On Friday night we met up with Linda’s sister and her family. Al Dee played co-pilot to Kenyon who drove Alayna, Diane, Linda and I to Red Robbin where we had dinner. It was fun being a passenger to our nephew who, to us, was just learning to ride his bike not so long ago. They grow up so fast.
The focus of this gathering was not only a visit, but we all were attending the Oregon International Air Show, an annual event at the Hillsboro Airport in Hillsboro, Oregon. This would be our first air show and we were both excited.
Saturday morning we loaded up and Al Dee drove us to the Hillsboro Airport. We had packed chairs, but other than that our only extras were our cameras. The past week the weather in Sunriver had been spectacular with highs in the 80’s and bluebird skies. Today it was a bit different, the weathermen predicted highs in the 70’s. Of course, Linda and I failed to plan for a weather change. We both had shorts and long-sleeved shirts on, but that was it.
The air show was very fun. There were tons of people in attendance. We wandered all over the place looking at the vendor booths, food carts and, of course, all the aviation groupies. Kenyon and Alayna collected swag as they visited each vendor.
As the show began the skies grew a bit cloudy. This weather made it necessary for the planes and parachutists to perform lower than usual. This brought things close to the ground, but the clouds made taking photos harder. All backgrounds were grey and the light was dull. I took a bunch of photos, but only a few turned out very well.
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| Linda and Alayna near the vendor booths. |
The air show, however, was amazing. We loved the stunt planes and the historic plane fly-overs. The fighter jets and the performing jets were the most amazing. We had fly-overs from an F-15C and a U.S. Air Force F-16, a U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog and then a performance by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.
There was something happening in the sky all day! Yes, that included some rain. (Note to Dean and Linda: Bring rain gear to events held outdoors in Oregon. If nothing else at least bring a jacket!) Linda and I both ended up buying something to add warmth to our clothing. Good thing there was cheap swag everywhere; we both spent $5 on throwaway warmth.
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| U.S. Air Force C-17 flyby. |
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| Canadian Forces Snowbirds |
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| F-15C |
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| Smoke-n-Thunder Jet Truck. |
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| U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog |
Saturday morning we loaded up and Al Dee drove us to the Hillsboro Airport. We had packed chairs, but other than that our only extras were our cameras. The past week the weather in Sunriver had been spectacular with highs in the 80’s and bluebird skies. Today it was a bit different, the weathermen predicted highs in the 70’s. Of course, Linda and I failed to plan for a weather change. We both had shorts and long-sleeved shirts on, but that was it.
The air show was very fun. There were tons of people in attendance. We wandered all over the place looking at the vendor booths, food carts and, of course, all the aviation groupies. Kenyon and Alayna collected swag as they visited each vendor. 
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