Welcome back to Grand Adventure! I'm your host Marc Guido, and I'm here once again
with my buddy Todd Copeland. You may remember Todd from Episode 7 out
in the Bonneville Salt Flats. We're here on a rainy day in northern Utah -- Todd,
"Pineapple Express!" We're talking about two inches of rain as high as 11,000
feet today. Oh, it's definitely coming, it's a soaker. So, no camping this weekend
and no skiing. We figured we'd take this rainy Saturday to show you a great
spot to visit it on your way through northern Utah with your RV. We're at the
Hill Aerospace Museum on Hill Air Force Base in Layton, right outside of Ogden.
It's right off I-15, and best of all it's free! They have almost 100 aircraft here
Todd, and it'll definitely be something that's worthy of a couple of hours of
your time as you're traveling through northern Utah. We'll show you around.
Hill Air Force Base in the Utah city of Layton, just south of Ogden, is the home
of the 388th Fighter Wing of the Air Combat Command, as well as the Ogden Air
Logistics Complex -- the worldwide Air Force manager for a wide range of
aircraft engines, missiles and parts. Founded in 1981 as part of the United
States Air Force Heritage Program, the Hill Aerospace Museum is a 30-acre
complex on the grounds of Hill Air Force Base housing nearly a hundred fixed-wing
aircraft, helicopters and missiles in two massive indoor hangars and outdoor
displays.
Aircraft on exhibit range from the earliest days of flight at the turn of
the 20th century all the way through World Wars I & II, the first jets and the
Cold War, and finishing with aircraft used on peacekeeping missions at the end of
the century. It's a wonderful stop for the whole family.
It appears that they're preparing one of the F-16s from the US Air Force
Thunderbirds demonstration team for a future exhibit at the Museum. The
Thunderbirds are the finale for the annual Hill Air Show taking place at
Hill Air Force Base in 2018 on June 23rd and 24th.
The museum is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Admission is free. The museum is closed on Sundays and holidays including
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. It's located
immediately off exit 338 of I-15 and there's plenty of free parking to park
an RV. What do you think? Oh, it was wonderful out here! You know, I was really
impressed. They have, like I said almost 100 aircraft out here both indoors and
out. On a rainy day like this you'll probably enjoy the indoors a
little bit better, but it's worthy of a stop if you travel on through with your
RV on I-15 through northern Utah. It's right off the freeway and it is free of
charge. And Todd, check out the B-1 bomber back there. Yeah, that's great! Isn't that
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