{"id":6034,"date":"2021-07-10T22:59:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T14:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6034"},"modified":"2021-12-23T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T05:05:58","slug":"20210709as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/10\/20210709as\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Log of Alaska Airlines Flight 176 and 922 from Juneau to Baltimore via Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After spending a week visiting places in Alaska, this post would be about my flights back home on the east coast, that\u2019s plagued by delays and interruptions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010233Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010233Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Flying pass Mount Rainier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flying pass Mount Rainier<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Finally, after an amazing week when I climbed a YDS class 2 mountain, a YDS class 3 mountain, visited the northernmost town in United States with its polar day and floating arctic ice, stepped foot onto a giant glacier and explored an ice cave, it\u2019s time for me to head back to Washington DC.<br \/>\nOriginally, I was ticketed on a flight that left Juneau at 6:40pm the previous evening, connecting onto a redeye at Seattle that would land me in Washington DC on the morning of July 9. Unfortunately, Alaska Airlines changed its schedule between Juneau and Seattle, which meant there weren\u2019t any feasible flights the previous evening for me to connect onto that transcon redeye, so I got changed to the morning flight AS176 that would land me in Seattle at 8:50am, followed by a 5-hour layover before connecting on AS2 to Washington DCA that left at 1:46pm. I didn&#8217;t like the idea of waking up early and then spending 5 hours in Seattle, but with that being the only option, I had to grin and bear it.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:39,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', 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take off at 5:30am, so I set my alarm clock at 3:20am in the morning. (!) Unfortunately, 5 minutes after I woke up, I got an email from Alaska Airlines that my flight was delayed, for 4.5 hours!<br \/>\nIdeally, I would head straight back to bed for some more sleep, but unfortunately that 5 minutes were enough to clear all my drowsiness, and I wasn\u2019t in mood for more sleep. So, I decided to pack up my luggage and headed to the airport as planned. Anyways, there\u2019s another flight AS60 that would reach Seattle after stopover at Ketchikan, I might have a chance of making it onto that flight.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_045444.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20210709_045444.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Juneau Airport Terminal Exterior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_045455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20210709_045455.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Juneau Airport Terminal Exterior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Juneau Airport Terminal Exterior<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Small but succinct, if one ignored the line for checkin which extended beyond the main gate.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, after I returned my rental car, I found the checkin lines extended throughout the terminal building, and sometimes out of the main gate.<br \/>\nTo begin with, Alaska Airlines only had 5 checkin desks at Juneau (no dedicated first class\/elite counters that morning), which was grossly inadequate to handle situations like this (Utqia\u0121vik\/Barrow had 3, despite only 1 was manned). Then the line was moving very slowly, because a lot of people would be missing their connections, and the agents were rebooking them onto different flights, which took time. When it&#8217;s finally my turn, Alaska Airlines showed the estimated Seattle arrival time for AS176 to be 1:19pm, with 27 minutes for me to make the connection to AS2. So I didn\u2019t mention the Ketchikan flight to the agent, thinking there must be people in more urgent need for that flight.<br \/>\nBy the way, Juneau Airport didn&#8217;t seem to have public WiFi on its lower checkin level, so it wasn&#8217;t a nice wait in line.<\/p>\n<p>As the state\u2019s capital, Juneau Airport only had 5 gates, which was fewer than what I expected. But for flights to Anchorage and Seattle and many neighboring towns, they seemed to manage just fine. But what didn\u2019t quite work was its security checkpoint, with only 2 x-ray machines and 1 body scanners, so there was a very long line, just like the checkin line downstairs. In addition, the body scanner certainly wasn\u2019t in the mood for doing its job that morning, that I had to be patted down by an officer manually.<br \/>\nAs a result of the bottleneck at the security checkpoint, AS60 to Ketchikan\/Seattle was slightly delayed because passengers couldn&#8217;t make it past security on time.<\/p>\n<p>After making it past security, I found a place to sit and started to work on my laptop. Juneau Airport\u2019s public WiFi didn\u2019t require signin, which was a plus, but with many people in the terminal simultaneously, it was rather slow. On the bright side, public TVs in the terminal were broadcasting French Open Tennis and attracted some audience.<br \/>\nThen I did some research on the cause of this delay. Alaska Airlines\u2019 N493AS was supposed to fly from Ketchikan to Juneau the previous night, but that flight was cancelled. Obviously the plane ran into some issues and had to spend the night in Ketchikan, before being ferried to Juneau this morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010161Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010161Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N251AK) Taking Off\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alaska Airlines B739 (N251AK) Taking Off<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">7:30am. It&#8217;s bound for Ketchikan and then Seattle. There it went the only opportunity at the time for me to make the connection to Washington DC.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010165.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010165.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N493AS) Arriving\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alaska Airlines B739 (N493AS) Arriving<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">At first Alaska Airlines estimated that AS176 could takeoff from Juneau at 9:55am. It\u2019s 10:10am when N493AS, which would serve this flight, arrived at Juneau.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_104027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_104027.jpg\" alt=\"Boarding Flight to Seattle\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boarding Flight to Seattle<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After the plane arrived at the gate, we learned that the plane hadn\u2019t been properly cleaned during its overnight stay in Ketchikan. So we waited for some more time before boarding.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_111232.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_111232.jpg\" alt=\"Rain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010166.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010166.jpg\" alt=\"Juneau Airport Terminal\" \/><\/a><\/br>Juneau Airport Terminal<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured during takeoff, much smaller than I expected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010161Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N251AK) Taking Off\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010165.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N493AS) Arriving\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210709_104027.jpg\" alt=\"Boarding Flight to Seattle\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210709_111232.jpg\" alt=\"Rain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010166.jpg\" alt=\"Juneau Airport Terminal\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010161Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010161Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N251AK) Taking Off\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alaska Airlines B739 (N251AK) Taking Off<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">7:30am. It&#8217;s bound for Ketchikan and then Seattle. There it went the only opportunity at the time for me to make the connection to Washington DC.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010165.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010165.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N493AS) Arriving\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alaska Airlines B739 (N493AS) Arriving<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">At first Alaska Airlines estimated that AS176 could takeoff from Juneau at 9:55am. It\u2019s 10:10am when N493AS, which would serve this flight, arrived at Juneau.