Europe, 7-8 May 2012

Tacoma North End

Highline MaST

We are off on the next adventure. It started with a quick flight to SeaTac. On the way we flew over Tacoma and could see the area of Tim & Venessa's house and the Narrows Bridges. A little later we spotted the MaST, Highline's marine science site.

Taking off from Seattle we had spectacular views of the Cascades. Mt Rainier was on the other side of the plane, very close. As we made the turn to go east, there were great views of St Helens and Adams fairly close. We could also see the row of northern Oregon Cascades including Hood, Jefferson, Three Sisters, and Bachelor.

Oregon Cascades

Heading east along the Columbia River, we saw the John Day Dam and Arlington. Farther east passing over the Blue Mountains we saw Philips Lake and the area of The Land where we camp with the Christensens. The Burnt River valley was also clearly visible.

As we headed southeast toward Houston, the last recognizable site was (I think) Bear Lake in Utah. Then the clouds obscured the view all the way to Houston.

Bear Lake, Utah (?)

We are now in the Houston airport awaiting our flight to Rome by way of Amsterdam. We get to Rome tomorrow afternoon for about a day and a half before the cruise.