Took my husband's wheels and headed out west....
07-08-2009, 06:53 PM
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I've been meaning to post some of these and Anzafin's photoshoot got me motivated. Flew out to Tempe a couple of weeks ago, then up into SW Colorado and back home. My first time over the mountains in a small plane 
, but it was good. Thought you guys might enjoy the perspective...I know I did 
The trusty pilot....
Open pit mines in New Mexico/Arizona...like something out of the Inca civilization.
The sentinels....
Dizzying canyons!!
Shiprock
In the San Juans...
Dragon's-back
A little too close for comfort....
Just begging for a BMW!!
Bridge over the Rio Grande (sorry for the quality...)
Plateau rising from the desert floor
All trails lead to water
"Pre-McDonalds"....
Subdivision to nowhere....Buy Now!!
And last, the beauty of desert flowers....priceless!
, but it was good. Thought you guys might enjoy the perspective...I know I did The trusty pilot....
Open pit mines in New Mexico/Arizona...like something out of the Inca civilization.
The sentinels....
Dizzying canyons!!
Shiprock
In the San Juans...
Dragon's-back
A little too close for comfort....
Just begging for a BMW!!
Bridge over the Rio Grande (sorry for the quality...)
Plateau rising from the desert floor
All trails lead to water
"Pre-McDonalds"....
Subdivision to nowhere....Buy Now!!
And last, the beauty of desert flowers....priceless!
07-08-2009, 06:55 PM
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Wow. Beautiful pics!
07-08-2009, 07:11 PM
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Great pics! I hear flying over canyons can get pretty bumpy from the fluctuations in the temperatures above the canyons.
07-08-2009, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='936758' date='Jul 8 2009, 10:11 PM
Great pics! I hear flying over canyons can get pretty bumpy from the fluctuations in the temperatures above the canyons.
07-08-2009, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='936758' date='Jul 8 2009, 10:11 PM
Great pics! I hear flying over canyons can get pretty bumpy from the fluctuations in the temperatures above the canyons.
the pictures are great i wish i can see that from the sky too..
07-08-2009, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BMRMEUP' post='936769' date='Jul 9 2009, 11:23 AM
Yes, it can, especially in the afternoon! We didn't have a choice about that going out, and the flight into Tempe was the roughest I've experienced yet. It was good, really, that I was trying to take pictures. Gave me something else to think about...
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My Ride: 2008 535i Monaco blue/cream beige, light poplar trim, sport, nav, premium, Logic 7, 6 speed manual
My other rides:
Departed: 2006 530xi Silver gray/black, anthracite maple trim, cold, sport, nav, premium, Logic 7, 6 speed steptronic, bluetooth, adaptive xenons
Departed...2002 525i White/beige, 5 sp manual
Originally Posted by vlad_b' post='936778' date='Jul 8 2009, 10:28 PM
i just saw movie "alive" about people that hit serious turbulance over the mountains.. scary stuf.
the pictures are great i wish i can see that from the sky too..
the pictures are great i wish i can see that from the sky too..
(Thanks!)
07-08-2009, 07:31 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535i Monaco blue/cream beige, light poplar trim, sport, nav, premium, Logic 7, 6 speed manual
My other rides:
Departed: 2006 530xi Silver gray/black, anthracite maple trim, cold, sport, nav, premium, Logic 7, 6 speed steptronic, bluetooth, adaptive xenons
Departed...2002 525i White/beige, 5 sp manual
Originally Posted by nipetronic' post='936781' date='Jul 8 2009, 10:29 PM
I m full of envy. Those pics are really beautiful. I had a chance to fly over Grand Canyon in 1995, n its was so breath-taking.