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That is the super guppy in front of the hangar that is designed to haul solid fuel rocket boosters for the space shuttle. In front of that is my dad on his bike, as you can see this museum is ginormous. According to the curators every plane inside can be simply fueled up then flown.
A blimp launched depth charge
Dad found a new riding partner
This place is huge. It was originally built to hold 9 navy blimps during WWII. There was another hangar nearby and between the two of them they handled all of the anti-submarine patrols on the west coast of the US
Meet the Russian Mig
Oops, I guess those really aren't real
Inside the Bomb Bay of one of the planes
The surface of this plane is still super reflective
I believe this was the seat out of a p-51 but not positive
Man this is heavy...
Goofy pic of myself if they cranked up the F-14 lol
Flightline Tractor
I sure would love to have this in my garage
A sign nearby said that each camel signified a combat mission flown during desert storm.... Cmdr Sanders was a busy man. Above that are shown the standard weaponry for the F-14 Tomcat and how many of each were fired during those sorties... Glad he was on our side
I love the judicious use of duct tape... although the military calls it 100mph tape
The view as we left Tillamook, Or
Dad getting Hot Chocolate from a friendly waitress in Warrenton, Or
Our first view of Astoria, Or and the Astoria Bridge
We were told the Columbia River Maritime Museum was worth visiting, it was.
A display in the museum, showing just how rough it can get at the mouth of the Columbia River
The Coast Guard Lightship Columbia is now a Museum so that you can see how they lived on the floating lighthouse.
The Astoria Bridge as seen from the Columbia River Maritime Museum
A tanker awaiting a local pilot to take them out to sea
The Astoria Bridge as seen from the Columbia River Maritime Museum
We got stopped by road construction in the middle of the Astoria River Bridge, worked out good to me, got to get some pictures most people do not, from the middle of the bridge.
Dismal Nitch State Park in Washington State was our first stop in Washington, just north of the Astoria River Bridge.
Why would you pick this for a name, seriously...
These were taken between the east side of Dismal Nitch Park, Wa. and Longview, Wa.
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