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I wish this was what I was talking about.

You know when you book a flight you’re always looking for the cheapest fare? The fare that you paid for the ticket this holiday season is not the price you paid to get you and all your LUGGAGE to your destination. I’m flying US Airways today to the east coast, and was charged $15 for my first bag and $25 for my snowboard bag. It used to be an all inclusive experience: baggage, meal, pillow, blanket, movie. Now I think I’ll probably have to pay for my meal too.

Gone are the days where flying was convenient and fun and hip. Those adjectives should only be used for flying privately.

I think I’d still rather fly Southwest and have fixed flying costs, instead of playing airline roulette with fares only to have to pay more money when I get to the airport. Previously I mentioned that Southwest had hedged their fuel for the year, I hope they are stocking up again right now.

Does anyone know of any gasoline for car hedge funds? I’d be a member of any club that would get me fixed prices on fuel for the next year or two.

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A Southwest 737 ready to take to the skies in Oakland.

I just got back from flying to Idaho to go mountain biking again. I just can’t stay away from Tamarack Resort! The trails are awesome!

I figured that since I was back from an amazing and long road trip in a motorhome, I should try to ride every form of transportation I could within a week. So I got a ride in a car to the ferry and then I took a train to catch a bus. I then rode a plane and got a ride in a car to ride a bike. The ones I think I missed were:

1. motorcycle
2. horse
3. camel
4. piggyback

Can anyone thing of others I should have taken?

I think Southwest is doing an awesome job in this economy. I like knowing that at least some companies are doing a good job of keeping the customers happy. Being able to book flights and know what price I’m going to pay, regardless of if its two weeks out or 6 months in advance, makes me more confident and interested in continuing to travel. Its interesting to see how they are able to play smart in this time of $100 barrels of oil. How do they do it? Hedging fuel. Oh and with the other airlines starting to charge for baggage, Southwest has guaranteed my loyalty by not adding to the shenanigans that I already have to go through just to get to the gate.

When I’m not traveling in my 8 mile-per-gallon 1000 mile-per-smile motorhome, any trip I take in an airplane will be with Southwest Airlines. Ding!

Watching the sun rise from Cloud 9 in Idaho.

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The land yacht and the Milky Way in alignment north of Monument Valley.

I’m not sure if it is the lack of sky pollution (absence of city lights and accompanying smog) or being in sacred tribal land that has caused me to turn my eyes and camera towards the sky.

Either way I like what I’ve seen and captured. Gallery after the jump! (more…)

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