Counterpoint |
Farmer's Gate |
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Bus Stop |
Robo-Salesman |
Plane |
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They have vending machines for everything nowadays.
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A brand-new Boeing 737-700 kae me to Baltimore.
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Reminder |
Spots |
Shadows |
Remember, even though you haven't even gotten off our plane yet- you chose to fly with AirTran Airways.
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A few clouds over northern New Mexico
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A few more clouds over northern New Mexico
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Ominous |
Blanket |
Thunderheads |
We saw these large, fluffy things just as the captain turned on the fasten-seat-belt sign.
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I always feel a little uncomfortable when I can't see the ground. As if it might surprise me at any moment.
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This is what a thunderstorm looks like from 40,000 feet. We left early to avoid this thing.
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Circle Farms |
First Look |
Downtown St. Louis |
I'm not sure why, but that strange circular farming pattern is all over Flyover Country.
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Crossing the Mississippi River over St. Louis
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The Mississippi and St. Louis from the air.
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Arch |
Leaving |
Hints of Civilization |
If you look very carefully, you can see the St. Louis Arch in this photo. At least, I could see it from the plane.
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Once again, you can see the St. Louis Arch in this picture as we make our inexorable trip eastward.
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Over Maryland, the first hints of the massive east-coast metroplex come into view.
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