of my final leg home, DFW to GEG, early Monday. Port side window seat, of course!
The Red RIver, the border between Texas and Oklahoma. I used data from USGS stream gaging stations along this reach when researching my Ph.D. dissertation in sediment transport in sand bed braided streams. This time of year, at low flow, the distinct meandering thalwag is clearly seen.
Center pivot irrigation circles in southwestern Kansas, tapping into the Ogallala aquifer, lowering groundwater tables for decades in this dry region.
Greater Denver, Colorado Front Range from 37,000 feet.
Glacial cirques and other related landforms in the high Wind River Range in central Wyoming.
Dismal, rainy, gray Spokane. Returning just as I left it a month ago. But I am very happy to be safe at home, and to enjoy these opportunities for worldwide travel.
Repeat after me: Geologists always get window seats.
Perhaps I should petition the airlines to put optically corrected glass in their windows for passionate geologist-photographers? Or maybe for more comfortable seats.