19-20 hours of driving later I've put at least a thousand miles between me and Paizo.
Notes:
Overloading a car with old shocks is a problem. Got to hear every bump along the way.
There was some cloud cover along the trip that gave protection from the sun ... for about 30 seconds. The rest of the trip was a combination of Desert Bus and that one level of Super Mario Bros. 3 where that hateful glowing day-ball torments you.
Washington scenery is green.
California scenery is brown/green (see hateful glowing day-ball).
And it's good to be home.