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_104027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_104027.jpg\" alt=\"Boarding Flight to Seattle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boarding Flight to Seattle<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After the plane arrived at the gate, we learned that the plane hadn\u2019t been properly cleaned during its overnight stay in Ketchikan. So we waited for some more time before boarding.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_111232.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_111232.jpg\" alt=\"Rain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010166.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010166.jpg\" alt=\"Juneau Airport Terminal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Juneau Airport Terminal<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured during takeoff, much smaller than I expected.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After our plane left the gate, we waited at the end of runway 26 for 8 minutes, as our captain told us, for another plane to land on runway 8. A sign of the complex airspace to the east of the airport that pilots were trying to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska Airlines 176<br \/>\nJuneau, AK (JNU) \u2013 Seattle, WA (SEA)<br \/>\nBoeing B737-900 (N493AS)<br \/>\nSeat 17F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 5:30am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 11:19am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 8:50am<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 2:29pm<br \/>\n2 hours and 10 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=91221336&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010168Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-m\/P1010168Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Snowy Mountains around Favorite Channel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010169Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-m\/P1010169Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Snowy Mountains around Favorite Channel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowy Mountains around Favorite Channel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I didn\u2019t reserve my seat early enough on this flight, and by the time I did, the only good seat was 17F on the exit row, which, unfortunately, had its recline button broken.<br \/>\nBut on the bright side, while clouds started at 1000m elevation outside Juneau, they cleared off as we were flying over British Columbia, so I got treated with endless sights of snowy mountains below. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010171.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gribbell Island<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010174.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Butedale Passage<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010176.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Butedale Passage and Sarah Island<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010177.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sheep Passage<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010178.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mathieson Channel<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010179.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">King Island<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010180.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010180.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Chatfield Island<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010181.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rivers Inlet<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010182.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fitz Hugh Sound in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010185.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010186.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010186.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010188.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010189.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010189.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010190.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010190.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kingcome Inlet<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010192.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010193.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt Antony, Nickoll Passage and Knight Inlet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010196.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010196.jpg\" alt=\"Comox Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Comox Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010171.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010174.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010176.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010177.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010178.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010179.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010180.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010181.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010182.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010185.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010186.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010188.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010189.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010190.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010192.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010193.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010196.jpg\" alt=\"Comox Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of mountains in British Columbia.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010171.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gribbell Island<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010174.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Butedale Passage<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010176.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Butedale Passage and Sarah Island<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010177.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sheep Passage<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010178.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mathieson Channel<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010179.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">King Island<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010180.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010180.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Chatfield Island<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010181.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rivers Inlet<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010182.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010182.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fitz Hugh Sound in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010185.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010186.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010186.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010188.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010189.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010189.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010190.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010190.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kingcome Inlet<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010192.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in British Columbia<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010193.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in British Columbia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in British Columbia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt Antony, Nickoll Passage and Knight Inlet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010196.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010196.jpg\" alt=\"Comox Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Comox Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And the spectacle continued after we entered the United States, this time, of Olympic National Park. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010198.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010198.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Olympic National Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010199.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010199.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Olympus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Olympus<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010200.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Olympic National Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010201.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Olympic National Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010202.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Olympic National Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010198.