Oakland - U.S.S. Hornet Museum by Gordon

U.S.S. Hornet Museum

- Gordon

 

The USS Hornet Museum

USS Hornet

     USS Hornet is a very old retired Aircraft Carrier with a lot of protective boats around. Airplanes were launched and also landed at there. Many kinds of planes find their last stop there. Why not go check it out?

The runaway

 

 



TBM-3 Avenger plane

      There are many airplanes like the TBM-3 Avenger plane and many others. TBM-3 Avenger planes carry very heavy bombs. On the Pearl Harbor attack, a plane called Avenger landed a bomb. The Avenger could go at the speed of  267 M.P.H. That is very fast. They even have the real TBM-3 Avenger plane, not a model. They can have any color they want but there's one thing you can't change. The shape of the plane. They're all the same shape which allows them to go at high speed.

Watching a video about
the Apollo landing

     USS Hornet  is known for picking up Apollo 11 and 12. Apollo 11 and 12 landed in the ocean water. The USS Hornet sent an airplane that used a net to catch up all the crew members to safety. If you want to know more, you can go there and watch a relaxing video about the Apollo landing.

 

The aircraft simulator

     There was an aircraft simulator. It had single ride and double ride. The scenes were both different so don't worry if it's repeated. The seats are very comfy so all you need to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy the view. You get shook so if you feel sick you shouldn't go out. Just close your eyes until it stops.

 

     USS Hornet is filled with things, good or fun. I think everything is very good. Airplanes are well preserved. They give you spot to rest and explore. USS Hornet is awesome!




The captain room



The crew domitory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture of me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Oakland - U.S.S. Hornet Museum by Aaron

U.S.S. Hornet Museum

*Aaron 

USS Hornet, a retired aircraft carrier

The aircraft on the ship

     The U.S.S. Hornet Museum is full of interesting facts. It was an actual aircraft carrier at one point! Apollo 11 and 12 both landed on the U.S.S. Hornet. We rode a flight simulator in the museum too.

The General Motors TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber

     U.S.S. Hornet Museum is a very large aircraft carrier with many things to do and see. The flight deck is full of many aircraft like the General Motors TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber and many others. Its inside was very fun. We also saw the dining room, rifles, and played a game. A model of the first successful stop on an aircraft carrier is found inside the ship too. Unfortunately, the pilot died barely a few months and a day later. His plane crashed, but he jumped back onto the ship and got a broken neck.

Our tour guide

 

Capsule CM-011A

     This museum has the largest collection of artifacts from Apollo missions in the whole West Coast! I think it’s because the U.S.S. Hornet was picked to pick up the crew of Apollo 11 & 12. It still has a model of the helicopter that picked up Apollo crew members. Unluckily, the original crashed into a few hundred feet of water 6 years later. The model is the exact same copter who recovered the Gemini 4 crew, another spaceship mission.

     The main reason of the Apollo missions was to go to the moon. Out of the 3 members in Apollo 11, only 2 actually stepped on the moon. The other person stayed inside the moon orbit to watch over the ship. Neil Armstrong became the first person on the moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin a few seconds later! Many people know Armstrong's famous words, "One small step for man, one huge step for mankind."

Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King BuNo. 148999, the rescuer of the Gemini 4 crew

 

     The U.S.S. Hornet is an awesome place. This wonderful aircraft carrier can contain many new things to do. U.S.S. Hornet is mainly known for carrying the first successful moon landing crew. We saw what it was like to ride a fighter plane during a war in the flight simulator, even with the shaking and turning. I want to visit this museum again very soon.

 







The control tower











The riffles

 



Me

 

 A list of the countries with aircraft carriers:

Country	In service	In reserve	Decommissioned	Under construction	Never completed	Total completed
Argentina	0	0	2	0	0	2
Australia	0	0	3	0	0	0
Brazil	1	0	1	0	0	2
Canada	0	0	5	0	0	5
China	1	0	0	1	0	1
France	1	0	7	0	7	8
Germany	0	0	0	0	8	0
India	1	1	2	1	0	3
Italy	2	0	0	0	2	2
Japan	0	0	20	0	4	20
Netherlands	0	0	2	0	0	2
Russia	1	0	6	0	2	7
Spain	1	1	1	0	1	3
Thailand	1	0	0	0	0	1
United Kingdom	0	0	40	2	12	40
United States	10	1	56	2	12	68

California/Oregon - by Gordon Redwood Natinoal Park, Crater Lake, Mt. Shasta, McArthur Burney Falls

Crater Lake

- Gordon

Crater Lake

 

     Crater Lake is full of wonders and blue things. The sky is also very blue. There are many trails. It is an awesome place for both sights and exercise. Why not go there to explore.

A giant redwood tree
in Redwood National Park

Redwood trees in
Redwood National Park

 

 

Drive through tree

Drive through tree

Redwood treehouse
inside

Redwood treehouse
outside

     Today was the grand day we were waiting for. On the morning at 6:00 am, we woke up and rushed to Redwood National Park. Redwood National Park was a good place with many redwood trees. They can go very old and are so wide. The most famous one is on a street called "The Avenue of the Giants". If you don't know where it is, just say "Myers Flat". Its age is 3000 and it is still living. It is hard to get burnt because the redwood trees contain a chemical that prevents fire. The redwood grow roots on one side and branches on the other side so it becomes balanced. It is so wide but it is a sad thing that 7 x 7 cars don't fit in there.

 

Carson Mansion, Eureka

Pokemon Go
at Carson Mansion, Eureka

Carson Mansion

     The 130 year old Carson Mansion at Eureka was a very fun part of our journey. It is very pretty and big so it became the biggest mansion in the Victorian style across North America. It had become a private club called the Ingomar Club. It was also the first few times we played a game called Pokemon Go. I caught something that my brother doesn't have.

 

 

Beach at
Redwood National Park

Beach at
Redwood National Park

Beach at
Redwood National Park

Beach at
Redwood National Park

Crab shells

A shell

     We went to a beach. The black sand was hot. We found many interesting things. That includes crab shells and in the end I found a shell. The shell had a hole at the top.

The beautiful deep blue Crater Lake

At the Crater Lake Visitor Center

At the Crater Lake Visitor Center

The wizard Island



The Phantom Ship

 

       Crater Lake is full of blue water and green trees. From every overlook you can see the islands on Crater Lake like the Phantom Ship or the Wizard Island. Those are just the two islands which can be seen above the water. There may be some that have been sunken down. Phantom Ship was said to be a pirate ship that was sunken by ghosts protecting the lake. The Wizard Island may be called so because if it had its top, it would look like a wizard hat. There are boat tours that go to Wizard Island, but only during the summer.

 

 

Left: Mount Shasta
Right: Shastina Cone

 

Mt. Shasta Vista Point

    Mount Shasta is a volcano. But It is also  a very high volcano. Mount  Shasta has a mountain nearby known as Shastina Cone. The most recent eruption was very big and was seen from the Pacific Ocean. Mount Shasta is so high it even has glaciers on it. It is the highest mountain in California.

 

The Crater Lake

 

The Crater Lake

     Crater Lake is very blue and the other places we visited were good. Everywhere is very cool and famous. Crater Lake is awesome! Why not go there now that you know all about it.

 

McArthur Burney Falls
top view

McArthur Burney Falls
top view

McArthur Burney Falls
bottom view

 

 

 

Camping at Mazama Village, Crater Lake National Park