More NC State Fair Photos
We arrived about 8:30 am on 10/25. No crowds and we
were able to see some things we had not seen in the past.
The NC Department of Forestry had a wonderful
display...
We were greeted by none other than Smokey the Bear
I have never seen all the fire fighting equipment used to fight
forest fires.
This is the water 'bucket' that is used for aerial drops
This 1952 former Military vehicle is part of the Forest Service.
Right next door was a working sawmill
This steam engine was huffin' and puffin' away
Who would touch a Sawmill?
Usually signs are UP because some did something stupid.
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteWell, there's always SOMEONE in a crowd with no head-in-gear... What a fun place to look around though! YAM xx
Lovely new banner BTW!!!
DeleteOh boy - what a treat to see all that equipment up close. My Dad goes to a steam engine show every year and they have a sawmill set up - it's so cool to watch it working!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Teddy
What interesting displays and that Smokey is one tall bear! Love your Fall header photo!
ReplyDeletebob and I would both love to wander here, he would love that little air plane.. I have never seen the equipment either, other than on a quick news show... your header is gorgeous.... that might be the biggest Smokey I have ever seen
ReplyDeleteLovely header! It looks from peep's clothing that it might have been a little cool. Looks like a lot of fun and interesting for sure. Jerry will be tickled to see that little yellow Huey! Smokey looking large and in charge!
ReplyDeleteThose are interesting displays and Ivor would have been very interested.
ReplyDeleteThe warnings signs remind me of when we were in Hawaii. We were visiting one of the volcanos on a private tour with a local guide. There was a vent where hot steam was escaping from deep below ground. The guide said under no circumstances put your hands near the vent. Of course one know it all put his hand right through the guards to see if it really was as hot as he had been warned and scalded all the skin right off his hand!
Your new header is terrific. Great pictures of the Dept. of Forestry. Bet that was a fun trip.Have a good day.
ReplyDeleteWow, Smokey is HUGE!
ReplyDeleteThat's a bunch of cool things fur sure and one big Smokey!
ReplyDeleteThat was a nice tour. Hooray for Smokey the Bear!
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of wildfires in California. It is interesting to see the ingenious ways to fight them. We didn't realize that smoky was a giant.
ReplyDeleteThat looked so interesting, and I bet it was and a lot of fun too!
ReplyDeleteYou guys do some pretty cool things.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. That is a big Smokey the Bear.XO
ReplyDeleteYou might have to send Smoky out west where he is needed
ReplyDeleteMichigan has a Hartwick Pines State Park, where there are trees that were never logged, and they have recreations of logging/frontier life. It's absolutely stunning, and I hope to visit there again next year. Being around living trees is good for humans!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing Smokey the Bear! What an amazing job our first fighters do.
ReplyDeleteSmokey is a big bear! There are probably idiots who would touch a sawmill :(
ReplyDeleteLove seeing all the aircraft.