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010199.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Olympus\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010200.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010201.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010202.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of mountains in Olympic National Park.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010198.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010198.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Olympic National Park<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010199.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010199.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Olympus\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Olympus<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010200.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010201.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Olympic National Park<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010202.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Olympic National Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Olympic National Park<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s followed by sights of villages around Puget Sound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010204.jpg\" alt=\"Dyes Inlet\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dyes Inlet<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010205.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Banner Forest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010203.jpg\" alt=\"Hood Canal\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hood Canal<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010206.jpg\" alt=\"Carr Inlet and Case Inlet\" \/><\/a><\/br>Carr Inlet and Case Inlet<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010207.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010207.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Tacoma\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands off Tacoma<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tacoma Narrows Airport in the lower right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010209.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Tacoma\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands off Tacoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010204.jpg\" alt=\"Dyes Inlet\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010205.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010203.jpg\" alt=\"Hood Canal\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010206.jpg\" alt=\"Carr Inlet and Case Inlet\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010207.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Tacoma\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010209.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Tacoma\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010204.jpg\" alt=\"Dyes Inlet\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dyes Inlet<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010205.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Banner Forest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010203.jpg\" alt=\"Hood Canal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hood Canal<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010206.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010206.jpg\" alt=\"Carr Inlet and Case Inlet\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Carr Inlet and Case Inlet<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010207.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010207.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Tacoma\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands off Tacoma<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tacoma Narrows Airport in the lower right.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010209.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Tacoma\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands off Tacoma<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010210Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010210Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mount Rainier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mount Rainier<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Connection_at_Seattle\">Connection at Seattle<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Based on AS176\u2019s actual takeoff time from Juneau, I fathomed that there would be no way for me to catch my connecting flight to Washington DC, and the only thing Alaska Airlines could do was to put me on tomorrow morning\u2019s AS4 and offer me a night\u2019s hotel. That wouldn\u2019t be too bad for me since I didn\u2019t have anything planned for tomorrow, and I could comfortably visit some of my friends in Seattle for dinner. <\/p>\n<p>After we touched down in Seattle, we taxied for 13 minutes to the gate, during which I was busy running some errands on my phone. It\u2019s 2:45pm by the time I stepped out of the plane, an hour after AS2\u2019s scheduled departure time. Much to my surprise, I checked my phone and found AS2 still hadn\u2019t departed. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010224.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010224.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines A321neo (N930VA)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alaska Airlines A321neo (N930VA)<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This should be my plane back to Washington DC. It was parked at the gate and experiencing engine problems.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>I then headed towards the gate of AS2, which was also in the north satellite building, and inquired about the gate agent. They told me the plane was experiencing engine problems, and the 5pm departure time which was shown on the information screen was &#8220;just a guess&#8221;. At the moment, they were busy handing out food vouchers.<\/p>\n<p>As a note, the two planes that gave me trouble today (N493AS \/ N930VA) were both wearing Alaska Airlines&#8217; &#8220;more to love&#8221; special livery, and there were only 3 planes of such livery in its fleet <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(if I remember correctly, the other being N927VA A321neo)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Then an episode unfolded which very much defied my expectation of how Alaska Airlines could manage things at its Seattle hub.<\/p>\n<p>A gate change to a remote one in northern main terminal <span style=\"font-size: small;\">from north satellite<\/span> was announced. I then raced there to find my seat changed. I tried to talk to the new gate agents, who told me the plane was downgauged to A320, so they had to confirm passenger manifest first before they could help me with seats.<br \/>\nA lunch trip later the agents finally(!) realized the downgauge from 321 to 320 would lose 34 seats, and they needed to rebook some passengers onto other flights.<br \/>\nTo be fair, it\u2019s a daunting task as almost all passengers on this flight had Washington DC as their final destination. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">For DC-Seattle direction they could use other west coast hubs to shed connecting passengers.<\/span> And the other flights to Washington DC region that night and next day were all booked pretty fully. To begin, they were looking for volunteers for the overnight red-eye flight to Baltimore, with compensation vouchers starting at 600 dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a 5pm departure of the Seattle-DC flight would land past midnight in DC, which meant I needed to ask my friend to pick me up at the airport instead of taking public transport home as planned. On the other hand, I didn\u2019t have anything planned for tomorrow, and I thought I had enough bad luck with Alaska Airlines today that I quite fancy a change of luck. So I decided to volunteer for a different flight.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out the line for rebooking was horrendously long at the counter, partly because it took quite some effort by the agent to perform rebooking. They ended up commandeering a nearby gate to double their rebooking capacity. So I instead walked to the customer service center down the terminal. The few agents there said that they were able to book me onto next morning\u2019s flight and gave me hotel and meal vouchers, but nothing beyond that.<br \/>\nSo I headed back to the gate to volunteer. The agent told me the overnight Baltimore flight was full, now the only options were next morning. Of the 3 morning flights to DC\u2019s 3 airports, the agent said the DCA flight was full (not so when I checked later that night), and I picked BWI over IAD. By that time, the compensation voucher had gone up to 750 dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In hindsight, I felt Alaska Airlines could be doing better in communication. I bet the downgauge to A320 was a sure thing by the time the gate change was announced, so they could start looking for volunteers at the same time, not an exodus and a lunch trip later. They could announce clearly that &#8220;x volunteers were needed&#8221;, instead of &#8220;6 available seats on the overnight flight to Baltimore&#8221; followed by &#8220;oh we need more for tomorrow morning&#8221;. In the end, AS2 took off at 6pm that day, the additional delay was lagrely resulted from the slow rebooking process.