Saturday, October 25, 2008

San Fran Day 5 | After high-flying vacation, photos to match

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The only good thing about leaving San Francisco was the same good thing about touring San Francisco: the views. As my United Airlines plane lifted over the city, I did the rebel thing and turned on my point-and-shoot Canon, despite the call to "turn all electronics to the off position during takeoff." This first view was over the Twin Peaks looking toward the downtown.


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The one-hour trip from Napa Valley to the airport took two hours because of the congestion on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, seen here with a great view of downtown San Francisco.


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And one last look at the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay before heading back east.


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The plan flew over the rust-red terrain and snaking rivers of the West. I'm not sure where this is because the pilot wasn't very helpful in letting his passengers know.





















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A pronounced ridge of mountains with a glimpse of the moon above the wing.
























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Getting into the more consistently mountainous region.
























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Getting some snow already here.


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Lots of white stuff covering the mountains.


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And the sun sets on my vacation in San Francisco and Napa Valley.

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