Pretty country from an airplane...

the ground leading to the mountians is mine ladden and wasn't safe to walk off hardpack...

I can see the Ark...

It's a damn shame. It's sort of like what's been happening in Kashmir. Some of the prettiest places are almost useless due to senseless wars between very stubborn cultures. I wonder if we've ruined some of these places permanently. I say "we" because I know we've had a some involvement in some of these wars.