Considering the Joys of Air Travel

I have not enjoyed flying on commercial airlines lately but that wasn't always the case.

Rainbow, San Francisco International Airport

The first airline flight I took was in 1961, from Cleveland, Ohio to Albany, New York. (On Mohawk Airlines: any of you remember them?) I was thrilled. Not just getting off the ground, but seeing the land from the sky. My science class had taught about river meanders, and there they were, spread out below me! I thought, "if only geography could be taught with airplane trips."