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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Ashland, Nebraska
THE STRATEGIC AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
We finally found the real SAC Museum and it was well worth the effort. It’s dedicated to and a tribute to General Curtis Lamay, who was responsible for and the first commander of the Strategic Air Command, located outside of Omaha. He originally started with a hundred B-36 Stratofortresses, but finally expanded it to many hundreds of B-52 that now circle the earth constantly.
We took a guided tour and walked our little toes off, and thoroughly enjoyed every step of it.
Regardless of how many aircraft museums we visit, large and small, we enjoy them all. Each venue and each exhibit, represents a piece of history with a lesson or an inspiration.
Keep in mind that the history of mechanical flight is barely more than 100 years old … from Kitty Hawk to Cape Canaveral. Both commercial; and military aviation has progressed in as little as a lifetime from crossing a beach, to crossing and ocean, to going around the world, … to going to the moon. Each model or type of aircraft represents somebody’s dream come true and another milestone for the imagination and creativeness of man in guiding and planning his own future. From the tiny bi-plane to the largest B-52, each has changed the lives of many and inspired others to make more changes. Planes have affected all our lives, our economy, and our place in the world. I lust love looking at planes, listening to the stories about them and the men that built and flew them.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Kearney, Nebraska
THE Great Platt River Road Archway Monument
The first time I saw this structure was in the movie “ABOUT SCHMIDT”, with Jack Nicholson. The next time I saw it was in 2003 as I drove under it in my newly acquired motor home on its maiden voyage, but did not stop. I always regretted not stopping. This time we did, and it was a great experience.
It actually is quite new, being built in 2000, and is very modern in its basic architecture. It’s handicap friendly and so is the staff.
It’s an exhibit that allows you to “walk thru time” from the early American settlers view, with models and visual and audio enhancements.
Each person gets to wear wireless headphones which explains and guide you thru the galleries. Usually, one enters the exhibit on a long, upwards escalator ride thru a movie screen, and although Peter was willing to jump on it, I opted for the elevator ride to the top. I was more worried about my walker being a problem than Peter.
The “journey” was museum quality and totally enjoyable. It was worth the trip.
Ashland, Nebraska
THE STRATEGIC AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
We finally found the real SAC Museum and it was well worth the effort. It’s dedicated to and a tribute to General Curtis Lamay, who was responsible for and the first commander of the Strategic Air Command, located outside of Omaha. He originally started with a hundred B-36 Stratofortresses, but finally expanded it to many hundreds of B-52 that now circle the earth constantly.
We took a guided tour and walked our little toes off, and thoroughly enjoyed every step of it.
Regardless of how many aircraft museums we visit, large and small, we enjoy them all. Each venue and each exhibit, represents a piece of history with a lesson or an inspiration.
Keep in mind that the history of mechanical flight is barely more than 100 years old … from Kitty Hawk to Cape Canaveral. Both commercial; and military aviation has progressed in as little as a lifetime from crossing a beach, to crossing and ocean, to going around the world, … to going to the moon. Each model or type of aircraft represents somebody’s dream come true and another milestone for the imagination and creativeness of man in guiding and planning his own future. From the tiny bi-plane to the largest B-52, each has changed the lives of many and inspired others to make more changes. Planes have affected all our lives, our economy, and our place in the world. I lust love looking at planes, listening to the stories about them and the men that built and flew them.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Kearney, Nebraska
THE Great Platt River Road Archway Monument
The first time I saw this structure was in the movie “ABOUT SCHMIDT”, with Jack Nicholson. The next time I saw it was in 2003 as I drove under it in my newly acquired motor home on its maiden voyage, but did not stop. I always regretted not stopping. This time we did, and it was a great experience.
It actually is quite new, being built in 2000, and is very modern in its basic architecture. It’s handicap friendly and so is the staff.
It’s an exhibit that allows you to “walk thru time” from the early American settlers view, with models and visual and audio enhancements.
Each person gets to wear wireless headphones which explains and guide you thru the galleries. Usually, one enters the exhibit on a long, upwards escalator ride thru a movie screen, and although Peter was willing to jump on it, I opted for the elevator ride to the top. I was more worried about my walker being a problem than Peter.
The “journey” was museum quality and totally enjoyable. It was worth the trip.
posted by The Highway Guys @ 6:02 PM
1 Comments:
At 7:23 AM,
Anonymous said…
We bypassed this last month (according to hubby, not enough time to stop). It's on my list of places to stop when I retire and take off in my RV (3 yrs, 9 months)
Enjoy your blog.
Kay
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