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How could I forget? It's been too long since I spent a full moon on top of a hill. LA makes it so easy to be in touch with nature. All you have to do is get in your car and ride for 30 minutes - which on a Friday night can suck. I admit, this traffic conundrum makes you lazy, traffic becomes an excuse, and really, there are many days where you just get tired of sitting in that car and driving, driving, driving. Too bad. But last Friday was the night, we were determined to go. We braved the traffic and were rewarded. Sitting on a mountain top, staring at the moon, the city somewhere below you, behind the range, just an orange glow, too dim for that bright moon you enjoy all by yourself in the midst of millions. Quite magical. Part of the city, part of the cosmos. A dose of calm and quiet and beauty. A bond with the moon and the city, that never makes it easy to enjoy its beauty. Fires have been ravaging the other side of town and the nature over there. And on the way back down from our full moon mountain top we got stuck in a sobriety trap on PCH. 30 cops, 5 crew cars, 10 bikes, a tow truck and a 20 minute crawl to get waved through. But that moon was still up there, shining bright, a silver shimmer on the Pacific. I was all relaxed and calm - it didn't matter how soon we would be home. So easy to be okay with the moment.