21. May 30, 2022, 7:15 PM

It’s 66° and the sky is clear. Happy Memorial Day. I’m back from a brief but eventful camping trip, first in the Los Padres National Forest and then, driven out by the crowds, on the Carrizo Plains. Even after just one night on the nearly silent plains, the LA landscape sounds remarkably loud and chaotic, even on this relatively quiet holiday evening.