Saturday, June 28, 2008

Do you know the way to San Jose?




Do you know the way to San Jose? That is a song you probably have only heard a few times before. Well the answer is I did find my way to San Jose. Flying to the west coast is far more interesting than just about any other part of the country. The sights are amazing. The first part of the flight takes us over Rapid City and the Black Hills. The top picture is of the Crazy Horse Monument. We were at 38,000 feet. You can see it so clear from that altitude. Then the road takes us over the Continental Divide where there is still snow on the peaks of the mountains. I will put more pictures in tomorrow. The second picture is just past the Continental Divide called Flaming Gorge. This is kind of what the Grand Canyon looks like. This Gorge extends for over 90 miles and is made from natural sandstone which gives it the beautiful color of red and orange. The next picture is Salt Lake. This lake is huge and is full of so much salt you float on top when you get in. You don't even have to tread water. It is the second saltiest lake in the world. Guess which one is the saltiest? The Dead Sea in Israel. Cool! The last picture is us parked at the gate in San Jose. As you can see we found our way to San Jose. This airport is still one of the few old style airports that does not have jetways. They use these old style ramps to get people and everything else on the airplane. If someone needs a wheel chair they come out with a fork lift and lift them off. Yahoo!!!

2 comments:

Karen said...

Are you a geography teacher or a pilot! You're awesome and I love your descriptions of the land. You're way smarter than you act!

Cary said...

I think that is a compliment. ????