The best thing about going to a conference is...

is coming home and flying into Seattle. I took these pictures with my phone (in Airplane Mode, of course).

In the first shot, you get to see Mt. St. Helen's and all the interesting geology around it.

Can you tell which way the volcano blew?

Mt. Rainier is in the background

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The second shot is downtown Seattle.

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By gaoenyang (not verified) on 21 Jan 2008 #permalink