I flew from LA to Portland today, via Reno, on a smaller plane that didn't fly as high. The air was clear so I got to see the art of nature and man from above. Sculpting the landscape. First, suburbs north of LA in their continuous push into the hills. Little (from the air) matchbook housing developments.
The houses moving closer and closer to the hills. Some even jumping up onto the tops of the hills.
Further out still, little isolated houses spreading like weeds.
And here's what I refer to as air ag art. The beautiful shapes made by farmers' fields from above, contrasting with the harsh natural landscape.
The dam.
And then I got my bag of Mama Mellace's Chedder stix mix. Look at the little stix. Then look at all the ingredients. But, according to the cover, no cholesterol or transfats. How can such a tiny piece of 'food' have that many ingredients? (Like usually, you can double click the pictures for a better view.)
This was somewhere in the area of Yosemite. The pilot didn't point things out so I'm not sure exactly where we were. As we flew into Reno I saw how Lake Tahoe sits above Reno, held in check by a small range of mountains. Visiting Marty in Portland, will be back in Anchorage soon.
These are beautiful, Steve. Especially the stix mix! ;)
ReplyDeleteWill you fly over any mines? I went from Tucson to Salt Lake City and sat next to a geologist who pointed things out to me. Strip mining is not pretty-- but it's fascinating. I lucked out on sitting next to him and like you, he was snapping pictures.