flying

6:15 a.m. flight - Eugene to San Francisco
foggy, but the sky is starting to lighten. the ground is lights and shadows.

7:00 a.m. - over northern California coast
i view towards west and can watch the coastline pass below. the forests are thick and green
i view towards east and see the dry tops of mountains

7:25 a.m. - circling San Francisco
early, we take a tour over the city. we follow the coastline towards the bay. the rugged coastline green with trees and devoid of structures. to the west homes dot the landscape...roads...bridges.
closer now, the change is abrupt. city streets. homes one on top of the other. stacked up the hillslopes.

sinuous rivers enter the bay, untamed in their final stretch to open water. networks multiply as each molecule finds a path through the vast laid tracks of sand and silt.


bonus
cross-country flight clear and sunny! chatty pilots.
lake tahoe, yosemite, colorado springs, tennesee river, appalachian mts!