The sun is shining in an azure blue sky dotted with little fluffy clouds. I’m cold …
The sun is shining in an azure blue sky dotted with little fluffy clouds. I’m cold. Very cold. I will concede that perhaps 20 years spent in the permanent warmth of Los Angeles has made me soft. There’s a local high school group here, presumably on a field trip, and many are wearing shorts. Maybe if I walk more, I’ll warm up. Walking is worth it. There’s lots to see. I’m at the Hill Aerospace Museum just north of Salt Lake City, Utah, which houses an immaculate collection of impressive aircraft from supersonic B-1 bombers, to lumbering double-decker C-124 transports to the huge KC-135 tankers. And that’s just the start. I give myself a shake and shiver, and start making my way around. The Hill Aerospace Museum is adjacent to Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah. Like many air museums near military bases, the connection is more than just proximity. Many of the museum’s aircraft were stationed or repaired at the base. It’s not a huge museum, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality — of both the aircraft themselves and their condition. Every plane here has been exquisitely restored and maintained.
