NE2025

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 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, 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 …

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

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

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

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 …