangers of civilization. I guess the birds thought differently and discovered some easy living in the gated community up there on Bear mountain. So far, two condors have drowned in water storage units and homeowners, excited at first, are now unhappy because the birds have proved to be very destructive. I will let you know what happens.

It got a little foggy, driving down the mountain.

It rained on and off, the wind blew so hard, the Jeep rocked and rolled, and we couldn't keep up a conversation. It was that loud inside.

The moonscape looked wet and green grass sprouted at the road side.

On the way home, it cleared up. 

A sign warned of 'Dense Fog' on the mountain.

But it had cleared by the time we got to the pass.

Just clouds hanging low over the mountains,

like cotton candy at the county fair.

Samson Says: And I was left behind, locked in the bedroom. But this time I got the better of them. I messed up all their bedding and made me a big old fort to play in. Heh, heh,........