Up in the Air

Hey, I am up in the air again. This trip I was in some pretty neat places. I spent one night in Cincinnati and stayed right across the street from where Casey was born. That brought back some great memories of spending New Years Eve in the hospital. I ate at the Cracker Barrel we use to go to all the time and had some hot rolls at one of our favorite places, O' Charlies!

We were in Chicago, Atlanta, Ft Lauderdale and New York. This first picture is flying out of Atlanta. The leaves are just changing. It is hard to believe when we have already had snow and the leaves have left long ago.

I Love New York! This is on Broadway close to where we stayed and as you can see they are getting ready for Christmas.

This is the New York City Public Library. We were so close and did not realize it. It was very beautiful. Is that where books come from?

This view is walking up the last flight of stairs to one of the many libraries. I love the contrast of the very white marble and the deep dark wood carvings. I asked if they had the Cat in the Hat and I got a weird look from the librarian. I guess not.

The paintings were beautiful.

Behind the library is Bryant Park. It has many small shops and is bustling with activity including street performers. There is also an ice rink you can skate at like at the Rockefeller Center.

This video was very cool. We are streaking across the sky right above a layer of clouds. It is one of the rare times you can actually feel how fast you are going. Check it out!

Rocky Mountain High

This trip was pretty cool. I started in Philly and then Salt Lake, but a new interesting place I flew into was Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It is a little town that is all about skiing in the winter. We stay at the ski resort which is at the bottom of the hill. The cool thing about flying in here is the descent into the hole. There are mountains topping 13,000 feet all around. They are the Grand Teton Mountains. The picture below is flying into Jackson Hole. If you look closely and see the boulder sticking out of the clouds, well that is were we are going. Jackson Hole sits in a basin with mountains all around and today the fog has rolled in and does not want to leave. We will fly a tricky approach right down between the mountains and descend beneath the clouds to land on the little mountain runway.

These are some great pictures as we circle down the ridge to position ourselves on the approach for landing. We are about 16,000 feet. The mountains are between 10,000 and 13,000 feet.

This picture is on the ground. Notice the ice on the trees from the fog. A little freaky descending into the clouds knowing all the mountains are around.

This is down main street in Jackson Hole. You can see the ski hill in the background. It is a very quaint little town that seems like you stepped back in time. The fog finally burned off and it was a great day in town.

These are Elk antlers that are shed on the National Elk Refuge and the local Boy Scouts collected them and made this archway. Pretty cool. We are about a stones throw from Yellowstone.

This is a secluded little town with lots of history from the wild west including paintings by Ansel Adams ( a famous artist). We will come visit one day and maybe ski the hill!

Tomorrow on to Salt Lake, Orange County, California and then home. Can't wait to see ya!