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A view from seat 27F

PDX
Northern California at night
The Pacific coast north of LA
Snow on Southern California's Transverse Ranges
Mountains and Valleys
Before the sunrise

Yesterday I had the opportunity to fly to LA for a day-long client visit. Of course, I sat by the window and took pictures. It was nice to be in the air again. :-)

My favorite photos of 2017

At the end of every year, I review the pictures I’ve posted here and choose my favorites.

The pics are in chronological order — this was my year.

The Needles at Sunset
The Needles at Sunset
Ecola Creek
Skyline Arch
Balanced Rock
By a Casket Still
Dandelion at Sunset
737 nacelle
Sunset over Great Salt Lake
Smoke in the Air
Wet Leaves
The Needles

Here’s my favorite animation from the year.

Jump shot at East Lake

Do you have a favorite?

The pics are from the following posts:

Nacelle

Headed out of LAX
Silicon Valley at sunset
737 nacelle

On a recent evening flight home, I sat over a 737’s wing. It was time to take some more pictures.

Maybe not quite as cool an angle as a row or two farther back, but it still has a very organic feel.

PDX to LAX

Portland skyline
St. Johns Bridge
Vancouver Lake, Columbia River, Willamette River, and Multnomah Channel
Geology
San Gabriel Mountains

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to take pictures out of an airplane’s window, so I made up for it. These are just a few of the shots.

Much of the flight, clouds blanketed the landscape. And I forgot to wear a dark shirt to minimize reflections. And I forgot that sitting near behind the wing on a 737 results in jet wash blurring the view downwards.

I has been a while since I’ve flown. :-)

Flight east

After a long hiatus, I was back in the air today. A quick goodbye to PDX’s new carpeting and a couple of plane rides later, I’m thankful for time zones. My body adjusted to the new time zone immediately, though I am concerned that my body will revert to PST when it’s time to wake up tomorrow.

Normally, I like to sit by the window, but today failed to get a window seat for either flight. On the first flight, I was stuck in a middle seat. For the second flight, I got an aisle seat (only two across), but my seatmate closed the shade even before take-off, and then he tried to do a crossword puzzle in the dark. I watched most of the landing through the window ahead of us.

So, no real pictures to post. Maybe when I head home.