Like many of you, my preferred seat when flying (especially for shorter flights) is a window seat. Main reason is that you have the opportunity to enjoy the scenery -- assuming decent weather, clear enough skies, etc.
Recently I flew across Washington state on a clear sunny day just after a January snowstorm. The flight started in Spokane in the east and ending at SeaTac airport in the west. It's not a long flight, but passes over the Columbia River, the Cascade mountains (including several glacier-capped volcanoes), Puget Sound and downtown Seattle. That's a lot of interesting places to see in a short period of time.
While taking photos through a plane window is far from ideal, here's some of what I saw on this flight:
Downtown Spokane (to the right)...
The Spokane River and the Palouse...
The Columbia River....
The Cascade Mountains...
A nice view of Glacier Peak (10,525 ft/3207 m), considered one of the most active volcanoes in the country....
Downtown Seattle and Puget Sound....
Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park....
Seattle's Harbor....
And on landing at SeaTac airport, a nice view of Mt. Rainier....
Terrific scenery!
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