Friday, January 15, 2010

We sorted though all of the pictures we took today and could only narrow it down to nine pictures. Very interesting day today.


The sunrise yesterday morning. Last night Barbara Jean ask for a picture of either the sunrise or sunset. I told her Grandpa had taken one just that morning, so Barbara here it is.


This was a very interesting Pima Air & Space Museum to visit. We actually went on the Air Force Base in Tucson. Had to show picture ID a couple of times to enter. Of course on the way there I remembered I didn't have my drivers license, but in the truck we had our passports. I was saved from getting in trouble with the other half and having to turn around and go back. Thanks to Corrina Neal Eklund for recommending we visit this Museum.


This is what they call the boneyard. The boneyard is where they take all planes when they don't need them anymore. Sometimes when needed they are regenerated for use. Then sometimes they are just scrapped for parts. This covering is used to protect the plane from sand and the white color is to protect the plane from the heat in the summer.


This plane (Blackbird) could fly from Los Angles to Washington DC in 64 minutes. It was a spy plane. It became obsolete when they started using satellites for spying. This plane was made out of titanium because of the heat it generated when flying. It flew 2200 mph and the wing temperature was 650 degrees.


Information on the previous picture.


Airplane in the next picture.


As the sign before states this is the Airplane that was assigned to President Kennedy and Johnson. So this was the airplane that President Johnson took his oath after President Kennedy was shot in Dallas.


This mountain looks like the rocks are dark & light color, but it is actually shadows from the clouds on the mountains. With the temperature and the beautiful mountains I told Bob if it wasn't for my kids, grandchildren, and family I could live here. He said those are big reason you aren't going to live here, right. I said sure is.


This is our speedometer on the way back from the Air & Space Museum. It looks like Bob is trying to be one of the planes with high speed. This is why we have to find a Chevy Dealership next week. Sometimes the speedometer works, sometimes it doesn't. Bob usually drives by the tachometer.