Commercial Flying Can Be Beautiful

Coming back from a week in Salt Lake City for a work-related gig, I was blessed with clear weather and daylight. For once, I had my camera and was able to take advantage of it..

The flight out of town took off around sunrise, so by the time we were near Mt Rainier, it was glistening in the soft rays of a winter dawn. Of course by the time I realized just what sort of view was out of my window it was almost too late to get the camera.


Mt Rainier	Looking for dirt roads for next summer

The flight home started out beautiful, so I kept the camera handy and took plenty of pictures. While I was sitting forward of the wing, I wasn't far enough to get away from the engine blocking a good portion of my view. I'll have to choose my seat assignment more carefully next time...


Mountains near Salt Lake City airport	A closer view of the same mountains

Part of the Great Salt Lake	Mt Hood above a sea of clouds

Mysterious cloud formation near the Yakima Valley	Mt Adams and Mt St Helens

Clouds filling in the valleys of the Cascades	Mt Adams at the edge of the cloud cover

Mt Rainier	Mt Rainier

Clear cuts in the Cascades	Seattle

Seattle with ferry approaching	My house is to the left of the dark green area just above the engine

520 Floating bridge, Lake Union, Elliot Bay and the Olympics	Seattle with the Olympic Mountains as a background

Looking south at Mercer Island and Mt Rainier	Looking east at the I-90 floating bridge and the Cascades