Departing Los Angeles on a cloudy morning, we look forward to climbing into the sunshine above the cloud layer and escaping the earthbound gloom…Though we are blessed with sunshine overhead, the cloud deck persists and we write off our hopes for scenery below. As we pass Las Vegas the clouds magically part as if the earth had been commanded to reveal itself. Our eyes follow Colorado River on its path through the Grand Canyon and gradually the vast expanse of scenery is fully revealed.
The Aerial Horizon 