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Hotel\">Hotel<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>So at the end of the day, I were to spend the night in Seattle. Alaska Airlines offered me a voucher for the nearby Double Tree by Hilton, which was my first time staying in a Hilton property.<br \/>\nThe hotel room turned out to be pretty nice. It would certainly be better if I had access to my luggage. It\u2019s just that I never had luck with the hotel\u2019s free airport shuttle <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(To be clear this wasn&#8217;t the hotel&#8217;s fault.)<\/span>. For the overnight stay I tried to catch it 4 times, and for 3 out of 4 times I missed it by seconds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_180548.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_180548.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_180629.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_180629.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_181542.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_181542.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210709_180548.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210709_180629.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210709_181542.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the hotel room.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_180548.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_180548.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_180629.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_180629.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210709_181542.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210709_181542.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>By the time I got to the hotel it\u2019s past 6pm, so the entire episode of rebooking cost me 3 hours but I got a 750-dollar voucher. After that, I still decided to pay my friends in downtown Seattle a visit, and I had a hell of a tale to tell, about my back-and-forth for the day.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Flight_AS922_from_Seattle_to_Baltimore\">Flight AS922 from Seattle to Baltimore<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Flight AS922 was scheduled to take off at 8:19am, so I decided to take the 6:30am shuttle from the hotel. Expectedly, I missed it, by about a minute. Then, a quick check of the maps and I decided to walk to the airport.<br \/>\nWhich wasn\u2019t that far, largely because I could use the security checkpoint on the closer southern (Delta) part of the airport, then took the tram to the northern (Alaska) part. Security lines were long in the morning at Seattle Airport, but I still made it to the gate on time. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210710_073521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210710_073521.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakfast<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">For my overnight stay in Seattle, Alaska Airlines provided a pretty decent amount of food vouchers. Just that the episode of seat assignment took so long that by the time it\u2019s settled, the noodles were cold and I had to gobble it up before boarding time.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210710_075436.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210710_075436.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N433AS)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alaska Airlines B739 (N433AS)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Baltimore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010225.jpg\" alt=\"Seattle Airport North Terminal\" \/><\/a><\/br>Seattle Airport North Terminal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210710_073521.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210710_075436.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N433AS)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010225.jpg\" alt=\"Seattle Airport North Terminal\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210710_073521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210710_073521.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakfast<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">For my overnight stay in Seattle, Alaska Airlines provided a pretty decent amount of food vouchers. Just that the episode of seat assignment took so long that by the time it\u2019s settled, the noodles were cold and I had to gobble it up before boarding time.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210710_075436.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210710_075436.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B739 (N433AS)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alaska Airlines B739 (N433AS)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Baltimore.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010225.jpg\" alt=\"Seattle Airport North Terminal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Seattle Airport North Terminal<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After grabbing a breakfast box, I found on the app that my seat got changed without my knowledge, for the second time during this trip. This angered me quite a bit, so I went to have a lengthy exchange with the gate agent, who put the blame on the software system. It took him a very long time to sort out the seating issue, as he had to cancel my checkin and perform it again. I guessed in the same time I wasn\u2019t being a nice model for the many families in line behind me that were trying to sort out their seating problems.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, there were about 20 empty seats onboard, and I had an entire row to myself. The cabin crew were very nice to the many families onboard. The downside? For God knows how many times during this trip, I found the tray table not clean.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska Airlines 922<br \/>\nSeattle, WA (SEA) &#8211; Baltimore, MD (BWI)<br \/>\nBoeing B737-900 (N433AS)<br \/>\nSeat 32F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 8:19am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 8:35am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 4:34pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 4:13pm<br \/>\n4 hours and 38 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=91221354&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Clouds were only at 400m elevation above Seattle. But once we cleared those, Mt Rainier\u2019s magnificent sight came into view.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010228.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mt Rainier<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010229.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mt Rainier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At 2200m elevation, light haze above us was still hindering visibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010231.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Rainier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At 2700m elevation, now the haze was mostly gone and we got a clear view of Mount Rainier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010236.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Rainier<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010234.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier and Distant Mt Hood\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Rainier and Distant Mt Hood<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010235.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hood\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Hood<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one was actually located in Oregon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010228.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mt Rainier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010229.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mt Rainier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010231.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010236.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010234.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier and Distant Mt Hood\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010235.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hood\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Mount Rainier.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010228.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mt Rainier<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010229.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mt Rainier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At 2200m elevation, light haze above us was still hindering visibility.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010231.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Rainier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At 2700m elevation, now the haze was mostly gone and we got a clear view of Mount Rainier.