Still December 2006 and now I'm cruising up to Idyllwild. This was right after they had a big fire in that area that actually threatened the town and required evacuation. But as I recall, they managed to stop it before it actually got to the town - thankfully.
I notice I was driving my red Plymouth Neon that day. Wonder what was wrong with the Miata? Could have been any number of things. It had a few little glitches now and then. But I still loved it. :-)