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More Earth Tourism, Tuesday
Lana looked them all over as they arrived, then passed out sunscreen. "Put this on before we leave, please. Also I have extra sunglasses, should you not have your own. And folding chairs, unless you don't mind getting wet or have your own means of preventing that."
She waited until they were done; if anybody chose not to, they'd be getting a very disapproving look. Then she led them through the portal.
And into the sky, to all appearances. They were surrounded by bright sunlight and blue sky.
"Today we're experiencing Salar de Uyuni. We're over 3,600 kilometers above sea level. There's less atmosphere between us and the sun here, so keep that sunscreen on and reapply it if you feel any doubt as to its level of protection. And be careful how hard you exert yourself. We're not nearly as high as Everest here, but it's high enough to be a potential issue."
She gestured around them. "This is a salt flat over ten thousand square kilometers large, and over that space its variation in elevation is under one meter. It's used to calibrate measuring equipment on satellites because of its consistency and reflectivity.
"I may have cheated with the portal a bit to get us here after it's rained. And since I was doing that, I went with just before sunset, so we should have time to see some fairly spectacular colour."
Then she was just going to let you all experience it. She might meditate. There were chairs if you didn't want to sit in the water, though it's only a thin layer.
She waited until they were done; if anybody chose not to, they'd be getting a very disapproving look. Then she led them through the portal.
And into the sky, to all appearances. They were surrounded by bright sunlight and blue sky.
"Today we're experiencing Salar de Uyuni. We're over 3,600 kilometers above sea level. There's less atmosphere between us and the sun here, so keep that sunscreen on and reapply it if you feel any doubt as to its level of protection. And be careful how hard you exert yourself. We're not nearly as high as Everest here, but it's high enough to be a potential issue."
She gestured around them. "This is a salt flat over ten thousand square kilometers large, and over that space its variation in elevation is under one meter. It's used to calibrate measuring equipment on satellites because of its consistency and reflectivity.
"I may have cheated with the portal a bit to get us here after it's rained. And since I was doing that, I went with just before sunset, so we should have time to see some fairly spectacular colour."
Then she was just going to let you all experience it. She might meditate. There were chairs if you didn't want to sit in the water, though it's only a thin layer.
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