I know it is late and not too

[akbacchus_BC]

many DUers are online. We just went to Omaha via Seattle and Salt Lake City.

What are those huge round things and barren areas? Are they really salt?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

1. "huge round things and barren areas"

Republican heads?

[akbacchus_BC]

2. Lol, you are too funny. Am serious

the whole area was so barren, no greenery. And some areas where so white, guess it is different viewing it when in a plane!

I remember you from the animal you inherited, LOL.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

3. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Well, I could, but I didn't.

[petronius]

4. Center-pivot irrigation, perhaps?

How huge and round do you mean, exactly?

[akbacchus_BC]

8. That is it Petronious from above. Could not begin to understand the landscape!

I tried to take pictures but we were so high, the pictures were blurry.

[daredtowork]

5. How is he doing?

lol - it IS too late. I thought you said you went to visit Omaha Steve!

[akbacchus_BC]

9. No, I we went to my son-in-law service in Omaha! As I was returning back

I then wondered if Omaha-Steve lived there but never thought of contacting him. We were on a very tight schedule to get to Omaha and back to BC within 2-1/2 days.

[haikugal]

6. Huge round things, like the irrigation circles?

Trying to guess what you mean..there is a lot of barren ground in those areas..at least arid. Just guessing.

[akbacchus_BC]

10. We were flying over Salt Lake City and there were these huge puddles!

Lots of barren land and no greenery.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. I'm gonna second the "center-pivot irrigation"

basically you have this big-ass thing that irrigates in a circle, hence, the circles.

[akbacchus_BC]

11. No, some were square shaped and some were round!

From looking down on a plane it is so different! Some were square shaped especially over Salt Lake City!

[Hekate]

12. When my mom was still alive I flew to SLC many times. Irrigation does look bizarre from above....

The giant circles are from center-pivot irrigation systems in a desert environment. That's why the edges are so stark and unnatural.

I always took the squares to be plots for future non-agricultural development, and/or parking lots for already-existing schools, plants, and businesses, as I usually could see buildings of some sort along one or two edges of the square.

Bet you're glad to be back where water just falls from the sky!

[Jesus Malverde]

13. Look it up on google maps and post a link

Satellite view