OFF TO MCMINVILLE TO THE EVERGREEN AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM!

WE WILL AVOID PORTLAND AND TAKE SOME BACKROADS TO THE WEST OF IT.  AS CLOSE AS I WANT TO THE FREEWAY, AND  I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE PARKING LOT CALLED THE OREGON COAST IN THE SUMMER. MUCH BETTER ROADS IN LOGGER COUNTRY!
 

CROSSING OVER THE COLUMBIA RIVER..ITS A BIT GREY AND DAMP OUT SO FAR!

REAL GREY!!!

BACKROADS HERE ARE ALMOST DESERTED..GREAT!!
 
 

VERNONIA WA.
WE HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST  IN A PLACE PACKED FULL OF PICS OF THE TV SHOW THEY FIM HERE...AXEMEN..

WHOA! THIS IS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE PRAIRIES!!
SOMEWHERE S OF FOREST GROVE ON #47

WE  STOP AT NOON AT  THR RED LION HOTEL  IN MCMINNVILLE AS ITS  THE CLOSEST HOTEL TO THE  MUSEUM..VERY NICE! ALSO HAS A MOVIE THEATRE NEXT DOOR SO WE WILL CHECK THAT OUT IN THE EVENING.
WE DO..WE WATCH A NAZI KILLIN THING!!
 

NOW THIS IS QUITE A SURPRISE..I WAS EXPECTING A OLD AIRBASE AND HANGERS WITH SOME COOL PLANES, BUT THIS PLACE IS NEW! AND QUITE A SHOW! i HAVE BEEN TO A FEW OF THESE OVER THE YEARS,INCLUDING OSHKOSH   BUT NONE COMPARED TO THIS !!  SPENT THE AFTERNOON!
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WE HIKE A MILE DOWN THE ROAD  TO THE EVERGREEN AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
 
 

I WANT ONE OF THESE!  LOTS  OF PLANES  OUTSIDE!!
 

THINGS ARE BIG HERE!
 
 

ouch!

NICE PIPES! THE  HARLEY GUYS WOULD LOVE EM!

F4 PHANTOM INSIDE
CRUDE OR WHAT?
 

I USED TO THINK THE B17 WAS BIG!

BUT LOOKY UP THERE!

BAA BAAA

NICE!! ALWAYS MY FAVORITE!
 
 

THAT  SUCKY GM PONY CAR MISSED THE BOAT WHEN THEY DIDNT SNAG THIS NAME FOR THEIR CAR...:)

NOW .....GETTING BIGGER...

THING IS REALLYYY BIG!

TTHE AIR MUSEUM  WAS PACKED WITH PLANES...
 
 

LOTSA POWER HERE!!.GOOD STUFF...NOW TIME TO MOVE ON TO THE SPACE MUSEUM.

THAT HAD TO BE QUIT A RIDE!!

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REAL BLACKBIRD! ZOOM ZOOM..FORGET YOUR BIKES!!!

I THINK THEY DROPPED THOSE OLD VETTES ON THE COMMIES BACK WHEN!

I HATE BUICKS...WE SHOULD ALL KNOW WHY..:)  BUT!! HERE ARE  2 OF THEM  USED AS THE STARTER FOR THE BLACKBIRD!

A GREAT  TOUR INSIDE, AND ABOUT 20+ PLANES TO CHECK OUT AROUND THE BUILDINGS!

A GREAT PITSTOP, WORTH THE TRIP!
check out their website!
SAYS THEY ARE GETTING ONE OF THE SPACE SHUTTLES, BUT NOT THERE YET!!

NOW  TO A MOVIE, A MEAL, AND  TOMORROW!
 

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