I have a number of friends in Northern California and they have said the said thing about the air quality. It's a terrible tragedy. California has had to deal with far too many wildfires this year. Hopefully the rains come soon!

I think it's great that President Roosevelt decided to preserve so many of the nation parks. It means that future generations will still have these lovely places to visit, and to get some perspective on life outside the big city. I'm thinking it might be time for me to get away as well.