Taken while at the Webmonsters conference in Laguna Niguel, California.

I was there only a few days, during the worst of the fires. Sunday was clear, though some smoke was visible to the North.

Monday was very smokey and I didn't take any photos - it was difficult to even see the ocean from the Ritz Carlton. Tuesday was perfectly clear all day despite the raging fires.

Wednesday was smokey, but it was at a higher elevation, giving the sky a red-orange tint. I flew out Wednesday afternoon, so the last photos I got to take were at about 11am, and those were just from the balcony at the hotel.