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Day 14: McMinnville, OR to Seattle, WA Fortunately, the hotel had a great breakfast. I even asked for extra hash browns since they were out. Mmm, tasty. We had chosen that particular hotel because it was a mile away from the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, home of the Spruce Goose. So after putting on all our gear, we rode down the road for a minute and then peeled off everything again. Then we got to the serious business of looking at planes, cars, and even a motorcycle. The buildings had information videos such as the assassination of Yamamoto known as Operation Vengeance. There were also placards honoring people in aviation, such as the first African-American pilot in the Navy, Jesse Leroy Brown. Of course, I took many photos of the SR-71, a fellow BlackBird. Four hours later, we were still at the museum, so we ate at the Cosmo Cafe in the Evergreen Space Museum building. Finally, we peeled ourselves away with a promise to return to see more. It has been a great trip, but we were looking forward to going home. Our cats were wondering where we were, and after 13 days on the road, we were looking forward to waking up in our own beds. Next time, maybe a GoldWing and a cat carrier to bring them along? |
View Larger Map  Randy and part of the Spruce Goose (mostly birch wood)    The anchor for the Spruce Goose      One BlackBird engine       Want to read again? Back to the beginning: 2009 STN National Meet... |
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