{"id":6905,"date":"2022-08-27T22:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2024-09-19T03:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:55:32","slug":"20220827aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827aa\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Log of American Airlines Flight 2890 and 2372 from Washington DC to Denver via Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A post about my flights with American Airlines from Washington DC to Denver, the start of a week of mountaineering in the wonderous state of Colorado.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104116.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking National Mall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking National Mall<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/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:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,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', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This trip to Colorado had long been in my plans. Having done two YDS class 3 peaks in the previous two years, I finally thought it\u2019s time for me to take mountaineering to the next level, by venturing into the alpine state of Colorado. Originally, I scheduled this trip at the end of July, planning to fly to Laredo after it for this year\u2019s Bronco and Palomino League World Series. At the beginning of July, scheduling at my workplace meant I had a preferred opening to move this trip to the end of August, the week before Labor Day.<br \/>\nWhile airfare during summer 2022 had been through the roof, it finally cooled down towards the end of August, when American Airlines was only selling this one-way trip for 150 dollars. (An alternative would be 9.5k miles, with an inferior schedule, so I didn&#8217;t choose that.)<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"American_Airlines_Flight_2890_from_Washington_Reagan_to_Charlotte\">American Airlines Flight 2890 from Washington Reagan to Charlotte<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Just days before my flight, I learned that Washington DC&#8217;s Metro was shutting down yellow line service for pretty much the rest of the year. As a result, I made my way to the metro station at 7:30am, 3 hours before my flight, which was very early for my departures from Washington Reagan Airport.<br \/>\nIn line with my unfortunate tradition of losing things this summer, I couldn&#8217;t find my metro card while trying to exit the station at the airport. Changing metro trains (or having to get up early) certainly took its toll.<\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_094130Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_094130Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Breakfast<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">From &#8220;American Tap Room&#8221;, a restaurant that participated in PPS. They had a rather limited breakfast menu, and this fried chicken was a disappointment. It felt a bit overcooked and were too hard to bite.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_100146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_100146.jpg\" width=\"99%\" alt=\"Fire Trucks at DCA Ramp\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fire Trucks at DCA Ramp<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">They were to perform a water salute on an American Airlines plane wearing &#8220;Medal of Honor&#8221; livery.<\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_094130Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_100146.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Trucks at DCA Ramp\" \/><\/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<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_094130Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_094130Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Breakfast<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">From &#8220;American Tap Room&#8221;, a restaurant that participated in PPS. They had a rather limited breakfast menu, and these fried chicken was a disappointment. It felt a bit overcooked and were too hard to bite.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_100146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_100146.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Trucks at DCA Ramp\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fire Trucks at DCA Ramp<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">They were to perform a water salute on a American Airlines plane wearing &#8220;Medal of Honor&#8221; livery.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After the long metro line and with modest lines at the security checkpoint, I made it to &#8220;American Tap Room&#8221; for some free food, courtesy of PPS, which turned out to be a bit underwhelming.<br \/>\nAnd after this restaurant visit, by the time I reached the boarding gate a concourse away, it&#8217;s already final boarding call.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 2890<br \/>\nBoeing 737-800 (N956NN)<br \/>\nSeat 8F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 10:26am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 10:39am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 12:30pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 11:37am<br \/>\n58 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121715183&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>With status from Alaska Airlines, I was sitting on the first row of &#8220;Main Cabin Extra&#8221;, seat 8F. Quite to my surprise, I had the entire row to myself, somewhat justifying the lower fare compared to a month ago.<br \/>\nOnly that I found the power outlets underneath the seats didn&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the gate, we waited in line for a few minutes before takeoff. It&#8217;s a northbound departure, meaning I got to enjoy the views of National Mall on takeoff.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nj7oBEMS40I\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104121.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking National Mall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking National Mall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104129.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Washington DC\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Washington DC<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104138.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Washington DC\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Washington DC<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104523.jpg\" alt=\"Dulles Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dulles Airport<\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_104121.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking National Mall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_104129.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Washington DC\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_104138.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Washington DC\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_104523.jpg\" alt=\"Dulles Airport\" \/><\/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 the takeoff.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104121.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking National Mall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking National Mall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104129.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104129.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Washington DC\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Washington DC<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104138.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104138.