So I took off this morning in search of old gas stations / garages for the contest.
But I took some other photos that weren't related and thought I'd post them here.
Murals in Old Downtown Avondale Az
Edit: Since this post was first written , I have been informed that this is NOT associated with the Confederate Air Force. It is the private collection of Hans Lauridsen.
http://lauridsenaviationmuseum.com/
Then I rode out to Buckeye Az looking for old gas stations , and when I was done I rode out to the Buckeye local airport. The Confederate Air Force restores old planes out there and I went out to get a photo of this plane which used to be parked at the entrance to the airport.
Well it was GONE! How rude! So I'm looking around and I can see , way off in the distance , these enormous outdoor sheds with old planes parked in there. There was a really long gravel road leading back there so I turned onto it and thought , well I'll just see how close I can get to them.
Turns out pretty close. Haha
It was a REALLY interesting place and I really wanted to look around , there were many more planes, but it was early on a Sunday morning and no one was around and even though I never passed any No Trespassing signs, I had the distinct feeling they would not welcome my nosing around so I made my visit brief and then high tailed it out of there.
On the ride home I rode through the beautiful mountain foothills community of Verado.
Then I headed for home. Really fun morning was out for about 2 1/2 hours and the bike just ran like a champ. What a beautiful morning!
But I took some other photos that weren't related and thought I'd post them here.
Murals in Old Downtown Avondale Az
Edit: Since this post was first written , I have been informed that this is NOT associated with the Confederate Air Force. It is the private collection of Hans Lauridsen.
http://lauridsenaviationmuseum.com/
Then I rode out to Buckeye Az looking for old gas stations , and when I was done I rode out to the Buckeye local airport. The Confederate Air Force restores old planes out there and I went out to get a photo of this plane which used to be parked at the entrance to the airport.
Well it was GONE! How rude! So I'm looking around and I can see , way off in the distance , these enormous outdoor sheds with old planes parked in there. There was a really long gravel road leading back there so I turned onto it and thought , well I'll just see how close I can get to them.
Turns out pretty close. Haha
It was a REALLY interesting place and I really wanted to look around , there were many more planes, but it was early on a Sunday morning and no one was around and even though I never passed any No Trespassing signs, I had the distinct feeling they would not welcome my nosing around so I made my visit brief and then high tailed it out of there.
On the ride home I rode through the beautiful mountain foothills community of Verado.
Then I headed for home. Really fun morning was out for about 2 1/2 hours and the bike just ran like a champ. What a beautiful morning!
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