early start for the day golden light take off, Jamaica Bay through the clouds finally over an hour later cloud cover breaks over Peoria County, IllinoisElmwood looks impressive like a big cermamic plate floating above the fields Roseville, Illinois Burlington, on the mighty Mississippi River, crossing into Iowa from Illinoisstrange patterns under Skunk river ( turns out to be cemetries ) Des Moines River, Keosauqua Rathbun Lake Iowa The 35, Monarch Highway Sun Valley Lake Iowa road from Essex to Shenandoah along the East Nishnabotna RiverLincoln, Nebraska Lincoln Airport big feedlots ? cattle farm, pigs, chickens ? Near Hastings Hastings Juniata Feed yard, that's one of those cattle farms, probably supplying meat ofr maccas patties Minden, Nebraska Harlan County lake country side slowly changing from the flat farm fieldsMuddy Nebraska Harry Strunk Lake irrigation farming, near Nebraska Colorado state bordersnow capped mountain in the distance, flying over Denver Eldora Ski resort on the left, such a short drive form Denver Summit county Grand County Utah and a bit of fracking going on here, shameFlat rock messa road Uintah County Green River, Carbon County, Utah Green River Emery County Huntington Sevier River , Millard County, Utah Sevier lake Utah, Tule ValleyIbex lake with President Princess Island pretty desolate looking state the old Utah Edge of Utah, edge of the right side is Nevada border Utah/Nevada state border running down the middle of the photo Pruess Lake Granite Peak Shingle Peak Nevada Troy Peak railroad valley, with curious shape in the center of the dry lake Elar Jenkins farm Quin Canyon range dirt roads and no towns, edge of Lunar dry lake so many interesting looking places, with no place names on google earth we're not alone, with the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field National Natural Landmark at the top Grand army of the republic highway, Nye County Amethyst Peak and Rawhide mountain Tonopah Highway 6 and I'm guessing Tonopah lake Tonopah Airport Tonopah with Mt Butler so isolated Alkali lake, and on top of the photos under the clouds, death valley Silver Peak Fish lake near Dyer crossing into California, White mountain peak and Mt Dubois Montgomery City California Bishop a frozen Lake Crowley June Mountain ski area descend for landing has commenced, PattersonSanta Clara County clouds settling in again Calavares Reservoir San Jose Alviso salt ponds Coyote creek nice block colour photo had no idea this was all so close to the airport Meta Facebook headquarters Menlo park Steinberger Slough Foster city jetty just off the runway