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010236.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Rainier<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010234.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Rainier and Distant Mt Hood\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Rainier and Distant Mt Hood<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010235.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Hood\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Hood<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one was actually located in Oregon.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s followed by sights of eastern Washington State.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010238.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010238.jpg\" alt=\"Columbia River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Columbia River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010237.jpg\" alt=\"Teanaway and Yakima River Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Teanaway and Yakima River Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010242.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Ephrata and Its Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Town of Ephrata and Its Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010243.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010243.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Moses Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Town of Moses Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bodies of water surrounded the city in a rather interesting shape.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010240.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland in Central Washington\" \/><\/a><\/br>Farmland in Central Washington<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010244.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland in East Washington\" \/><\/a><\/br>Farmland in East Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010238.jpg\" alt=\"Columbia River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010237.jpg\" alt=\"Teanaway and Yakima River Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010242.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Ephrata and Its Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010243.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Moses Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010240.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland in Central Washington\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010244.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland in East Washington\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of eastern Washington State.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010238.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010238.jpg\" alt=\"Columbia River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Columbia River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010237.jpg\" alt=\"Teanaway and Yakima River Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Teanaway and Yakima River Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010242.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Ephrata and Its Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Ephrata and Its Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010243.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010243.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Moses Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Moses Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bodies of water surrounded the city in a rather interesting shape.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010240.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010240.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland in Central Washington\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Farmland in Central Washington<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010244.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010244.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland in East Washington\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Farmland in East Washington<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Following that were sights of eastern Montana, its mostly flat terrain carved by a few rivers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010245.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010245.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rural Montana<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Smith River flew next to Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010246.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rural Montana<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">South of Big Snowy Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010247.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rural Montana<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near Roundup, Montana where Musselshell River flew through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010248.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yellowstone River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010245.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010246.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010247.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010248.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Montana.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010245.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010245.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rural Montana<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where Smith River flew next to Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010246.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rural Montana<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">South of Big Snowy Mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010247.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Montana\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rural Montana<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near Roundup, Montana where Musselshell River flew through.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010248.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010248.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowstone River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yellowstone River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Clouds were thick over the midwestern states, and it was a bumpy ride. Together with limited rest last night, I ended up taking more naps than my usual trans-con flight.<br \/>\nUntil we approached Maryland and I caught a few familiar sights outside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010250.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010250.jpg\" alt=\"Winchester VA\" \/><\/a><\/br>Winchester VA<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010251.jpg\" alt=\"Martinsburg WV Suburb\" \/><\/a><\/br>Martinsburg WV Suburb<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010252.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Also a base for West Virginia Air National Guard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010254.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Town, WV\" \/><\/a><\/br>Charles Town, WV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010250.jpg\" alt=\"Winchester VA\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010251.jpg\" alt=\"Martinsburg WV Suburb\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010252.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010254.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Town, WV\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of towns in (West) Virginia.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010250.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010250.jpg\" alt=\"Winchester VA\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Winchester VA<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010251.jpg\" alt=\"Martinsburg WV Suburb\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Martinsburg WV Suburb<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010252.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Also a base for West Virginia Air National Guard.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010254.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Town, WV\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Charles Town, WV<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Following that was Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Located at the intersection of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, it\u2019s a historic town with great hiking trails nearby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010256.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010256.jpg\" alt=\"Harpers Ferry\" \/><\/a><\/br>Harpers Ferry<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010257.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010257.jpg\" alt=\"Harpers Ferry\" \/><\/a><\/br>Harpers Ferry<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010258.