Pretty good day indeed here as life under restriction continues. Got up this morning and saw the sun rise and a beautiful day it was. Love mornings here in Central Ohio and this was a beautiful day indeed.
After greeting the dawn, got back to bed for a few hours. Got up and headed out for day two of some motorcycle riding. Had a great time yesterday and sure seemed to be a good idea today. It was cold when I took the photo at left, but by noon the temperature had risen into the low 60's and off I went.
Rode out to Huffman Prairie Flying Field. This was the location where the Wright Brothers perfected their aircraft. This is a replica of the hangar and the catapult they built. Without the winds of Kitty Hawk they needed the catapult to launch the Flyer. What they ended up creating which was called the Wright Flyer III is considered the first practical aircraft (the Wright Flyer was almost uncontrollable) is on display in Dayton.
This is the field they flew from, Huffman Prairie which a local farmer allowed them to fly on. My motorcycle can be seen on the road off to the left, and there are a number of signs about the history of what they did all around the area. It is a very interesting place to explore.
Later in the day my wife and I went back toward that area, this time visiting the Wright Brothers Memorial. I believe Orville was at the unveiling as Wilbur had died of Typhoid prior to the event. We also had explored some other places just to get out for a bit in the car.
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