By: Paul S. Cilwa | Viewed: 7/27/2024 Occurred: 5/29/2017 |
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Topics: #Places #NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #Cross-Country #SkyPhotos #Clouds | |||
Pictures of the sky, from above. |
I had to make a trip to New Jersey to help a relative who'd had a death in the family. That was a sad occasion, of course; and, perhaps as a result, I spent a lot of the trip looking out the window of the plane. There was a lot of weather on the East coast and into the interior of the country, and the clouds were so impressive I couldn't help but take some photos.
I didn't really expect them to come out—I mean, cellphone pics through a scratched airplane window??!—but it turned out that, with just a little editing, they came out good enough to share.
My trip began when they pulled the SkyBridge away from my jet.
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Taking off from Newark Liberty Airport, one can see the clouds overhead.
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Soon, we were above them.
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Since we were heading West, the lowering sun seemed to be setting for hours.
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Passing over the Rockies showed the peaks, which normally would be covered with snow this time of year, to be nearly denuded of it.
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Approaching Phoenix, we got a good view of Canyon Lake.
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Finally, in the Phoenix area.
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Final gasp of sunset as we landed.
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