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Tag: California

Concrete Ships and California Beaches

August 21, 2015 Sandy Parks Leave a comment
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While beaches, ships, and oceans fit well into the California landscape, the last thing I expected to find at Seacliff State Beach in Altos was a scuttled concrete oil tanker. Yes, you did read that correctly, the ship was made

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ARIA: The Unusual Aircraft Spawned by the Apollo Mission

June 23, 2015 Sandy Parks 6 comments
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In the 1960s, the US launched (pun intended) into a new frontier…space and the race for the moon. The US discovered that in order to achieve this lofty goal, it required a premier agency to oversee the program, thus the National Aeronautics

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What’s in Your Favorite Pilot bar?

May 28, 2013 Sandy Parks 8 comments
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I’ve been in my share of aviation bars through the years from the Pancho Barnes room frequented by seasoned test pilots to the ones hosting pilots working toward their first set of wings. I’ve seen some interesting things. Photographed a

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