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Washington DC\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Washington DC<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_104523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_104523.jpg\" alt=\"Dulles Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dulles Airport<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Much of the flight was following US Route 29, a route that I frequented on my way to Shenandoah National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway, with some familiar sceneries. <\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_105134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_105134.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Culpeper, Virginia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Culpeper, Virginia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A small town on my way to the southern part of Shenandoah National Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_105707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_105707.jpg\" alt=\"Charlottesville, Virginia\" \/><\/a><\/br>Charlottesville, Virginia<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_105827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_105827.jpg\" alt=\"I64 across Blue Ridge Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>I64 across Blue Ridge Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/P1020689.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020689.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Waynesboro\" \/><\/a><\/br>Town of Waynesboro<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Rockfish Gap, southern end of Shenandoah National Park and northern end of Blue Ridge Parkway, in the lower center of this photo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_110341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_110341.jpg\" width=\"57%\" alt=\"James River\" \/><\/a><\/br>James River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_110743.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_110743.jpg\" alt=\"Smith Mountain Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Smith Mountain Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_112825.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_112825.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Charlotte Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Charlotte Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_113438.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_113438.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Pineville Quarry\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pineville Quarry<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not used to seeing a big quarry in such urban area.<\/span><\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_105134.jpg\" alt=\"Culpeper, Virginia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_105707.jpg\" alt=\"Charlottesville, Virginia\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_105827.jpg\" alt=\"I64 across Blue Ridge Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/P1020689.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Waynesboro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_110341.jpg\" alt=\"James River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_110743.jpg\" alt=\"Smith Mountain Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_112825.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Charlotte Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_113438.jpg\" alt=\"Pineville Quarry\" \/><\/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 the scenes along the way.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_105134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_105134.jpg\" alt=\"Culpeper, Virginia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Culpeper, Virginia<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A small town on my way to the southern part of Shenandoah National Park.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_105707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_105707.jpg\" alt=\"Charlottesville, Virginia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Charlottesville, Virginia<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_105827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_105827.jpg\" alt=\"I64 across Blue Ridge Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>I64 across Blue Ridge Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/P1020689.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/P1020689.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Waynesboro\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Waynesboro<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Rockfish Gap, southern end of Shenandoah National Park and northern end of Blue Ridge Parkway, in the lower center of this photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_110341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_110341.jpg\" alt=\"James River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>James River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_110743.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_110743.jpg\" alt=\"Smith Mountain Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Smith Mountain Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_112825.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_112825.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Charlotte Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Charlotte Airport<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_113438.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_113438.jpg\" alt=\"Pineville Quarry\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pineville Quarry<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not used to seeing a big quarry in such urban area.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N3g2TeWh-oY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Officially, I only had a 30-minute connection at Charlotte. However, my inbound flight landed almost an hour early, so I had just enough time to make a detour to visit &#8220;The Club CLT&#8221;, the only lounge in the airport that participated in PPS, which opened just a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>To begin, this lounge removed its self-service food area and opted for a menu behind QR codes (upper left). From a decent (but by no means, bountiful) selection (right), I picked the &#8220;Chicken Gumbo and Rice&#8221; (&#11088;popular) given my limited time, which came with a nice-looking picture (lower-left).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/TheClubCLT.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/TheClubCLT.jpg\" alt=\"Food Offerings in Lounge\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n13 minutes later and much to my upset, I was served with a small cup of, something edible (below). Just that I was having a hard time correlating it to the picture on my phone. (Next to a bit of cranberry juice that I picked up from the self-service counter, which tasted like too much sugar.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_121857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_121857.jpg\" alt=\"Food Offerings in Lounge\" \/><\/a><\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_122242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_122242.jpg\" alt=\"The Club CLT\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Club CLT<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_115410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_115410.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Moving walkways like these were invaluable for connecting passengers between Charlotte Airport\u2019s many concourses.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_122624.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_122624.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The airport was pretty unique in having a few indoor trees at this open space right after the security. The giant array of windows to the right gave it a greenhouse-like warmth.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_125958.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_125958.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Charlotte Airport<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking back at the &#8220;greenhouse windows&#8221; after we pushed back from the gate, at this fortress hub of American Airlines.