{"id":8546,"date":"2020-07-08T18:55:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T01:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=8546"},"modified":"2021-03-06T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:28:08","slug":"road-trip-day-2-from-warbirds-to-tree-chickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2020\/07\/08\/road-trip-day-2-from-warbirds-to-tree-chickens\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Trip Day 2: From Warbirds to Tree Chickens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Note: I think it’s the sign of a great, action-packed vacation that a week and a half into it, I’m only now getting around to sharing a second post! Stay tuned for many more.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After making our way from the field of light<\/a> to a neat campground full of teepees & Airstream trailers, we had a good night’s sleep & woke up next to some friendly Sikh Harley guys & their redheaded buddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there Hen & I hit the Estrella Warbirds Museum<\/a>, packed with vintage aircraft, vehicles and ephemera. Highlights included touring a “Gooney Bird” transport that had flown over Normandy; seeing a real battle-damaged German pickelhaube<\/em> helmet; and meeting an old fighter pilot who’d shared beers with a young John McCain. Here’s our gallery from the visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The other guys picked us up after a quality romp in the local dog park, and we headed east towards Las Vegas. In the midst of all the desert driving, we came across Tehachapi, an old railroad town where we’d stayed en route to Death Valley a few years back. I made a split-second decision to head up into the hills to see the famous Tehachapi Loop<\/a> (“One of the seven wonders of the railroading world,” Hen interjects 😌)\u2014and boy did it pay off: We found ourselves overtaking a mile-long freight train as it ascended & crossed the famous spiral. The beaming G-Man was johnny-on-the-spot capturing video, so stay tuned for what we hope is some epic video. Meanwhile here are a few photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Update: Here’s Hen’s vid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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