Archive for November 2007
Days of Thunder (Private Air: Oct/Nov 2007)
Days of Thunder: Enjoy the air at 30,000 feet? Wait until you try 50,000.
You corkscrew straight upward, moving at 700 mph. Past the indigo waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Past the green valleys of the Cape of Good Hope. Until the horizon is just a pronounced curve of pale, blue light. As your stomach lurches, a single thought floats to mind: Don’t throw up on the instruments. Read the rest of this entry »
Northernmost Exposure (Private Air: Oct/Nov 2007)
Northernmost Exposure: At this lodge, they always leave the lights on.
Virtually every night for the next six months, the skies above Blachford Lake Lodge and Resort will erupt in shades of amethyst, emerald, gold, copper and crimson. Aurora borealis season has arrived, and this well-appointed fishing lodge near the roof of Canada is arguably the best place on earth to watch it. Read the rest of this entry »
