Last week's sky watch image featured our flight to Washington Reagan airport. U.S. Airways had apparently known that I was coming, and the window was perhaps the cleanest I have ever seen in an airliner. It didn't even have the top layer of the plastic window starting to peel away, like most plane windows that I have had the pleasure to look through. Just fantastic clearness, and the sky and clouds sure did cooperate on this day.
On our way back to Columbus through Washington D.C., we were treated to a spectacular evening flight into Reagan National. The first officer of the plane got on the intercom and told us that we would be completing one of his favorite landings, the "river approach" to Reagan. He announced to the left, we would be able to see the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Capitol.
Sure enough, we were treated to a spectacular landing. The little girl in front of me, probably four or five years old, was looking out the window too, and you can here her say, "Wow this a big city".
The Washington monument appears first, the the Lincoln memorial, than you can see the capitol building towards the back of the frame (its a bit fuzzy and difficult to make out). Finally, the Jefferson Memorial, right on the river, pops up for just a second before the video ends. Enjoy!
Tom
Cool landing! Lovely sky shots again, too. Amazing you got such clean windows--mine are usually all spotted with condensation, at least.
ReplyDeleteThose are some of the nicest cloud photos I have seen.
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely photos of clouds. I love taking photos of the sky too when I'm up there. And, that's a beautiful landing views.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how different cluds look from above. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful from windows shots.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are just amazing. Some of the best I have seen. I've never experience a clean plane window. YEA FOR YOU.
ReplyDeleteI love the video, the child's voice is priceless.
Thanks this post is a real treat. Have a great weekend.
Awesome view from that window, great photos!
ReplyDeleteI think those are the coolest cloud pictures I've ever seen. Don't they look like a magical land? Great shots. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNow those are some really neat photos of the clouds in the sky, great shot
ReplyDeleteWhen I first opened your blog I thought I was looking at snow!
ReplyDeleteThese are so very cool!!!
beautiful, beautiful clouds! they look like snow.
ReplyDeleteThose are really GREAT shots...
ReplyDeleteVery textural...
Lucky, lucky, lucky. I NEVER get a clean window :/ I take pictures anyway because the Earth amazes me, no matter how many times I see it from that point. These are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos from your window seat on the plane! I think my window seat windows are usually cloudy themselves. These are great photos and especially coming from the inside of the plane. Feels great to be on the same level as the clouds doesn't it, instead of down and looking up at them. You can really see their true glory!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I recently flew back from Seattle & had lovely views. I'm glad you had a chance to share these amazing photos.
ReplyDeleteTom: How do you order those seats with the clean windows. Wonderful skies and a really nice show of DC as you landed.
ReplyDeleteLove all pics, but the first 2 cloud shots almost seem like a walkable landscape! Plane pics are so intriguing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures! What a great view you had from the plane. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI wonder you did not get out to wander those very solid looking clouds. They look more like pack ice than celestial fluff. I'll check out your landing next month.
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Lovely photos.
Thank you everyone, happy Sky Watch.
ReplyDeleteTom
Wow, Tom, you certainly do get around!
ReplyDeleteA new house, trip to Maine, and shots from above it all!
Glad to see you're enjoying life!
Clouds have so much more depth when viewed from above.
Super shots, loved the flight, and all the clouds.
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