Chaque fois que je prends l’avion, je m’efforce de ressentir à quel point il est magique pour nous, humains, de voler si haut dans le ciel. Cette fois, je n’ai vraiment eu aucun effort à faire…
En effet, de retour d’un court voyage professinonnel (segment Palm Springs / Denver), j’ai eu la chance the survoler quelque uns des paysages les plus grandioses sur Terre, qui démontrent de façon frappante la capacité des éléments à déchirer la croute terrestre …
… et à creuser de profonds canyons …
… sculptant des paysages entiers en œuvres d’art.
J’ai même bénéficié d’une perspective rare sur Monument Valley (décor iconique d’un nombre incalculable de westerns parmi les plus célèbres) – et j’ai été surpris de voir qu'en ce début juin ses sommets étaient encore enneigés.
Un peu plus loin, une belle démonstration que le chemin de moindre résistance est souvent loin d’être la ligne droite 😊
San Juan River Canyon, Utah, USA
(Le verdoyant terrain de foot du village de Mexican Hat, en bas à droite, donne une idée de l’échelle…)
En atterrissant à un Denver sous l’orage, j’ai eu l’impression d’avoir eu le privilège, l’espace d’une heure, de visiter un autre monde, à une échelle surhumaine…
A suivre !
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