Twenty-nine hours of travel...

has delivered me from Grand Junction, Colorado to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

Sedimentary strata (Cretaceous) in the Book Cliffs in Utah seen at take off from Grand Junction, Colorado.

Sedimentary strata (Cretaceous) in the Book Cliffs in Utah seen at take off from Grand Junction, Colorado.

Sun rise across the International Date Line on approach to Brisbane, Australia.

Sun rise across the International Date Line on approach to Brisbane, Australia.