Two days ago we visited the world's largest wooden building. Yesterday, we drove about an hour inland, and visited the world's largest wooden airplane. Howard Hughes completed his "Spruce Goose" in 1947, flying it for about a mile, before storing it out of the public eye for 33 years. It was put on display in 1983, next to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, where it stayed until it was purchased by the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, OR, and displayed at the museum in 2001. To say that this airplane is impressive, would be an understatement. Even today, it has the longest wingspan (319' 11") of any airplane ever built, including some of the modern, massive jet airplanes. The museum includes 3 large, modern buildings, and due to time, we only toured the one where Hughes' flying boat was parked. More information and pictures can be found at www.sprucegoose.org.
This morning we were awakened by a good rain, which always makes for a dirty and somewhat muddy dog, after our morning stroll. Oh well, we are in the Pacific Northwest where supposedly, some of the natives have webbed feet. Not sure what we'll do today. Might just be a popcorn and movie day.
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