The Idiot has a hearty road-trip meal before leaving Mount Shasta and Northern California for Los Angeles.

The Idiot leaves Redding, California, for Los Angeles under the light of the silvery moon.

The Idiot frolics in downtown San Francisco.

The Idiot catches a San Francisco Giants baseball game at Oracle Park.

The Idiot walks on the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco, California.

The Idiot visits the empty campus of Stanford University.

Rodin’s Burghers of Calais were the only people The Idiot found to speak to on the empty campus of Stanford University.

The empty campus at Stanford University.

Walking on the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California.

Dropping in on the Benedictine monks at the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, California.

Hiking in the remote forests in Big Sur, California.

Checking in on the elephant seals near Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.

Walking on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara, California.

The Idiot becomes a raving lunatic when he finally arrives in Los Angeles, California.