Trying to catch up... just read your post (two above)...
Enjoy your travelogue, RP. The pictures are soo nice!
I particularly like the shot from the top of Clouds Rest and the lights of Turlock. I've got to get up there and spend the night sometime. Your
larger image shows what appears to be a light on the coast -- maybe Mt Wilson above San Jose?

And keep up the documenting. Makes for good reading.