California → California · Interstate 5 (San Diego Freeway)
Retracing the scenic corridor between San Diego, California, and Los Angeles, California, in reverse uncovers angles missed on the outbound run — afternoon-lit hillsides, overlooks that sit on the left now, calm beaches that were busy in the morning. It is the same 212 km (132 miles) and roughly 2h 1m along Interstate 5 (San Diego Freeway), only seen with fresh eyes. San Diego (the southern California port city on the Mexican border) slips behind, while Los Angeles (the second-largest US city and entertainment-industry capital) welcomes the driver in the late afternoon. Fuel sits around $17.76 for 19.3 liters (5.1 gallons). Return reimbursement totals $91.16 at the $0.43/km tariff. On the Clara receipt, note the scenic corridor in the observations field to feed the internal catalog of business-tourism routes. Attach a photograph of the closing odometer alongside the exact arrival timestamp, particularly if the return crossed sunset — that detail helps the back office confirm hours-of-service when there is doubt about total time worked. To close the loop, update the corporate expense application with each scenic stop made along the way, even when no fiscal receipt was generated, so the operations log reflects the full traveled corridor.