Oregon was one of the remaining states on my list. I had been to Washington before, if only to change planes at Seattle-Tacoma International. This trip let me place a check mark by Oregon, and do a little sightseeing at the same time.
Friday, 4 Jul 2008
I flew from Denver to Portland and pulled out of the airport in a rented Chrysler PT Cruiser.
Salem AAFld OR (No photos, no historic features seen.)
Adair AFS OR
Photo 01
(Dormitory)
Photo 02
(Dormitory, entryway)
Photo 03
(Fire station)
Photo 04
(SAGE Direction Center)
Photo 05
(SAGE Direction Center)
Photo 06
(SAGE Direction Center, showing power plant)
Corvallis AAFld OR
Photo 01
(Hangar)
Photo 02
(Hangar)
Photo 03
(Elevated water storage tank)
Umatilla Army Depot OR (No photos, no historic features seen.)
I stopped for the night in Hermiston, Oregon. This was my first-ever visit to Oregon, state #47 on my list. Three more to go! Today's drive was 386 miles, in 8 hours.
Saturday, 5 Jul 2008
As much as I prefer to sleep in, I was on the road at 0600 for a busy day. I quickly crossed north into Washington.
Walla Walla AAFld WA
Photo 01
(Barracks)
Photo 02
(Hangar)
Photo 03
(Hangar)
Photo 04
(Hangar)
Photo 05
(Distant view of six alert hangars)
Photo 06
(Closeup of one alert hangar, vintage support building to the left, non-historic
fill to the right)
Photo 07
(ADC munitions storage area)
Photo 08
(ADC munitions storage area)
Photo 09
(ADC munitions storage area)
Photo
10 (ADC munitions storage area)
Othello AFS WA
Photo 01
(General view of site)
Photo 02
(Two radar towers)
Photo 03
(Radar tower)
Larson Missile Site #2 (568-B) WA
Photo 01
(Security gate)
Photo 02
(Silo lids)
Dust Devils
Photo 01
(The first, and closest one I saw)
Photo 02
(The first, and closest one I saw)
Photo 03
(At least three are visible in this shot)
Larson AF Missile Site #1 (568-A) WA
Photo 01
(Access road)
Photo 02
(Orientation targets)
Photo 03
(General view from gate)
Larson AFB WA
Photo 01
(SAC alert facility)
Photo 02
(Half of the ADC alert hangar)
Photo 03
(...and the other half)
Photo 04
(W.W.II Hangar)
Photo 05
(SAC nose dock)
Photo 06
(Elevated water storage tank)
Photo 07
(Another elevated water storage tank)
Photo 08
(Double-cantilever hangar)
AFP #53 WA
Photo 01
(General view)
Photo 02
(General view)
Photo 03
(Distant view from across flightline)
Ephrata AAFld WA
Photo 01
(Hangar)
Photo 02
(Parachute drying loft)
Photo 03
(Hangar)
Larson AF Missile Site #3 (568-C) WA
Photo 01
(Security gate)
Photo 02
(Access road)
Photo 03
(General view)
Ellensburg AAFld WA
Photo 01
(W.W.II buildings)
Photo 02
(W.W.II buildings)
Photo 03
(W.W.II building)
Yakima AAFld WA (No photos, no historic features seen.)
Yakima was my overnight stop. The day's drive was an even 500 miles in 11.5 hours.
Sunday, 6 Jul 2008
This was the easy part of the trip, just drive pack to Portland for the flight home.
Portland AAB OR (No photos, no historic features seen.)
A mere 5 hour drive, of 247 miles. Total for the weekend was 1,133 miles.
