Kitty Hawk- December 20th

We arrived in Kitty Hawk on December 20th, exactly three days after the 107th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wright's historic flights.  We experienced the weather they experienced and clearly understood why they picked Kitty Hawk for their "flying machine" experiments- consistent wind and a soft landing.

A monument marking the commencement of the first flight.

From this...

...down this path

And now to this.

 While we were exploring the Wright Brother's National Historic Site we watched an Army dignitary arrive by helicopter.

Credited with "first flight," the Wright brothers were scientists committed to accuracy and detail.  The historic site's exhibits delve into their never give up attitude combined with the thoroughness and accuracy of their experiments. It was no accident that the brothers flew that day.

The 1903 Wright Flyer is on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum on the Mall in D.C.  There has been a bit of controversy about who was first in the flight arena but regardless of who, what and when,  the Wright Brothers made scientific discoveries and collected data that is still used in flight technology today.