Views from the Plane

When I fly I do not usually sit by the window. However, when flying between Kansas City and San Francisco today I had both an aisle and window seat. So, what did I do? I pulled out my camera and took a few pictures during the flight.

Kansas City Missouri, Airport, MCI, AirportsWhile sitting at the gate I took a few pictures, including one of the very familiar control tower at the Kansas City airport. For many years, this was my home airport and I really enjoyed the convenience of the airport. The gates are very close to the curb and it does not take long to get to the plane.

This also brought back memories of my last flight from Kansas City when we sat through a thunderstorm while waiting to take off.

Kansas City Airport, New Airport, Taking off, Kansas City to San FranciscoHere we are taking off. In the top left you can see the three terminals of the Kansas City Airport. They will soon start construction on a brand new airport terminal that will replace the existing ones.

In Flight, Cloud layer, clouds, flyingHere is the cloud layer as we rose above it toward our cruising altitude. It was cloudy for much of the flight. I think… I did get a good long nap in 🙂 Maybe it was just mostly cloudy when I was awake.

Snow Covered Mountains, Flying, NovemberHere you can see that there is already snow in the Sierras. The snow is only on the higher ground, but definitely winter is on the way.

Patterson from the air. flying, overhead viewSome of my readers may immediately recognize this town. I spend a lot of time here on Sundays. I can see just where the orchard is that I have written several posts about and also pick out where several of my friends live. We flew just to the north of town so I was able to get a good view. Since we were on our descent we were low enough to see some detail.

Now for some sleep. At least jet lag will not be too bad with only a two hour time difference.

Steven

 

 

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Burnt Ends Dinner

One of the foods that I wanted to eat while back in Kansas City was Burnt Ends. However, I didn’t just want them from any old place. I wanted the best burnt ends.

Smoke House BBQ, Gladstone, Missouri, Kansas City, Burnt Ends, BBQ

Tonight I took my sister and brother-in-law out to dinner at Smokehouse BBQ on North Oak Trafficway in Gladstone, Missouri. I have great memories of meals eaten there in the past.

Burnt Ends, North Oak Trafficway, Smoke House BBQ

Here is a snap of the menu choice for my meal. I of course got the Burnt End Platter. I will shorten the description a bit.

Mouth watering chunks of beef brisket served with two sides, Texas toast and pickles.

My two sides were BBQ beans and coleslaw.

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Doesn’t this look delicious? The plate of food looks really good, except it would have been nice if they would have wiped down the edge of the plate. However, I was not going to let a little bit of splatter get in the way of the delicious burnt ends.

The BBQ beans also brought back some good memories. One of my friends would always stop and pick up a large container of beans before any picnic we had for holidays like 4th of July or Memorial Day.

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The burnt ends were so delicious. I really like the different textures of the burnt ends from almost burnt to a bit fatty. Of course the BBQ sauce also adds to the wonderful flavor of the beef.

For those of you who do not know what burn ends are, they come from the point end of a brisket. This part of the brisket is usually fattier and also cooks a bit faster than the rest. In fact, a good burnt end should have a bit of char.

burnt ends, bbq, Smokehouse bbq, Gladstone, burnt ends, char

Yum, the burnt ends were so good. I had been looking forward to these for the entire trip. I am still remembering the taste and texture as I sit here typing.

The meal also brought back some memories of my previous job, which is now 24 years in the past, when I worked in the food packing industry. However, that is another story so I won’t share them now.

Now to get some sleep before my trip home tomorrow.

Have you enjoyed the best BBQ in the country at Smokehouse BBQ?

Steven

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