Stars,stars and more stars

Wow, just got back from an awe inspiring experience up on top of Beartooth Pass just outside out of Red Lodge Montana shooting stars and the Milky Way with a sunset experience.  It is a humbling experience to see how insignificant we are in the scope of things.  Enjoy.

Beartooth Mountains sunset

Part of the Milky way with a couple satellites.

Twilight Lake in the Beartooths

Milky Way with a little color.

Well here it is the 7th of August and the Reno Championship Air Races are going to be here before we know it,  They say it will be there 55th year.  Wow thats pretty impressive considering 9/11 and the terrible crash of the Galloping Ghost which we lost several spectators.  The races are evolving each year trying to find that magic formula to both draw spectators and racers.  The big problem now it the cost to come and race these incredible planes.  I have heard that Voodoo is now residing in the Planes of Fame museum in Chino Ca.  Strega is trying to find sponsors but as of late they are not planning on attending this year.  Steve Hinton Jr has retired from racing.  So what does that mean for the unlimited racers this year?  Well it opens it up for the field and maybe bring more people to enter their planes.  The other classes are exciting as well.  If you love aerobatics you will not be disappointed because they always have the best.  They will also have the Patriots Jet team who also put on a great show.  If you haven't yet, get your hotel room because they go fast and get more expensive the longer you wait.  Here are some shots of the different classes that race.  A good web site to get up to date information is  air race.org.

Unlimited

BiPlanes

Sport

T-6's

Formula 1

Jet

Boys does time fly by.  I am changing a few things up.  I am going to post more the just aviation.  I plan on sharing several topics and hope you will enjoy the change.  Such as landscape and wildlife.