Amen to the above!!! I do the drive 6-7X/month and have so for the last 10 years for work. I just can't bring myself to live down there amongst the crowds of people. The drive just keeps getting worse and worse. Southern California "north" I like to call it. Some call it progress! Isn't going to get better.

I'm just glad I can still access Wyoming, Eastern Idaho, SW Montana, and the Yellowstone area a few times each summer and fall to maintain my health and sanity.