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Clouds from 5 miles high

Clouds call to me.. With clouds swirling below us and also stratified in a layer above us, it's clear from the picture that the winds are vastly different at different altitudes. When I was young, I thought clouds were soft, but when you hit them at 600 miles per hour, they are rough and feel like driving on a cobblestone road. Others feel like waves and you're in a boat, and some clouds make you feel like a bronc rider. Those are the fun ones, but most people on commercial airlines don't see it that way. I don't think those people would think it was fun to be on a real bronc either!

 

Cowboy up! Here comes a big one!

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Uploaded on December 7, 2010
Taken on November 11, 2010