<OT> I'm back! (trip report w/pictures)

[Chong Yu Meng]

On Sat, 2006-09-23 at 23:07 -0500, Net Llama! wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, Chong Yu Meng wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-09-23 at 11:47 -0500, Net Llama! wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Here are the panoramas that I've composited:
> >> http://netllama.linux-sxs.org/pix/landscapes/
> >
> > Really amazing ! You know, when I visited the US all those years ago, I
> > was really overwhelmed by the immense space, the range of colours. It
> > was actually frightening, because I grew up and stayed in urban areas
> > almost all of my life.
> 
> I grew up in a suburb of NYC, so I know that feeling.  That's why I love 
> the open spaces out here.  What really amazes me is how utterly quiet it 
> is in the desert.  When I was standing out on the salt pan at Badwater, it 
> was completely silent.  I didn't hear a thing, no wind, no people, 
> nothing.
> 
I had the exact same desert experience when I reached Phoenix, and my
boss drove us to Tempe. Flat land as far as the eye can see! Truly
amazing ! I wasn't used to the distances as well -- I wanted to go for
my usual morning jog, looked at the map and thought I could go two
junctions, then back to the motel. I ended up turning back after just
one junction because it was so far, and the temperature was a lot colder
than I was used to in Singapore. This was Arizona in November, IIRC. 


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