39 Truly Spectacular Views Out Airplane Windows

1. The Alps

2. Australia to Hong Kong

3. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

4. Mount Fiji

5. Guangzhou, China

6. Minneapolis

7. Mt. Everest

8. Outside of Madrid, Spain

9. Over Mongolia

10. Niagara Falls

11. Chicago, USA

12. Portsmouth, England

13. Milan, Italy

14. Puerto Rico

15. Nevada, USA

16. Mount Kilimanjaro

17. Hong Kong

18. Doha, Qatar

19. Sunset over New Zeland

20. New York City

21. Slovakia

22. Norway

23. Somewhere over The USA

24. Sacramento, California

25. Hong Kong at Night

26. Mt. Rainier, USA

27. Lima, Peru

28. Los Angeles, USA

29. Greenland

30. Sunset over Switzerland

31. Guatemala

32. Turkey

33. Cincinnati in The Autumn

34. Grand Canyon

35. Oakland Harbor, California

36. New York City

37. Barbados

38. Over The Arno River, Italy

39. Tien Shan Mountain Range, China

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The Shadow of Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier is a massive volcanic peak located 87 km southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States, that climbs to a height of 4,392 meters. There are no other mountains anywhere near that height in the surroundings, so it is topographically the most prominent mountain in the entire United States. On clear days the peak dominates the southeastern horizon and can be seen from as far away as Portland, Oregon and Victoria, British Columbia. But on a cloudy morning, when the cloud heights are just right, the rising sun can catch the peak from below and cast a long shadow on the underside of the cloud.

This only happens during the fall and winter when the sun rises farther to the south, and is in the exact position where Mount Rainier blocks the first rays of morning light.

Source: amusingplanet.com

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Grand Canyon completely flooded by clouds in "once-in-a-lifetime" event

You're looking at the Grand Canyon completely flooded by clouds, "a once in a lifetime event," according to park ranger Erin Whittaker. It didn't only happen once, she says, but two times in only three days:

The canyon gave us a second rare inversion in three days. Freezing fog dominated yesterday ... by the end of the day the sun was able to burn it all away no doubt making many first time visitors very happy. Word spread like wildfire and most ran to the rim to photograph it. What a fantastic treat for all!

In reality, the event happens about once every decade but not with this intensity, she said. The fact that it happened twice is extremely rare. The phenomenon is called inversion: warm air on the upper parts of the cannon trap cold air and fog on the lower parts.

Source: gizmodo.com

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