Where the air is drier, warmer, and filled with aircraft

The weather right along the coast had been fog from late afternoon to late morning, with some drizzle during the night. I and the interior of the Rolling Steel Tent had become humid. I wanted to dry out for a little while. That meant going inland, over the coastal hills/mountains and into the farm land.

So, where? I’m more familiar with the east side of the Cascades than the Willamette Valley. I didn’t want to go as far as Bend, and I wanted to avoid Portland, Eugene, and Salem. Where would be a Goldilocks place with some reason to go there—other than the weather?

Ah-ha! The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville. That’s where the Spruce Goose now resides, among other things. And you can overnight in their parking lot. There’s a fee, but I haven’t paid for camping in a long time, so I’m okay with that.

The Spruce Goose is slightly shorter than a 747, but it's taller and has a much greater wingspan. And it floats.

Now, unlike Lou, who was a pilot and built wooden planes, I’m not heavily into flying things. But I like machinery. And carefully crafted intricate things, And polished metal. And cool shapes. And engines. Mmmmmm, engines. So that’s what I took the most photos of. Enjoy.

And they have a Space Shuttle to get those in need from one building to the other