John Wiley

Does anyone know the story about this remarkably tall Santa Monica Way crane John Wiley saw up on the Mesa Friday?

South Coast construction aerial updates by John Wiley: Oprah's open space, Summerland cliff dwellers, Carp 101, Miramar, SBMA, & SBCC.
 

Seeing different layers of smoke over Montecito Peak flying home Friday, John Wiley wondered where the fire(s) might be.

Here's an update on the Big Sur landslide and Hearst Castle swimming pool from John Wiley's flight.

Flying around the Whittier Fire burn area, John Wiley thought it would look worse.

With the Whittier Fire increasingly coming under control, John Wiley came across information about wildfire trends

Here are some aerial shots of the Whittier fire over the Gaviota Pass and flaring up the North slope.

Five days brought contrasting sights for John Wiley, from spotting a blue whale in the Channel to yesterday's orange sky.

Flying in from Santa Cruz Island, John Wiley was startled to see this monster plume of the Alamo Fire.

Glimpses of the future and past from John Wiley's local flights.

People took refreshing Santa Ynez River dips last weekend when John Wiley flew past.

There's a new "suburb" of Summerland in these pics from John Wiley's recent flight.