<\/div>\n<\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_122242.jpg\" alt=\"The Club CLT\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_115410.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_122624.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_125958.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport\" \/><\/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<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_122242.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_122242.jpg\" alt=\"The Club CLT\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Club CLT<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_115410.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_115410.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Moving walkways like these were invaluable for connecting passengers between Charlotte Airport\u2019s many concourses.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_122624.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_122624.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Charlotte Airport Terminal Interior<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The airport was pretty unique in having a few indoor trees at this open space right after the security. The giant array of windows to the right gave it a greenhouse-like warmth.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_125958.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_125958.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Charlotte Airport<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking back at the &#8220;greenhouse windows&#8221; after we pushed back from the gate, at this fortress hub of American Airlines.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"American_Airlines_Flight_2372_from_Charlotte_to_Denver\">American Airlines Flight 2372 from Charlotte to Denver<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After an underwhelming visit to the lounge, I headed for the boarding gate of the upcoming flight to Denver, and the boarding was almost complete. That&#8217;s in line with the fact that the plane was fairly empty, and again I had an entire row to myself. <\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 2372<br \/>\nAirbus 321 (N184US)<br \/>\nSeat 8F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 1:00pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 1:06pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 2:28pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 2:02pm<br \/>\n2 hours and 56 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121715331&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsM5jRQ0r8Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/125600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/125600.jpg\" width=\"60%\" alt=\"Broken Entertainment System\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Broken Entertainment System<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">American Airlines offered WiFi and live television on most of its mainline fleets. Unfortunately, the latter was unavailable for this flight (the &#8220;entertainment&#8221; button was grayed out in the screenshot). I had hoped to watch a particular sports match on ESPN that happened to overlap with this flight, so much to my dismay, I was relegated to stored TV episodes on my phone for this flight, and the match&#8217;s replay latter that day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\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\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_133246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_133246.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Knoxville Airport by Tennessee River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Knoxville Airport by Tennessee River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_145109Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_145109Q9.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Fields outside Denver\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields outside Denver<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This felt a lot more barren than I anticipated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_140818Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_140818Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Key Lime Air Dornier 328 (N295DS)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Key Lime Air Dornier 328 (N295DS)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Quite a novel sighting.<\/span><\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_133246.jpg\" alt=\"Knoxville Airport by Tennessee River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_145109Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields outside Denver\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20220827_140818Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Key Lime Air Dornier 328 (N295DS)\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_133246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_133246.jpg\" alt=\"Knoxville Airport by Tennessee River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Knoxville Airport by Tennessee River<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_145109Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_145109Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields outside Denver\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields outside Denver<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This felt a lot more barren than I anticipated.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_140818Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_140818Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Key Lime Air Dornier 328 (N295DS)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Key Lime Air Dornier 328 (N295DS)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Quite a novel sighting.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oeNZXx3b9fE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A friend of mine would join me on this Colorado trip, and he would be arriving the next morning. So for this night, I chose to stay at Hyatt Place Pe\u00f1a Station\/Denver Airport, which was a cat2 Hyatt at 8000 points per night, and offered free airport shuttle.<br \/>\nThe hotel room was nice with modern decor. One could feel it belonged to the modern &#8220;Hyatt Place&#8221; that&#8217;s not inherited from &#8220;AmeriSuites&#8221;. The hotel &#8220;upgraded&#8221; me to the top floor. Unfortunately (that meant) I could hear the howling wind from the air vents that couldn&#8217;t be muffled by my earplugs. It kept me from getting good sleep until the second half of the night when the wind abated.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, I planned for the option to hit downtown Denver for an evening out, since my hotel was right next to the tram station. But after settling down in the hotel, I felt a bit tired, so I found some dinner <del>nearby<\/del> not too far away and called it a day.<\/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\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_154033.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_154033.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_154051.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_154051.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_154102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_154102.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/20220827_164146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/27\/thumbnails\/20220827_164146.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Dinner at Nearby Vietnamese Restaurant\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinner at Nearby Vietnamese Restaurant<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I felt a bit tired from the day&#8217;s flights, so I picked this restaurant not far from my hotel for dinner. Under suggestion from the waiter, I picked &#8220;combination pho&#8221; which had a bit of everything. 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Under suggestion from the waiter, I picked &#8220;combination pho&#8221; which had a bit of everything. 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