'24/#22 Another For The Bucket

 Mary has designated this year's travels as the "Bucket List Tour" since we are going to see many of the things we have just driven past while saying "next time". The list is very long but we are checking things off as we meander around the country. 

Many years ago I had read about Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose. The list of facts surrounding the design and construction of this first jumbo transport plane boggles the mind. I have said that if I was anywhere near where it was displayed I would make a point to see it. Well McMinnville Oregon is now the permanent home of the Spruce Goose. The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum is an eclectic collection of aircraft with the Goose as it's centerpiece. Planes and replicas of some original planes cover aviation history from the Wright brothers to F-14s. 

Mary in the blue shirt.

As I said, the Spruce Goose is the centerpiece and also the biggest plane by far in the exhibit. It was impossible to get a picture of the entire plane in a single frame either because of it's length or the height of it's tail. Mary was not as interested in seeing this as it was one of my bucket list items but once in the massive presence of the one of a kind airplane she was hooked. The story behind it's creation is just as amazing as the plane itself and you can read about it on line. Just saying that the fact that it was even built under the government contraints is a story unto itself.

While in McMinnville, also known as civilization, we found a Walmart and did some shopping. We will be back on the road in a couple of days with more items to check off our bucket list. So I will sign off during another rainy oregon day from our home in Tillamook because....

Home is where we park it,

Frank and Mary