Quieter than Normal

A great view this morning returning from Bethel. Guess our captain decided he had seen it all before and opted for the power snooze. Which was fine with the flight engineer and I, as we were tired of listening to Captain Cantankerous gripe anyway.

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The River

Clear view of the river. The hidden image being the cloud shadows on the water. Such a nice day!

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Fresh Steam

Fresh steam off the top of the mountain today. A whiff of sulfur in the air too. Hope she keeps her temper!

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Rainbow Propeller

 The humidity was just so, and the sunlight as well, and we get this neat looking rainbow effect aound the prop. Glad my camera could pick it up in the daybright.

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The Terrain Below

Just taking in the view makes this job fun. Notice the way the fog in the lower photos is funneled into the valleys? Sometimes if the temperature or wind is just right, the movement is visible even at 9 thousand feet. Nothing like seeing miles of rolling fog down there.

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Weather front in action

 Every once in a while you get to see weather in action. This was one of those times.  You can see clear definition of the front. This layer was only pretty thin, and there was just a hint of turbulence when we crossed that line. Once we flew out from underneath, the Sun was there to greet us and I came away with this great photo!

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