“We are now approaching our final destination, Denver, Colorado. Please fasten your seatbelts and wait for further instructions.” I slipped out of my hibernation like sleep, just in time to hear the end of this message. My head snapped up like a sprung mousetrap, only to be blinded by the explosion of light reflecting off of the airplane’s wing. When I recovered from my temporary blindness, I looked out the window; once again my eyes were shocked as they absorbed the spectacular landscape rolled out before them. The air was instantl ....