Shirt Tail Creek

Dad - Here are the pictures of Shirt Tail Creek that you wanted me to post. I love ya!!! Happy Fathers Day!!! You are wonderful!!!!

Air Force Week in Review

We have had an exceptionally exciting week!!! It has been Air Force week in Utah. Only 3 cities in the country will have the opportunity to have Air Force Week be celebrated in their city/state (Sacramento being one of the others!!!)

It started Monday with The signing of a proclamation at the State Capitol with the Govenor and Jake Garn. Then that evening a Bees Game where we had hamburger dinner behind center field, watched parachuters , saw the general, sat by Col Williams, and then ran for the car during the 5th inning because a HUGE rainstorm was starting.

Tuesday Brent got up early and headed for the Air Nat. Guard Airport where he ate breakfast, and went up in a C135 tanker with 20 other mayors from the area and flew to Mt Home Idaho where


he got to lay on his belly and watch the airman refuel A15s. If you watch closely in the video you can see the gas line decending and then attaching to the plane (the plane jerks a little when it attaches.... that is your clue) This is all at an altitude of 20,000 ft or so and going 500mph. DO NOT TRY THIS ON YOUR OWN!!!

Wednesday we went to the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) in the Salt Flats close to Wendover. We thought it was going to be a group like he was in Tuesday - - Oh No - - were we wrong!!! There were 10 buses of us!!!! We first saw the parachute team of Cadets who did a show for us. Then we drove out to the control tower and watched F16s demonstrate bombing practice and strafing . Strafing was my favorite.... they had a HUGE target that they shot at as they flew by. From there we went to a viewing area and watched them do a test burn of a Minute Man Rocket. Pretty intense. You can see how far away we are and notice the 3-4 story building next to it... you can see it close up in the next picture and can see the workers next to the building for perspecive. Then back on the buses and off to watch them blow up a Titan

Missle Booster. It was only a "little one" because of atmospheric conditions, but you could still see the sound waves and feel the wind from it.... and we were miles away! After all that excitement it was back on the bus (with our box lunches) for the 1 1/2 hour drive home. It felt like a dress rehearsal for choir tour in a couple of weeks.... 6 hours on lots of buses with lots of people, a few stops on the way, box lunches and back on the bus. That evening we partnered up with Gary and Jill Poll and went to a concert at Abravanel Hall and Saw Tops in Blue Concert. Great show with high intensity!!

Thursday The Choir did a concert after rehearsal Dedicated to the Airforce. There was a great crowd and they seemed to really enjoy it.

Friday we attended a special reception for the Thunderbirds (who were at the concert the night before) and lots of good food!!

Sat was the air show. We got cought up in "Honey Do"s and didn't get there until just in time for the Thunderbird show. WOW what a show it was!!! we had front row seats and LOVED the show. These are amazing pilots that can do unbelievable things with those beautiful planes. We have see them before when they have been here, but it has always been sitting on the lawn and watching them fly overhead. We were in the fenced area. Notice the support personel. They were as choreographed as the fliers... we were very impressed. To be there on there on the runway they were less than 100 feet away. It was a once in a lifetime event that we are very happy to have had.