Naval Undersea Museum, a photo by kiki5253 on Flickr.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
USS Henry M. Jackson
USS Henry M. Jackson, a photo by kiki5253 on Flickr.
I learned about Trident Submarines today. The ones in the Pacific Ocean are all based in the area - Bangor Naval Base.
"The 14 Trident II SSBNs together carry approximately fifty percent of the total American active inventory of strategic thermonuclear warheads."
These are cool, and they're all named after states except for this one apparently.
The Naval Undersea Museum on the peninsula is an interesting place to go, it's small, but it's full of some interesting history. It also came to my attention while I was there, that it's the bicentennial of The War of 1812.
Enjoy the new pics!
-Cheers!
Friday, August 24, 2012
Warty Pig - Woodland Park Zoo
Warty Pig - Woodland Park Zoo, a photo by kiki5253 on Flickr.
I also made another trip to the zoo to see the newest arrivals. The Warty Pigs are so cute!! There are three and they're next to the Elephant exhibit. You definitely want to stop by!!
-Cheers!
Car Museum in Tacoma
I finally got around to uploading my pictures from my trip to the car museum there. I think it's the LeMay Car Museum. It's right of I-5 South next to the Tacoma Dome, so you really can't miss it.
It was pretty cool to see so many floors of cars dating back to the horseless carriage. I'm not a car fanatic, but I have to say...the progression of vehicles is impressive. To see the Ferrari's lined up in a row or to see all the Indianapolis 500 cars throughout history, is amazing. You'll learn a lot just by walking through the museum. My one wish, was that there would be more plaques containing the history about the individual cars. More explanations about why they're significant to history and what makes the car stand out to us either socially/culturally or technologically.
Anywho...enjoy the new pics!
-Cheers!
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