airscapes 2001
Midwest, Southwest, California

The original Airscapes adventure... My friend Dave had a plane he needed to pick up from the factory in Duluth, Minnesota and fly out to his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at which point he wanted to continue on to California. I had some vacation time and a new camera, and jumped at the chance to do a low-altitude flyover of the Southwest and Pacific coast.

Getting there: Duluth to Santa Fe

Santa Fe to Monument Valley

Bryce Canyon

The Grand Canyon

The Big Desert

Santa Fe to San Diego

San Diego to Watsonville

A visit from the Bomb Squad

San Francisco day trip

Central Valley day trip

These pictures were all taken with a Nikon Coolpix 950, my first digital camera. A few of the images were taken using the standard lens, but almost all of the aerial shots were done with the optional wide-angle lens converter. If you look close (especially on the aerial shots) you'll see plenty of window reflections, bug smears, and artifacts from being in the wrong place vis a vis the sun. C'est la vie... airscapes home

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