Day 1 - Sydney to Denver
16 May 2004
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 | Plume of smoke at the airport Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) It's kind of ominous when you're waiting at the airport and this massive plume of smoke billows up from across the tarmac! It disappeared as quickly as it came. |
 | Plume of smoke at the airport Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | Last-minute baggage chute Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) As we were boarding our plane we walked past the last-minute baggage chute for our terminal and saw a stroller stuck in it. Some poor person was going to arrive at their destination with no way of getting their kid around. That'll learn em for being late I suppose. |
 | Sydney through the haze Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) Looking north into the sun you don't get good shots, especially on hazy days |
 | 747-400s decorated with aboriginal art Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) We flew out on the red one |
 | Airport truck used to tow planes away from the terminals Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | Blue 747-400 heading out to the taxiway Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | 747-400 taking off Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | 747-400 taking off Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | Our 747-400 at the terminal Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | M5-east flyover Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | Novotel, Brighton Le Sands Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | UNSW and POWH Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) |
 | Sydney Airport control tower Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia) When Sydney's air traffic control was first built, I thought it looked ridiculous. But now that I've seen a few other towers, I've come to appreciate its uniqueness. Looking at it reminds me of home. |
 | Domestic Terminal Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | St Peters Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) Sadly the exhaust from the jets put a line of bluriness through all of my low altitude photos |
 | Enmore/Newtown Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) I can see my friend Chris' place from here! He lives next door to the Enmore Theatre |
 | Newtown Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Camperdown and South Sydney Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Centennial Park Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Sydney CBD Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Sydney CBD Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Sydney Harbour Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) How gorgeous is Sydney Harbour?! |
 | Sydney Harbour Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Lane Cove Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Chatswood and Middle Harbour Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Artarmon Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Port Jackson Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) It was Sunday afternoon when we left, and the harbour was full of boats out enjoying the glorious day |
 | St Leonards and looking south over the city Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | North Shore Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Manly Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | The Heads Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Sydney Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | Eastern Suburbs Over Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
 | 747-400 wing in flight Pacific Ocean (No State, International) |
 | Dusk over the wing Pacific Ocean (No State, International) ok even though we were approaching the middle of winter, sunsets are not normally at 4pm!! |
 | Clouds Pacific Ocean (No State, International) |
 | Inflight location monitor Pacific Ocean (No State, International) I really should have used the macro setting here, whoops |
 | Inflight location monitor Pacific Ocean (No State, International) |
 | Dawn over the clouds Pacific Ocean (No State, International) Sunrise at midnight? I must be in a different timezone! |
 | Clouds Pacific Ocean (No State, International) |
 | Sunrise over the clouds Pacific Ocean (No State, International) Looks like cotton wool doesn't it? |
 | Sunrise over the clouds Pacific Ocean (No State, International) |
 | Air brakes to slow us down as we approached LAX Pacific Ocean (No State, International) |
 | Santa Catalina? Over LA (California, USA) |
 | Marina at Sunset Beach Over LA (California, USA) |
 | I5/91 freeway interchange, Buena Park Over LA (California, USA) Only in America do you get freeway interchanges like this one! |
 | Hills over the smog Over LA (California, USA) I'm sure LA is down there somewhere! |
 | Whittier Over LA (California, USA) A middle-upper class suburb. Huge houses and pools in every backyard |
 | Suburbia Over LA (California, USA) |
 | Street lined with jacaranda trees Over LA (California, USA) |
 | 110/42 freeway interchange, Graham Over LA (California, USA) |
 | Flaps fully extended for landing Over LA (California, USA) |
 | Downtown LA through the smog Over LA (California, USA) Can you see the city through the smog? |
 | Hollywood Park Racecourse Over LA (California, USA) |
 | Air brakes at touchdown Over LA (California, USA) |
 | Air brakes Over LA (California, USA) |
 | LAX control tower LAX (California, USA) We had a half an hour layover in LA, so walked down the terminal building to the control tower. I've seen this building lots of times from the plane, but never up this close |
 | Taxiing out for takeoff LAX (California, USA) Here we go again! |
 | LAX control tower just after takeoff LAX (California, USA) |
 | American Airlines terminal LAX (California, USA) The red Qantas jet is the one we arrived on |
 | Western end of LAX, Dockweiler State Beach Over LA (California, USA) The airport is right next to the beach. There's a strip of land that currently has no houses on it, but it looks like they're planning to build some there. I wonder who would want to live there with all the noise! |
 | 405/105 freeway interchange Over LA (California, USA) |
 | LAX from above Over LA (California, USA) |
 | 405/105 freeway interchange Over LA (California, USA) |
 | Freeway 110 Over LA (California, USA) If you look very closely you can see another jet coming in for landing |
 | Desert area Flying (California, USA) I thought this little lake looked like a teddy bear |
 | Lake Mead Flying (Nevada, USA) |
 | Colorado River Flying (Utah, USA) |
 | On the south eastern fork of Glen Canyon Flying (Utah, USA) I had Google maps to thank for finding the exact locations of some of these aerial shots |
 | On the south eastern fork of Glen Canyon Flying (Utah, USA) |
 | Rocky Mountains Flying (Colorado, USA) |
 | Rocky Mountains Flying (Colorado, USA) |
 | Rocky Mountains Flying (Colorado, USA) |
 | Rocky Mountains Flying (Colorado, USA) |
 | Rocky Mountains Flying (Colorado, USA) |
 | Clouds Flying (Colorado, USA) |
 | End of the Rockies.. Flying (Colorado, USA) |
 | Outskirts of Denver Over Denver (Colorado, USA) |
 | A road off into the horizon Over Denver (Colorado, USA) |
 | Flaps fully extended for landing Over Denver (Colorado, USA) This wing is nowhere near as spectacular as a 747's! |
 | Air brakes Over Denver (Colorado, USA) |
 | The American Airlines jet we flew in on Denver Airport (Colorado, USA) |
 | Mum and Dad on the shuttle train at Denver Airport Denver Airport (Colorado, USA) Denver airport is so big they have a train shuttle going between the three main terminals |
 | Denver Airport Denver Airport (Colorado, USA) |
 | State Capitol building Civic Center Park (Colorado, USA) |
 | Civic Centre building and monument Civic Center Park (Colorado, USA) |