Monday, August 11, 2014

Bonneville Salt Flats and Northern Nevada Railroad Museum.


Great Salt Lake




 Bonneville Salt Flats.  They had some rain and flooded the salt so speed week got canceled. Still cool to see.




 Still a couple cars to looks at.



 Walked on the one area that wasn't flooded.

 Different 4 wheel drive


 Northern Nevada Railroad Museum.


 Train engine pistons




 Railroad machine shop

 Engine house



 Snowblower










Sunday, August 10, 2014

RC Planes and drive to Salt Lake City


Went to the RC plane fly in near Owatonna, MN.  They were flying the gas airplanes that day.  There were some great planes, multiengine and jets too.



 4 engine B-17 flying by


 F-16 with a turbine engine

 Another B-17 with a 1/3 scale Piper Cub in the back.









 1/3 scale cub




 F-15


 Ural motorcycle made in Russia
 Model A roadster
 Saw a few rainbows today and a great lighting storm last night



 View from the continental divide
 Mormon temple square in SLC







 And I saw Bing mapping roads.  May be doing something like google maps??  Have to see if I'm in the SLC pics!