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Aerial photos from SF to MPLS

I took these pictures on a flight from San Francisco to Minneapolis. Below each picture is the minutes into the flight at which the picture was taken. The total flight time was about 3 hours, and all pictures except a few at the end (circling Minneapolis) face north and/or west, and of course down. If you're curious (or you're Hawk) you could get out a map and a ruler and find out approximately where each picture is.

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11 minutes
11 minutes
13 minutes
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14 minutes
14 minutes
17 minutes
21 minutes
22 minutes - clearcuts :(
25 minutes
26 minutes - that is definitely Lake Tahoe, but is that a ski resort in the upper right?
26 minutes - yes it is!
35 minutes
40 minutes
43 minutes
44 minutes
45 minutes
46 minutes
47 minutes. What river is this, Hawk?
52 minutes
55 minutes
60 minutes
68 minutes. First cloud seen on this flight!
70 minutes
70 minutes
73 minutes
74 minutes
75 minutes
77 minutes
79 minutes
82 minutes
83 minutes
84 minutes
89 minutes. Frozen lakes.
95 minutes
96 minutes
98 minutes
103 minutes
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124 minutes
128 minutes
139 minutes
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156 minutes
159 minutes
166 minutes
171 minutes
173 minutes
174 minutes. Note the other plane.
175 minutes
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178 minutes