This is what the San Bernardino Valley looks like at night from around the 5,400 foot elevation (1,645 meters). The black area behind the wildly waving bushes (the wind was crazy strong on December 23) is part of the foothills of the San Bernardino mountains. The wide swath of lights in the middle are, from right to left, or West to East, parts of Los Angeles County and Orange County, with the largest portion being the San Bernardino Valley. The hills in the upper middle part of the photo…