Well, June 27 we’ve moved on to Lander, Wyoming. This is a cute little town with yet another Plains Museum we are going to visit. Here we have a beautiful “view” campsite, yep that the view from our rig! We saw some Pioneer landmarks as we traveled here today: Independence Rock, Martin’s Cove, Devil’s Gate. … Read more
Today, Tuesday June 24 we moved on to Evansville Wyoming. This area is full of ruts and historic sites all relating to the Oregon Trail. First stop was Fort Laramie, yes it was a misty and rainy day but we all promptly parked and walked to visit this site. Yes, a big group of Airstreams … Read more
On Sunday, June 22 we moved onto Gering and the Robidoux RV Park. Here we visited Chimney Rock as we arrived, as welll as Courthouse Rock and Jail Rock, all landmarks that were part of the pioneers journey. We shared a great breakfast with our traveling companions then bisited the Scott’s Bluff National Monument and … Read more
On Friday, June 20 we moved from Kearney to Lake Ogallala State Park. There were several things to see on the short ride so we stopped, Airstreams in tow to visit and learn. First was the Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center. This is a massive railroad yard with historical displays and a tower where … Read more
This is a continuation of our Kearney adventures. There is so much history in this area and lots to see and do. Our first choice was the Pioneer Village. This is a collection of stuff, lots and lots of stuff as well as a few buildings, automobiles, airplanes and kitsch. This sign was actually part … Read more
This third stop was only ninety miles from the last one. We moved on June 18th and had some great adventures there as well. The obvious choice in Kearney was the Great Platte River Archway that we are camping next to, but there is Fort Kearney State Historic Park, Sand Cranes, Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village, … Read more
So, the first thing we wanted to do after completing repairs on the trailer was the Stetson Factory Outlet. It was a pretty large store with oodles of great hats, from beautiful felt hats to straw hats and everything in between. Yep, a Father’s Day Gift followed us home. Then it was off to Tour … Read more
The road from Missouri to Nebraska is fairly flat, we are following the Oregon Trail as closely as we can but sparing ourselves the long walk, diseases and accidents that happened along the way for the Pioneers. Today (June 15th) we stopped by the Homestead National Monument of America while enroute to the Double Nickle … Read more
So, we start our journey in St. Joseph which was an altenate starting point for man of the wagon trains that ventured across the prairie. Of course, today we are dealing with little things. Washing machines were all in use at the camp facilities, so I did a small amount of wash by hand. It’s … Read more
Today was more driving from North Platte, Nebraska to Mayville, Missouri. Our suprise there was we also drove for a few minutes through Iowa. The landscape changed from mountains and hills to something much greener and flatter. The weather was cloudy but no rain and not particularly cool. Tomorrow the adventure starts with far more … Read more