How reporter Ruben Vives got the story about an overlook in Death Valley that is a mecca for the fighter-jet-obsessed
Some stories land on your lap the way a paper plane makes a graceful landing on the ground. That was the case with “Star Wars Canyon.” My colleague Irfan Khan, a photojournalist at The Times, pitched the story — about a place in Death Valley National Park where the fighter-jet-obsessed gather in anticipation of brief, thrilling flyovers — one Saturday afternoon in February. After listening to him and watching video clips, I was beyond curious.
We headed out to the canyon — and Father Crowley Overlook, the best place to watch fighter jets in action — in March.
