Hansen Road Trips

9/01/2018 I went to the National Museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base that was 30 miles from my campsite. I was there for about 5 hours which was not enough time for this very large and very interesting museum. There are four huge hangers with each one designated by one or more eras. I started in the first hanger that contains Early Military Flight, World War I, and World War II. I began by reviewing the WWII gallery of Hanger 1 in which I spent the most time. After rapidly touring the Early Flight / WWI gallery I preceded to the Korea and Southeast Asia hanger. After that I had to hurry through the Cold War and current USAF Operations hanger as closing time was fast approaching. This museum has a lot of nuclear bombs plus almost every type plane developed, tested, and/or produced in the United States with some planes from the USSR . Unfortunately, I was unable to review the Missile gallery or the newest fourth hanger that encompa...

8/19/2018 I broke camp this morning to begin my homecoming with feelings that were juxtaposed between the melancholy for my Canadian departure and the eagerness for my return to the USA. During my retreat drive I recollected the entirety of my Canadian Maritimes expedition, vis-à-vis the people I met, the history explored, the cuisine consumed and the various supplementary activities. Recalling the most notable elements of this Canadian adventure: I vastly enjoyed observing the extreme fluctuations of the Bay of Fundy tides and my study of the exceptionally significant historically artifacts in Nova Scotia and its Cape Breton. But overall there was something about Prince Edward Island that made me feel comfortable and more laid-back. It may have been the farmland, the rolling terrain or the ocean view that was always just around the corner or over the crest of that next knoll. Altogether the people in the Maritimes were most courteous and accommodating, particularly Dave Burgess and ...