Author Topic: Off to the Mohave desert (Read 695 times)

oboe · « **on:** March 21, 2005, 06:02:44 AM »

This bird and family is flying the Minnesota coop to spend some time in sunny and warm Palm Springs, Cali (well close to there anyway).

Hopefully I get to check out the Palm Springs Air Museum while we're there.

leaving today so cya all next week!

TexMurphy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2005, 06:54:54 AM »

Enjoy, take pics, post pics and have a really good time.

Tex

Knite · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2005, 08:21:44 AM »

Have funny in sunny Cali.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2005, 11:39:12 AM »

Enjoy the trip oboe

We'll make sure your crew chief takes good care of your 38

Dan/CorkyJr

Sp4de · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2005, 03:36:37 PM »

Hehe i have a house in indian wells the air museum is really cool. Be sure to ask about the planes - they still fly most of them ive seen a f8f b25 p38 and a b17 take off there.
b25 droped flowers from bomb bay:D cool stuff

Cobra412 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2005, 09:35:45 PM »

Heck Oboe if your going to the Mojave Desert your not far from me. Heard Wings of Fame is one of the best places to go down here for warbirds. It's about an hour and a half from me or so.

oboe · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2005, 11:51:43 AM »

Well I am back safe and sound and had a great time! Whenever I come back from a trip to the Southwest, I usually spend a few days wondering why the heck I still live in Minnesota. Sipping coffee at an outdoor patio table yesterday morning at the Palm Springs Airport, sunny and 70s, and no mosquitos to slap! How can you beat that?

We did spend an afternoon at the PS WWII Air Museum and I got reacquainted with many of the warbirds who used to reside here at the Planes of Fame East Museum in Eden Prairie. I really felt bad when they packed up and moved but after seeing their new digs can't say I blame them. Toured the B17 and watched Stan Stokes work on a mural of Presidential transports. Walked around all of the exhibits and took plent of photos; I'll post a few shots when I get my film developed.