Speaking of speed, the day after our beloved SB Solstice Parade we took off to visit friends and family in the Northwest. Weather was fair and cool, so after climbing out of the coastal low clouds near Gaviota Pass we looked forward to a scenic flight.
3245 Cloud Caress
Endless fascinations unfolded in the clear air below, like the simply complex farm field geometry.
3246 Puzzle Shapes
Then some big fires started along our route in the California central valley, hiding the lakes of the northeastern Sacramento valley behind a smoky veil. 😦
3253 Smokescreen
Luckily some areas were clearer so that scenic spots we passed near were beautiful, like this flash of a green rainbow in Feather Falls.
3272 Feather Rainbow
Smoke was pretty thick by the time we reached Mount Lassen, so we were happy to see it thinner on the North side (to the right in this pic). Shasta in the distance still wore a heavy crown of snow at the end of June.
3314 Mt. Lassen
We turned for a closer look. Even where the tortured moonscape of Lassen has yielded to life, but even the hardiest trees give way to glaciers and thick snow.
3363 Stone, Snow, Life
By the time we reached Klamath Falls where we’d decided to stop for the night, the smoke had thinned to a light haze.
3408 Klamath’s Kingsley Airport
Down at the airport we noticed rows of F-15s.
3400 F-15 Fighter Jets
After settling Tripp in for the night and checking into a hotel, we strolled the quiet streets of Klamath Falls before sleeping with dreams of our day’s enchanted flight.
205258 Klamath Moon
John & Anne Wiley 
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