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"Viewing the crater reminded me of
being a little kid watching the moon
landing," Leslie told me. "A whole
lifetime thinking of space and wishing
I were an astronaut was fulfilled seeing
that crater." I suppose I shouldn't have
been surprised. Outside their day jobs,
Leslie is a beadwork artist, and Lindsay
a wood sculptor. Among other subjects,
each crafts sci-fi and space pieces. Leslie
fashions beadwork spacecraft, planets,
and ray guns-one of her rockets is in
NASA's space-art collection-while
Lindsay artistically interprets planetary
orbits. Their favorite Arizona destination surprised me, too.
"No matter how magnificent the
Grand Canyon," said Leslie, "most
memorable was flying to Window Rock.
I've been enthralled with Navajo country
and culture since reading Tony Hillerman's Navajo detective novels as a child.
It was fascinating seeing from above how
hogans are situated in the landscape, and
how all face East to welcome the sunrise.
Over the years I've often pictured in my
mind what Window Rock must look like.
So there was a magical quality to arriving from the sky like the Native spirits
described in those books."
"Flying showed us things that would
have been impossible to see from the
ground," Lindsay added. "It was incredible seeing everything from a bird's-eye
view. It made the journey that much more
special."
To think that I might not have offered
those lofty views to our vacationing
visitors. After all, there were plenty of
attractions within driving distance. But
travel by Flying Carpet delivered unforeseeable pleasures unique to their interests
and experiences. Neither they nor I could
have anticipated such outcomes until I
invited them aloft. Yes, flying is about the
journey at least as much as the destination. And viewing familiar sights through
others' fresh eyes brings new perspectives
to our own.
Greg Brown is an aviation author, photographer,
and former National Flight Instructor of the Year
(www.gregbrownflyingcarpet.com).

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