Scenes FROM an Airplane - photo thread

[Kahloke]

I'm creating this thread to post some scenic photos I took from a Cessna 172 this week, but I also figure it to be a good location for anyone's photos that happen to be taken from an airplane, helicopter, or some other flying contraption you happen to be on.

Here are my pics I took on the flightseeing expedition this week, one that took me from Gig Harbor up to Orcas Island and back.  It was really fun, and I even got to fly the plane for awhile.  How's that for excitement!  And, since I'm here to report about it, obviously I did not crash the plane 

The starting point for this jourmey was Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor

Just as we lifted off the runway, we turned right, and flew over Fox Island for a bit.  This is the bridge from the Gig Harbor Peninsula to Fox Island


Fox Island, The Gig Harbor peninsula with Tacoma Narrows Airport, the twin Tacoma Narrows Bridges, and Tacoma in the background


A few pics of Bremerton






Poulsbo, where I used to live


Whidbey Island at the bend.  The bay on the inside is Penn Cove, and you can see the town of Coupeville on Penn Cove


The San Juan Archipelago stretched out before us.  The island we were coming up on is Lopez, followed by Shaw, then Orcas


Lopez Island in the foreground;  Blakely Island in the center;  Decatur Island, Center Right


Approaching Eastsound on Orcas Island


Some shots of Eastsound on our approach




Short Final into KORS (Eastsound Airport)


Flying over Friday Harbor on San Juan Island - MV Elwha is the ferry docked there




Over the south end of San Juan Island looking west towards the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Victoria.  The fog was starting to roll in on the south shore


Gig Harbor, where I live now

[Kahloke]

Some pics from my last flight seeing excursion on Sunday, October 5, 2014:

Commencement Bay, Port of Tacoma, and Mount Rainier


aerial view of West Seattle as we were flying over Duwamish Head


Port of Seattle and the stadiums - Century Link and Safeco Fields


downtown Seattle


Space Needle and Seattle Center




another view of Downtown Seattle


Freeland, Whidbey Island - you can see the Nichols Brothers shipyard buildings at the head of the bay in the lower left corner of the photo


A closer view of Nichol's Brothers


Whidbey Island at Keystone and Fort Casey. Looking up the island, you can see the San Juans in the distance


Naval Air Station Whidbey


approaching the Skyline area of Anacortes. The ferry terminal is on the other side of the ridge from Skyline.


The north end of Blakely Island, its airfield, Peavine Pass, Obstruction Island, Obstruction Pass, and Orcas Island


Orcas Island


Port Townsend






Fort Worden and Point Wilson


Marrowstone Light at Fort Flagler State Park


Port Madison on Bainbridge Island followed by Agate Pass, Kitsap Peninsula in the Poulsbo area, Liberty Bay, more of Kitsap Peninsula, Hood Canal, and finally, the Olympic Mountains

[paulvanb]

Absolutely beautiful photos, Brandon!!!

[Kahloke]

Flying back from Europe a couple of weeks ago, we had some spectacular views of Greenland.  These photos show the east coast of Greenland