Grand Canyon

Back in the office again but getting eager to be off to the new job. I think it's not good to prolong job transitions as it delays when they actually take responsibility for figuring out your "stuff." Anyhow, I figured I'd post a picture of the Grand Canyon that I snapped from the plane. Unfortunately, I had forgotten the ASA (ouch) at 800 so the pictures were a little grainy and, yes, airplane windows are seldom (a) clean and generally (b) a little opaque (plastic after all) so you lose some of the color saturation. Still, the pictures were not too bad for something snapped at 30,000 ft. Hope you like it.

Back in San Diego

The flight back flew over the Grand Canyon and then over the foothills of San Diego. It was moderately clear for once and the view from the airplane was absoltely glorious. Add in some clear blue sky and some streaks of white clouds voila, instant panorama!

Arial Geography

Have you ever stared out the window of an airplane and wondered at the geology spread below you? Details that are invisible when you're walking upon them open their secrets before your eyes from 30,000 feet. Millions of years of erosion show up as deep valleys and chasms and yet, from altitude, look surprising like little rivulets in the mud during rain storms. Huge basins stretch outwards from long dried inland seas, fed by dry riverbeds that stretch outward like tendrils. Occasionally, you will see faults in the earth itself, sheer jagged rocks jutting out from the ground at odd angles, all lined up like soldiers leaning on an invisible wall. I could stare out the window of a plane for hours. My only regret being not having the geologist with me to explain the wonders stretched below.