Archive for June 2008

Landing on a Carrier

Navy pilots will tell you that landing on a carrier is one of the most challenging maneuvers in aviation but also, as often is the case, one of the most rewarding. In Arizona there are no bodies of water that can float a carrier, but we have our own surrogate called Sedona!

No, it is not a ship, but a small village at the foot of the Coconino plateau where the Sonora desert makes a last step up (from 4000ft.) to reach for the elevations of Flagstaff (6000 ft) and the rock formations exposed are of a bright red color.

Red rocks

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