May 14, 2012

Monday was one of those peaceful days while traveling the 440 miles along US 80 from Cheyenne to Lincoln NE. There was relatively little traffic and the sun was shining all day. We finally left the 6000 plus feet altitude where we have been for days and ended up in Lincoln where the altitude is about 1800 feet. The sights were pretty bland for a while with miles and miles of flat farmland, all in various degrees of planting preparation. There were plenty of trucks on the road hauling new farm equipment and I have never seen so many mechanical, field watering systems in my life. It's a good thing they are sitting on top of the nations largest watering supply (Ogalalla) where the cranes make their yearly migration. It would be a disaster to the area if a new oil pipeline ever disrupted the water supply. Wish we had time to stop in Minden, NE where there is an antique car collection (350). See http://pioneervillage.org/ Not to worry though, I think we will be back this way again. We did however stop at the World Headquarters of Cabelas in Sidney Nebraska. They have a nice display of animals native to the west similar to the one in Scarborough, ME, not to mention a large selection of fishing poles Garrett. Heading back towards home, one of the notes we have taken is that in the Northern part of the country, many places don't even open until Memorial day. ie Rocky Mountain National Park, Co...Mississippi River ride, Lincoln NE to name a couple. Happy trails to you, until we meet again.