Tuesday, December 1, 2020
First Snow of Fall, 2020 (November 30, 2020)
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Pandemic Adventures (November 4-6, 2020)
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Return to the USAF Museum (October 25, 2020)
X-15 one of my favorite aircraft. In fact you could list this as a Spacecraft! |
X-29 and a row of aircraft. Some of the most interesting you see by looking up |
XB-70 Valkyrie. Never went into production, Mach 3 top speed |
YF-23, flew against the F-22 |
Mig-29, Russian aircraft |
B-52, still in use today. |
F-4 shot down 2 Migs under the control of Robin Olds |
Modified Wright Model B |
Memphis Belle, Boeing B-17 |
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Fall Color, the joy of Flight, and a Bunny (October 22, 2020)
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Highway Hikers Toy Run (October 18, 2020)
Watched this last year and on a rainy day in Ohio watched this police escorted ride from Medway, Ohio to Springfield, Ohio to deliver Christmas toys and money for the needy in the area. Ride was put on by the Highway Hikers which has done this for 41 years. The number of motorcycles in the ride was officially (according to their site) 1,503 and saw all of them during the 50 minutes we watched them roll by. A few photos of the group can be seen in the photos below.
Not bad considering there is a pandemic going on, plus the fact that it was a rainy day. I have been on a few Toy Runs (back in North Carolina while riding the Kawasaki Vulcan) and they are a lot of fun. Made me feel good to see all these motorcyclists giving to help the needy. Proud to be one of those who ride. My wife and I enjoyed watching them roll down the road to the fairgrounds where the toys and money were dropped off.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Fall Color (October 13, 2020)
It is a very colorful October and sure enjoying the season here. Last few days were pretty bleak but now with the color its a beautiful thing. This time of year I used to go for rides on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and in past photos either on this or the Racing with the Wind motorcycle blog page there are sure to be some photos from those trips. This though has been a lot of fun and very beautiful.
Anyhow, got some for you to enjoy. Did add some cow photos which I also rode past today. Cows are sure interesting animals, fun to watch them from time to time. Lived in cities for the last few years, this country life thing is a really nice change. Good here near Dayton in that we can get the best of both worlds.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Fall Drive on a Friday Afternoon (October 10, 2020)
Wandered down the road where I came across this Civil War Monument. Interesting in that it was a Union monument, which figures as Ohio fought in the Union side on the Civil War. My family members during that time also fought in the Union Army so I thought this was very cool. From my days living in the states of Kentucky (which sent people to fight in both armies), North Carolina and Virginia the monuments there are of the Confederate side. Those monuments are under a lot of controversy due to what the Southern Army fought to preserve. The preservation of slavery was not a cause to build a nation on, but that is what they tried to do. Thankfully, they failed.
During the ride there was a lot of fall color, and some you can see to the right of the photo in the background. I will do better in an upcoming post with some more color. Found an interesting old cemetery along the way. The old gravestone is very interesting and was the building and of course what attracted me to to the cemetery...the cannon !
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Adventures on the Road (September 28-30, 2020)
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Waco Fly-In (September 19, 2020)
Christmas Lights at Rising Sun Casino (November 22-25, 2024)
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