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge over Potomac River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridge over Potomac River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010259.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010259.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Mountains in Maryland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Appalachian Mountains in Maryland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010256.jpg\" alt=\"Harpers Ferry\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010257.jpg\" alt=\"Harpers Ferry\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010258.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge over Potomac River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010259.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Mountains in Maryland\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Harpers Ferry, WV and its surroundings.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010256.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010256.jpg\" alt=\"Harpers Ferry\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Harpers Ferry<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010257.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010257.jpg\" alt=\"Harpers Ferry\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Harpers Ferry<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010258.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge over Potomac River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridge over Potomac River<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010259.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010259.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Mountains in Maryland\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Appalachian Mountains in Maryland<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Then it&#8217;s downtown Baltimore. We circled around the city before landing to its south.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010263.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010263.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Baltimore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Baltimore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010262.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010262.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Baltimore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Baltimore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010264.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010264.jpg\" alt=\"West Baltimore\" \/><\/a><\/br>West Baltimore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010268Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010268Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fort McHenry\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fort McHenry<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010269.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010269.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Port of Baltimore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010270.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010270.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Port of Baltimore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010275.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010275.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Port of Baltimore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010274.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010274.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Scott Key Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Francis Scott Key Bridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010263.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Baltimore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010262.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Baltimore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010264.jpg\" alt=\"West Baltimore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010268Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fort McHenry\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010269.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010270.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010275.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010274.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Scott Key Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Baltimore and its surroundings.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010263.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010263.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Baltimore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Baltimore<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010262.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010262.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Baltimore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Baltimore<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010264.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010264.jpg\" alt=\"West Baltimore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>West Baltimore<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010268Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010268Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fort McHenry\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fort McHenry<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010269.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010269.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Port of Baltimore<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010270.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010270.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Port of Baltimore<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010275.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010275.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Baltimore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Port of Baltimore<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010274.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010274.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Scott Key Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Francis Scott Key Bridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010278.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010278.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Baltimore Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Baltimore Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010279.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010279.jpg\" alt=\"Riviera Beach, MD\" \/><\/a><\/br>Riviera Beach, MD<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210710_130935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210710_130935.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Severna River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores of Severna River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010278.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Baltimore Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/P1010279.jpg\" alt=\"Riviera Beach, MD\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20210710_130935.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Severna River\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos before landing.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010278.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010278.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Baltimore Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Baltimore Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/P1010279.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/P1010279.jpg\" alt=\"Riviera Beach, MD\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Riviera Beach, MD<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/IMG_20210710_130935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202107\/09\/thumbnails\/IMG_20210710_130935.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Severna River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores of Severna River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, after landing in Baltimore, I waited and couldn&#8217;t find my checked bags at the carousel. A chat with an airport agent revealed that they were loaded onto my originally tagged flight and landed in Washington Reagan Airport (DCA) <del>last night<\/del> this morning. They did offer to deliver the bags to my home, and they arrived the next morning.<br \/>\nThat concluded this rather dramatic journey back.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending a week visiting places in Alaska, this post would be about my flights back home on the east coast, that\u2019s plagued by delays and interruptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,546,2],"tags":[537],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6034"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6034"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6053,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6034\/revisions\/6053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}