Heading Home

We left our friends in Dearborn and headed south toward home.  We stopped for two days in Kentucky so we could see The Creation Museum and The Ark Encounter.

This is a full-scale replica of the Ark, 510 feet long, 85 feet wide and 51 feet high.  It took 3.1 million board feet of lumber to build it.   

The detail and scope inside is impressive to someone who has been in construction all of his life.  

This is Noah's family quarters.

There is much to read concerning the age of the earth presenting arguments for both evolution and creationism.  

There are many artifacts from all religions like this Torah.  

It was a rainy day so it was a good time to tour inside sites.  For a rainy weekday, the museum was more crowded than expected.

The first display that greets you when you enter the museum is The Burning Tree Mastodon.  This was discovered while a new water hazard was being dug on Burning Tree Golf Club in Newark, Ohio.

This says a lot.

There were many displays where photos were not permitted.  

I was able to photograph some that were. 

This is a replica of the Gutenberg printing press.  The first thing printed on the press  was The Bible.  

The ride home was under cloudy skies.  These are pictures of Pilot Mountain near Mt' Airy, North Carolina.  It's lost in the clouds.  

Once we got home, we were able to open the awning to let it dry out before it rained again.  We put the rig in the barn where we opened the slides and plugged her in.  Then it was time to take out the laundry, food, and toiletries, dump and flush the tanks and wash the bugs and road film off.     Some vacuuming and cleaning and she will be ready to head out for the next adventure.   We're starting to plan already.  Life is good.

Greenfield Village

We all went to see Greenfield Village.  It is located next to The Henry Ford and is a large indoor and outdoor historic park.  

Set for a day of touring.

We started the day with a trip around the village.  We all had cinders in our hair and on our clothes when it was over. It was great.  

These signs can tell the story much better than I can because of my CRS.

The Wright brothers family home.  Ohio may lay claim to being the birthplace of aviation but North Carolina was first in flight.

We found this out of state couple panhandling and generally harassing the tourists.

This is the railroad round house.  I didn't need to read the sign for this one, I recognized the shape.  

The machine shop.

Have I mentioned before that I love trains?

For every hour the engines run, they need an hour of maintenance.

This will get your attention for dinner.

We watched a demonstration of glass blowing.  The patience and skill these men have is impressive.

  

A 1900's carousel.

Ford was a good friend and great admirer of Thomas Edison.

Edisons office was on the first floor.

This was his lab located on the second floor.

As an electrician, this fascinates me.

Notice the attachment for the wires.

Here is the wiring running along ceilings and walls.  Original knob and tube wiring.

Modes of transportation in the park.

Again, as with The Ford, there was so much to see that these photos are only a small sample of what there is to enjoy.

I got in touch with an old high school buddy that lives in the area and he and his wife came over for a visit.  We hadn't seen each other in 51 years.

The next day we toured the Ford Rouge Factory.  F150's are assembled in this plant.  

This is the roof of the plant.  It' is truly a green plant.

Here is a view of the roof.  Those large structures are skylights to let natural light into the plant.

It was a great tour but since everything in the plant is proprietary, no photos were allowed.  We were allowed to take photos of the cars in the lobby, though.

Our last night together, we had a cookout.  We are headed to Kentucky to see The Ark, some are heading to Shipshewana and others are heading home.  

We had a great time with good friends and are planning a trip again next year.