Reno, Nevada, August 2, 2001
  
 
I had a little business to tend to down Reno way...
 
Out of Sea-Tac...
 
Ten minutes out of Seattle... the first two shots are of Mount Rainier, the third is Mount St. Helens...

It's always sunny in the Seattle area... at 20,000 feet...
 
The first thing one sees upon stepping out of the jetway in Reno...
 
Pictures of pictures in the Reno airport...
 
Microsoft Licensing, in Reno...
 
In the early afternoon I made the short drive over the ridge to Virginia City...
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
 
 
After my luncheon at Virginia City, heading back to Reno, I pulled over to admire these horses, silhouetted against the brilliant blue Nevada sky. As I put my eye to the camera I heard the distinct "report" of a rattle snake... very close. I lowered the camera and spotted a big rattler coiled and bobbing about 10 feet away. I slowly brought the camera back to my eye and tried to center on the snake, but it was gone. At that moment I did not know where the rattler had slithered off to, so I turned and high-stepped back to the car! I regret not getting a shot of that guy...
 
     
 
Late afternoon, back in Reno...