We have work out in Imperial and luckily, my boss handles most of those jobs. I'm not a fan of the 2.5 hour drive one way from Carlsbad. And all the work happens in the middle of the night, to make the drive even more challenging. And that damn checkpoint. I don't even want to get started on it. 😬

Glad you made it safely and have a good plan set in place for your travels. That rest stop west of Forrester Rd. seems like it's pretty safe. 😉