The space shuttle visits Sacramento

When I was a kid, I stood on the side of a road at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California with my mom and brother, watching the space shuttle return from a mission and land on the runway. Years later, I watched the space shuttle retire...

It was definitely unlike any Friday morning at the office. We climbed up the narrow staircase to the roof of our building and stood waiting, scanning the skyline.

On September 21, the space shuttle Endeavor made its final flight through California. I was one of the thousands of people across the state who watched in awe and reverence as it flew overhead on the back of a modified 747. And I mean RIGHT overhead. It was incredible. But my favorite part of the morning was seeing through my zoom lens all the others who gathered on the rooftops and parking structures with their cell phones and binoculars or just their coffee cups in hand to watch as well. Sacramento truly stood still that day. I knew instantly I wanted to collage the images. So, here they are...

Here it comes...

And there it goes....right over the Capitol!