CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge

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Great shot, Flyn!

So this is mostly for Cormanus who seems to be our wordsmith in residence, but anyone can chime in. "Distant Vista" seems redundant at first, but maybe it is not. "Vista" means, by modern definition a broad, sweeping view usually from a high vantage point like a mountain. That view is implicitly "distant", right? However, I contend that a "Distant Vista" might refer to a broad, sweeping view that includes a view in the distance of another vantage point from which, presumably, another broad, sweeping view can be seen. So, for example, Flynrider's picture includes a distant vista because of the mesa in the distance, but if I posted a picture of my bike with Lake Michigan and nothing but the horizon in the background, I would be showing a vista but not a DISTANT vista. By the way, our new coffee at the office has more caffeine than our old brand; probably should have stopped at one cup.