Tag: Steam

  • Caldeira Velha

    São Miguel, The Azores (Açores), Portugal (March 2001) Caldeira Velha clings precariously halfway down the volcanic mountain that forms Lagoa do Fogo in São Miguel’s middle interior (map). One of the amazing features of the caldera is a naturally heated swimming pool built beneath a gentle waterfall. The water’s rich mineral content stained the incline…

  • Aircraft Carrier, Part 3 (Air Power)

    The USS John C. Stennis and the thousands of sailors that comprise its crew exist to keep military jets in the air far from home.  They do this extraordinarily well.  We got to watch aircraft from a variety of vantage points, feeling their immense power as much as hearing and seeing them. I’ve never served…