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/2011/03/30/departing-marble-canyon/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/30/departing-marble-canyon/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:00:54 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/30/departing-marble-canyon/ A parting [video] shot. This short, unedited video clip was taken during departure from Marble Canyon Airport at the base of the Vermilion Cliffs in northern Arizona not long after sunrise. 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