http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/05/17/taking-a-stand-against-the-full-body-backscatter-x-ray/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/05/17/taking-a-stand-against-the-full-body-backscatter-x-ray/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 23:12:11 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7684 Stand up for our rights. You can make a difference. I'm an American and I value my rights. Because of this, I arrive at the airport an extra 15 minutes early and do my part to protest the use of this ineffective, unnecessary, and possibly harmful intrusion of my privacy and violation of my rights. If you care about your rights, you'll do the same. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/05/17/taking-a-stand-against-the-full-body-backscatter-x-ray/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:05:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/ Any excuse to fly. This blog post lets the pictures and captions tell the story. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/22/the-old-gold-dredge-in-buckhorn-wash/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/22/the-old-gold-dredge-in-buckhorn-wash/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:00:19 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/22/the-old-gold-dredge-in-buckhorn-wash/ The story I heard with yesterday's photo. Yes, it's the remains of an old dredging barge miles from any body of water. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/22/the-old-gold-dredge-in-buckhorn-wash/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/25/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-3-port-angeles-to-claliam-bay/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/25/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-3-port-angeles-to-claliam-bay/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:01:54 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/25/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-3-port-angeles-to-claliam-bay/ Back on the road, exploring Olympic National Park and the Pacific Coast of Washington. A photo journey through a national park and beyond. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/25/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-3-port-angeles-to-claliam-bay/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-2-victoria-bc/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-2-victoria-bc/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:00:56 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-2-victoria-bc/ On the recommendation of several people, we spend the day in Canada. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/a-trip-around-the-peninsula-day-2-victoria-bc/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/ The start of our five-day vacation. A stop for road food, a drive on and off pavement, big trees, traffic, detours, ice cream, a boat ride, great seafood, and a good night's sleep. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:30:17 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/ A motorcycle ride and a hike. Shaking the rust off my motorcycling skills, getting a workout on a steep hike in the forest, photographing waterfalls, enjoying nature. Best way to spend a Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/feed/ 3 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:33:34 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/ Too many miles, too little time. The short version summary of my five intense days of mostly travel, covering 1200+ miles three times, using three different modes of transportation. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/feed/ 5 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/23/grounded-at-the-grand-canyon/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/23/grounded-at-the-grand-canyon/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:43:07 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/23/grounded-at-the-grand-canyon/ Weather. Again. How a surprising turn of the weather kept Zero-Mike-Lima on the transient helipads for an extra night at Grand Canyon Airport -- and how I managed to keep my Southwest Circle Helicopter Excursion guests on schedule despite the delay. (Includes photos.) Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/23/grounded-at-the-grand-canyon/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:20:16 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/ Again. I couldn't have asked for better weather. That's what I was thinking as I preflighted my helicopter early on Wednesday morning. I'd been hired to take three people from Wickenburg to the Las Vegas area with the primary objective of viewing the new bridge near the Hoover Dam from the air. My client, who had flown with me several times before, was willing to make the four-hour round-trip flight by helicopter -- and pay for it -- just for a look. To make the trip more worth his while, we'd also land at Boulder City Municipal Airport, where they'd rent a car and drive over to the dam for a tour. After lunch, they'd come back to the airport, climb back on board, and I'd take them for a Vegas Strip tour before returning to Wickenburg. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/feed/ 1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/20/a-bryce-canyon-photo-shoot/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/20/a-bryce-canyon-photo-shoot/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:39:25 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/20/a-bryce-canyon-photo-shoot/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/20/a-bryce-canyon-photo-shoot/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/19/todays-snowy-adventure/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/19/todays-snowy-adventure/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:49:30 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/19/todays-snowy-adventure/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/02/19/todays-snowy-adventure/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/14/phoenix-to-lake-powell-by-helicopter/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/14/phoenix-to-lake-powell-by-helicopter/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:30:30 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/14/phoenix-to-lake-powell-by-helicopter/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/14/phoenix-to-lake-powell-by-helicopter/feed/ 10 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/03/the-two-antelope-canyons/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/03/the-two-antelope-canyons/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:55:12 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/03/the-two-antelope-canyons/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/03/the-two-antelope-canyons/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/12/14/my-las-vegas-weekend/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/12/14/my-las-vegas-weekend/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:10:08 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/12/14/my-las-vegas-weekend/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/12/14/my-las-vegas-weekend/feed/ 2