The photo above was taken by my wife from the right seat, soon after I learned to fly and was confident enough to carry passengers.

When she showed it to me I was surprised to see Mount Rainier in the distance. It's not that I didn't know it was there. I had just never noticed it right there at the end of the runway.

"What!" she said. "How could you not have noticed?"

My mind was on other things.

"What other things?"

Well, for one, learning how to land.