Glued to the window on the way home, camera at the ready, this was the first photograph that I saw. What grabbed my attention was the fog in amongst the hills and I loved how some of the hills were disappearing. I believe the fog comes inland from the Pacific ocean about 75 miles to the west. The small lake in the foreground is Lake Arrowhead.
When I saw this scene, all I could think of was "What an astounding country we live in!" There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of miles of landscape like this, stunning in the geological processes displayed, beautiful beyond imagining, and completely uninhabitable.
This is a detail of Lake Powell. The shoreline is unusual with all the fingers of rock sticking into the water. That's because this was once a huge canyon in which was dammed by the Glen Canyon Dam, finished in 1963. The area behind the dam was so vast that it took sixteen years to fill it.
And look at this interesting erosion. There are canyons lined up in rows! What was it about the sediments that caused this regularity in the way the land eroded? You can wear yourself out looking out an airplane window, and you can be astounded by what you see.
2 comments:
Awesome photos and true, how beautiful the land is! I am amazed at how much you have been able to see and with detail from the higher altitude. I appreciate you naming the areas otherwise, I would have no idea. I usually don't get a window seat but next time, I should! Trace
Trace: ALWAYS get a window seat! It is an amazing world out there, and it would be a shame to miss that!
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