I flew to the National Cave Rescue Commission weeklong training in Mentone, Alabama via Salt Lake to Las Vegas to Nashville. I managed to score window seats on both flights and it was a clear day, so I had a lot of fun looking at the terrain. Can you identify what I saw? I'll have the answer at the bottom of each photo.
First flight: Salt Lake City to Las Vegas [Image] Little Sahara Recreation Area, a large sand dune area north of Delta, Utah

[Image] Sevier River, at 383 miles, the longest river in Utah.

[Image] Sevier Lake. Usually it's Sevier Dry Lake, but at this time of year it still has water in it.

[Image] Wind farm north of Milford, Utah.

[Image] Pig farms south of Milford, Utah.

[Image] Very cool geology.

[Image] A mine with Valley of Fire in the background.

Next, on to the flight from Las Vegas to Nashville:
[Image] The Grand Canyon, Arizona.

[Image] Shiprock, New Mexico.

[Image] Oil or gas wells, New Mexico,

[Image] Most of the agriculture is no longer pivots.

[Image] Maybe the Ozark area?

On the return trip, I had a window seat on the other side of the plane. It was a lot cloudier, but over Arizona it cleared up.
[Image] Meteor Crater.

[Image] Sunset Crater, south of the Grand Canyon (well worth a stop!)

[Image] I liked how obvious the lava flow was from this crater.

[Image] More of the San Francisco Volcanic Field, an 1800-acre area with more than 600 vents. It looks so cool from the air!

Next time I hope to remember a map so I can figure out even more landmarks.