Beauty from the sky

Rock formation by the Grand Canyon

The one thing that I love about flying is the different perspective that it gives us.  I noted at one point that I could see roads in the mountains but that no houses were visible. Those are not pictures that I'm sharing.  I tried to take pictures of the Grand Canyon but even with my sisters 300 zoom lens it was too far away.  Actually there was too much white fog in the air like in the photo below.

Rock formation by the Grand Canyon

I was able to correct some of the photos but the distance that I was in the airplane from the Grand Canyon made it too far for photography with today's weather. I settled for some of the rock formations that were closer.  The contrast in colors and the texture created by the various kinds of rocks was absolutely breath-taking.

Unintentional Island

When the Hoover Dam was built, the river was blocked and a lake created.  This "island" is in that lake.  You can see how high the water level used to be and how low it is now.  I was amazed at the color of the water directly around the island.  There must be a strong yellow undertone in the rocks to make a green hue all the way around the little island or top of an underwater rock formation.

God created the colors!

That says it all.  Colors more beautiful than I've ever seen and mixed together in ways that we humans might not think is appropriate but from high in the sky, it is breathtakingly amazing!  I took almost 300 shots and these are my favorites.  I will continue to share photos from around Las Vegas.  I'm pretty sure the rest of the shots this week will be man-made beauty instead of God's awesome wonders.