Misc.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

When we were looking at things to do in Cincinnati, we discovered the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. So, after the baseball game, we still some …

Our Last Day in NE

Our last day in NE started with driving under the Archway that spans the old Oregon Trail. Then we found an interesting monument to the Oregon Trail travelers.

Our Second Full Day in NE

Our second full day in Nebraska found us driving back from the western part of the state to the eastern part - getting a bunch of new counties along the way. …

Carhenge

Carhenge, modeled after Stonehenge in England, is a well-known roadside oddity in western Nebraska. I visited back in 2009, but Scott hadn’t gone yet. It’s at …

Sunflowers Everywhere!

This part of Nebraska is full of gorgeous sunflower. Both wild and planted.

Nebraska National Forest

Within the Sandhills area is the Nebraska National Forest, specifically the Bessey/Halsey area, which is best known for its hand-planted forest and the Bessey …

The Nebraska Sandhills Area

The Nebraska Sandhills were our main focus on exploring this weekend (in addition to getting many new counties!) They “are a vast, grass-stabilized sand dune …

When you REALLY have to go….

You settle for the first bathroom you can find!!!

Heading to Nebraska for a Weekend

Well, due to some unexpected heart issues for Scott earlier this month that precludes him from going to elevation for a short bit (he’s fine), Scott and I had …

Nixon Library and Boyhood Home

For Scott’s quest to go to one site per President, we visited the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California. I thought it was a pretty well-done library with a …

Tunkhannock Viaduct

Supplementing Steamtown is this huge stone bridge, built to handle the huge steam engines going to and from Steamtown.

Jim Thorpe’s Memorial and Grave

After spending my actual birthday with friends in Philly, we headed north, stopping at Jim Thorpe’s Memorial and Grave. Such a tremendous athlete-football, …

3 Mile Island

Three Mile Island was the site of a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979.