So I flew out of Portland International Airport this morning, and am well on my way jetting over to North Carolina. Can I say that flying still boggles my mind?
The fact that I am 30,000 feet up in a pressurized tube soaring over the North American continent is amazing. The fact that I am writing a blog post from that perspective is also awesome.
I saw some of the highest peaks of the cascades today while flying out. The mountains are unbelievably huge. They literally soar above the clouds. I am still bewildered by the amazing scale of things out in the west. It is funny because I have been here a month, but living in the Wilamette Valley, you never really get to see these mountains except for choice opportunities. (On the I-205 bridge you get a great view of Mt. Hood in Oregon.) And it still blows me away each time I see them.
Now I am headed into Dallas-Ft. Worth to transfer to a plane to Charlotte. Mad props to my friends who are picking me up and dropping me off. It means so much.
Airports are always a great place to explore, especially from behind the security gates. Had I had more time, I would have explored PDX more, but it seemed like your medium sized airports in terms of businesses and passengers. The diversity of people was lacking, but as I said, it is a smaller airport, and not a hub such as Seattle or LAX.
I really do not understand how people can be annoyed by airports. There is so much to see and do, so many people and cultures mixing in one place. Always a constant moving of people, ideas, and goods. It really is quite a spectacle.
As for now, I'm going to attempt to watch some of The IT Crowd on Netflix. This wireless is a bit spotty.
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