Animals & Aircraft

Another day exploring at Chuck and Nikki's with the grand-kids. We traveled to Ashland, NE and our first stop was the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari.



This is a drive-through safari park where you can get close to the animals.



Mr. Reed did his deer call, "Here deer... Here deer ... Come here deer" to get close to the elk.



Pull off areas allowed more interaction with some animals. Myra and Reed grooming goats.



Reed likes goats



The grand-kids on an old John Deere 720 tractor.



Getting close to a bald eagle.



Sandhill Crane.



The weather started to change to rain and it was time to head indoors a couple of miles away at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. Myra and Henry in front of an SR-71 Blackbird (Reed was exploring).



The grand-kids checking out some of the World War II aircraft.



Reed controlling a model airplane in a wind tunnel. It was hard to get him away from the controls. He then declared "I know how to fly".



Reed showing Myra and Henry his newly acquired piloting skills.