Both very interesting shots. I'd never heard of the Sutter Buttes so
had to look them up. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter_Buttes> I've
always considered a butte and a mesa as pretty much synonymous but I see
that buttes are not necessarily flat topped.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/17/2012 1:43 AM, Moose wrote:
> Those shots of Shasta reminded me of many more shots, both from the air and
> in Montana that I hadn't really looked at.
> It was only a couple of days after we returned that we headed off for a month
> in New England, and innumerable more
> images. :-)
>
> Here are a couple of possible interest. The first shows the new Eastern span
> of the SF Bay Bridge with the next to last
> preconstructed piece of roadbed being lifted into place. I could hardly have
> asked for a better view.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/Montana_2011/In_the_Air&image=IMG_2105oof40.jpg>
>
> The second is one of those reasons Californians don't 'get' endless horizons.
> Right in the middle of the large,
> generally flat Sacramento Valley are the Sutter Buttes. No big deal here,
> they would be a famous feature in many parts
> of the US.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/Montana_2011/In_the_Air&image=IMG_2112croof60m.jpg>
>
> Airborne Moose
>
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