3 remarkably cold days in New Orleans. Took a plantation tour, did a lot of walking around the Central Business District and French Quarter, ate lots of Southern cooking and only did a modest amount of drinking. I swear!
![__02/09/11__ Blanca Peak
New Orleans, Day 1
Day zero, really, since we spent all of the daylight hours traveling, thanks to a plane malfunction that left us in St. Louis for 4 hours instead of 1.
The highlight of the day was flying over the Western US at sunrise. I like the rugged scenery at midday, so seeing the early morning light was a special treat. This shot was taken later in the morning, but I think it still looks pretty cool. Somewhere in Colorado, I believe.
Update: The tallest mountain in the foreground is Blanca Peak, and the range is the Sangre de Christo mountains - a subrange of the Rockies. The grayish-brown spot nestled in the curve of the range is Great Sand Dunes National Park.
See a cooler closeup of the peak in my New Orleans gallery.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-XMsnxsf/3/Ti/2011-02-09%20Blanca%20Peak-Ti.jpg "__02/09/11__ Blanca Peak
New Orleans, Day 1
Day zero, really, since we spent all of the daylight hours traveling, thanks to a plane malfunction that left us in St. Louis for 4 hours instead of 1.
The highlight of the day was flying over the Western US at sunrise. I like the rugged scenery at midday, so seeing the early morning light was a special treat. This shot was taken later in the morning, but I think it still looks pretty cool. Somewhere in Colorado, I believe.
Update: The tallest mountain in the foreground is Blanca Peak, and the range is the Sangre de Christo mountains - a subrange of the Rockies. The grayish-brown spot nestled in the curve of the range is Great Sand Dunes National Park.
See a cooler closeup of the peak in my New Orleans gallery.
[last year]")
Abandoned Power Plant
New Orleans
For this shot, I had to take the lens off the camera to fit it through a fence. I don't think they did any cleanup after Katrina, they just sealed it off.
New Orleans
For this shot, I had to take the lens off the camera to fit it through a fence. I don't think they did any cleanup after Katrina, they just sealed it off.
Abandoned Power Plant
New Orleans
For this shot, I had to take the lens off the camera to fit it through a fence. I don't think they did any cleanup after Katrina, they just sealed it off.
New Orleans
For this shot, I had to take the lens off the camera to fit it through a fence. I don't think they did any cleanup after Katrina, they just sealed it off.