Carriage Hill (June 25, 2019)

 I do a lot of exploring here via motorcycle and also via car, have been now some three times to Carriage Hill. Photo here was from the latest trip and started with a stop to the Visitor Center seen behind my motorcycle.
I am finding this a very interesting place. In a previous exploration kind of saw the old farm. It apparently was donated and is kept up at this site. Looks like a lot of fun buildings to explore at a future date.
There are also a number of trails there both for walking and for riding horses. In fact history and horses seems to be the purpose of this park. 

Fishing can also be done there, as there is a small lake at the site. There are a number of critters there such as this donkey, sheep (seen below) , horses, and pigs that I have seen so far. Neat thing is that they seem friendly as I have petted those without problems (though they do have signs that the "animals can bite".
It is a fun place and something that is also neat is that it is free. In fact there are a number of parks in the Dayton area and plan to visit all or at least most of them in the days ahead. I have added a few more photos below this post taken at Carriage Hill which is well worth a visit if you are ever in the area.   

Dayton Air Show (June 22, 2019)

Great time at the Dayton Air Show. Weather was a real concern, past few weeks has been a terrible combination of tornadoes, floods and heavy rain which included the night before. However, though it was cloudy at the beginning of the show, we were able to get around under dry conditions. Even better, later in the day and especially when the United States Air Force Thunderbirds came out, so did the sun and they along with other aircraft gave us a remarkable show.   

The acts were remarkable in the air. Seeing this sort of re-fueling demo was cool. As always Sean D. Tucker was amazing. He is just an artist in the sky. Harrier demo was great in fact to be honest it was all pretty wonderful.
The big bonus for the day was the Thunderbirds which put on one remarkable show and that was enjoyed by the crowd that was there which according to some new reports was an all time record for the event on this day.
I can tell you for sure, I am going to be back with them next year. My wife Debbie also had a wonderful time. I am including some more photos from the show directly below.   

Tipp City, Ohio (June 21, 2019)

Made a stop today on the motorcycle to Tipp City, Ohio. It is a very fun place to ride the motorcycle too (or the car as well for that matter..have been there on both). It is one of my favorite towns in the area with a lot of history and some cool places to see.
This is part of the canal system which was how goods were transported for a number of years in Ohio. The railroads pretty much made this method obsolete but it is still amazing to see the ruins of that system.
More photos of this and other Ohio places can be found with my Racing with the Wind blog which is also part of this site. I do plan to have photos of the Dayton Air Show which is scheduled for tomorrow on this site within the next day or two. Love airshows and am looking very forward to this event here.   

Rising Sun Indiana (June 17-June 20, 2019)

Made a four day trip to Rising Sun, Indiana which is a favorite place for Debbie and me. This trip was during a rainy period so a lot of things that I normally do where just not available to us. Still, we had a wonderful time there. It is a fun place and a very nice resort to relax and enjoy the area. This is something we like to do. Fun to watch the barges and tugs on the river. Though I did not get to do it this trip due to the wood on the river from all the rain, have flown over the river with Mac's Seaplanes. Taking off and landing on the Ohio River was a blast and looking forward to doing that again in the future.   

75th D-Day Anniversary (June 6, 2019)

Made a visit with my wife Debbie to the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio to see the flyover by the two C-47's today on this anniversary.
The C-47 was a very important aircraft in the history of aviation both military and civilian. It was one of the most successful aircraft in commercial aviation as the DC-3. That plane had a long history as an airliner from the 1930's well into the 1950's. In fact many DC-3's are still flying to this date. As to the C-47 it was a big reason for the US success in WW2 doing many important jobs.

Those jobs included transport of supplies, men, paratroopers, glider towing and other rolls. In fact the C-47 even served in the Vietnam War.
While at the museum, we parked near the WWII buildings The control tower in the foreground is a replica, the building behind that actually came from the Air Fields in England.
The museum is a favorite and wonderful place to visit and enjoyed seeing the history fly over today.