Ok, I know it's a crazy way to title this entry of my blog but stay with me, it will all make sense. I hope it will anyway. Sunday I was flying back from my family's cabin in Idaho. It was a fantastic day-- blue skies, a few clouds. From 8,500 feet you could literally see for ever. As I was crossing the Cascades I snapped off some pictures.

So where do Miles Davis & John Coltrane come into this blog? I borrowed my friend Joe's airplane, he has an MP3 input mounted into the panel. So I pulled out my ipod and turned it on. Like magic the first set was some jazz from Davis and Coltrane. After I finished taking pictures of Hood, I turned the camera north and got this shot of Mt. Adams.

I can't end this blog entry without a little meteorology. The cloud you just see to the right of Mt. Adams if a perfect example of a Alto Cumulus Standing Lenticular or lens cloud. It's a great indicator that winds aloft are very fast and that changes in the weather will be happening soon.

So there you go some pretty pictures, a little jazz and a weather lesson all in one. At least I didn't title this entry Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Cascades & Studebakers! That one I'll save for later ;-)

Dave

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