December 18, 2012

MKE to LAX via MSP

MKE to LAX with a layover in Minneapolis.
Suspended between layers of clouds.
Views we were never meant to see.
Descending into thick, disorienting whiteness. The Twin Cites emerge from below, miniature streets blanketed with unexpected snowfall.
Night flight.

Before we set foot in Death Valley, we must fly over it; its location only traceable by the satellite image on the in-flight monitor.
From 36,000 feet, the cities become organic clusters of light, but the stars remain unchanged.
Descending upon the vast organism that is Los Angeles, the freeways flow with liquid illumination.

Before we know it, we've joined the flow, another cell seeking its destination.
Aided by GPS, we arrive at The Fort to warm welcome.