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Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. They are really appreciated.

Here is a simulated aerial view in the direction of Mount Whitney from directly above Mount San Antonio, at elevation 300,000 feet (about 56.8 miles above sea level). The black lines are meridians, running due north-south. The red lines are the California state boundary. From this elevation, Oregon can be seen on the horizon.

This may help people visualize the relative locations of the peaks and the perspective from the direction of Mt. San Antonio.

The colors are completely based on elevation, not actual Earth colors.

As with the previous image, my program is capable of producing a better-resolution image of the topography, but I wanted to make one quickly for display here, so this is the low-res version:

Wow, nice man . I hope you work in this field, if not, you should seriously think about it

OMG, Virtual Mountaineering!

Day Hiker wrote:…. Here is a simulated aerial view in the direction of Mount Whitney from directly above Mount San Antonio, at elevation 300,000 feet (about 56.8 miles above sea level).

I bet this is probably the same view the Aetherian's have from their spaceship
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44334

Seriously, thanks Dayhiker for this ultra cool stuff

graham wrote:

Day Hiker wrote:…. Here is a simulated aerial view in the direction of Mount Whitney from directly above Mount San Antonio, at elevation 300,000 feet (about 56.8 miles above sea level).

I bet this is probably the same view the Aetherian's have from their spaceship
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44334

Seriously, thanks Dayhiker for this ultra cool stuff

Oh no, you didn't!!

Day Hiker: You are totally rocking the house right now!

(I tried to embed this video to express my enthusiasm, but I don't know how to do it.)

There must be some stimulus funds to support this!

Luciano136 wrote:Wow, nice man . I hope you work in this field, if not, you should seriously think about it

Actually, I'm one of Nevada's 20%-or-so unemployed. I suppose Vegas may be the wrong place to live for someone who wants to find a job that actually uses one's intelligence.

I want to live here, so I'll settle for something less. But it has to be steady and permanent -- the kind of thing one needs to make monthly house payments and raise a DayHikerJr. Part time is completely fine; it just has to be stable.

Day Hiker wrote:

Luciano136 wrote:Wow, nice man . I hope you work in this field, if not, you should seriously think about it

Actually, I'm one of Nevada's 20%-or-so unemployed. I suppose Vegas may be the wrong place to live for someone who wants to find a job that actually uses one's intelligence.

I want to live here, so I'll settle for something less. But it has to be steady and permanent -- the kind of thing one needs to make monthly house payments and raise a DayHikerJr. Part time is completely fine; it just has to be stable.

That sucks . I might join those ranks too unfortunately.

You should work for Navteq orso.

Very cool, Day Hiker! I work in this field and this ain't easy by any means, let alone programmed in Excel!

Luciano136 wrote:

graham wrote:

Day Hiker wrote:…. Here is a simulated aerial view in the direction of Mount Whitney from directly above Mount San Antonio, at elevation 300,000 feet (about 56.8 miles above sea level).

I bet this is probably the same view the Aetherian's have from their spaceship
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44334
Seriously, thanks Dayhiker for this ultra cool stuff

Oh no, you didn't!!

Are you referring to:
1. Resurrecting the Aetherian thread?
2. Joining the Aetherians?
3. Thanking Day Hiker?
Guilty as charged on counts 1 & 3 and on count #2 I plead that I was temporarily in close proximity to the Aetherains this past August as they were gathering on Mt Harwood.
But I haven’t joined….


.......yet

Cool shot.

Quickly answer this.

What city is farther west, Reno or LA?

you can win $$$$$ in bars with this one.

Guyzo wrote:Cool shot.

Quickly answer this.

What city is farther west, Reno or LA?

you can win $$$$$ in bars with this one.

Reno?

graham wrote:

Luciano136 wrote:

graham wrote:

Day Hiker wrote:…. Here is a simulated aerial view in the direction of Mount Whitney from directly above Mount San Antonio, at elevation 300,000 feet (about 56.8 miles above sea level).

I bet this is probably the same view the Aetherian's have from their spaceship
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44334
Seriously, thanks Dayhiker for this ultra cool stuff

Oh no, you didn't!!

Are you referring to:
1. Resurrecting the Aetherian thread?
2. Joining the Aetherians?
3. Thanking Day Hiker?
Guilty as charged on counts 1 & 3 and on count #2 I plead that I was temporarily in close proximity to the Aetherains this past August as they were gathering on Mt Harwood.
But I haven’t joined….


.......yet

Number 1

Reno is actually just a bit farther west than Santa Barbara.