Back from my annual drive from Idaho to my home state and had a few random thoughts.
Thanks so much for those of you who gave me advice years ago on how to cut thru the panhandle to see Scottsbluff and Chimney Rock.
Construction woes. Those are real. I've never seen so much construction on virtually every interstate and highway that I was on. And I was on a lot of them, thru a lot of states. By far the worst was trying to get onto I80 at Ogallala. They were literally moving the cones around while I was trying to find the access ramp. On the way home I drove on NE state highways quite a ways and it was much better.
Now for the good stuff. Scottsbluff National monument. When times short even sitting in the parking lot eating a runza while looking skyward is amazing. Chimney Rock - incredible selection of NE/plains history books. Omaha - yes, the zoo (esp. the aquarium) gets better every year. Lauritzen Gardens for a concert. Forest Lawn Cemetery. Runzas. Off the beaten path - Ravenna and Broken Bow. The Custer County Museum in BB is a gold mine for anyone who had family who homesteaded in BB or were in S. Butcher photos. BB even has a Runzas!!
And finally, "Nebraska Nice" is real. ❤️ I'm guessing that those of you who act like jerks on this board are pretty nice as well. I'm proud to be born in this state and a grad of UNL. Now let's bring in the football season!!! GBR!!
Thanks so much for those of you who gave me advice years ago on how to cut thru the panhandle to see Scottsbluff and Chimney Rock.
Construction woes. Those are real. I've never seen so much construction on virtually every interstate and highway that I was on. And I was on a lot of them, thru a lot of states. By far the worst was trying to get onto I80 at Ogallala. They were literally moving the cones around while I was trying to find the access ramp. On the way home I drove on NE state highways quite a ways and it was much better.
Now for the good stuff. Scottsbluff National monument. When times short even sitting in the parking lot eating a runza while looking skyward is amazing. Chimney Rock - incredible selection of NE/plains history books. Omaha - yes, the zoo (esp. the aquarium) gets better every year. Lauritzen Gardens for a concert. Forest Lawn Cemetery. Runzas. Off the beaten path - Ravenna and Broken Bow. The Custer County Museum in BB is a gold mine for anyone who had family who homesteaded in BB or were in S. Butcher photos. BB even has a Runzas!!
And finally, "Nebraska Nice" is real. ❤️ I'm guessing that those of you who act like jerks on this board are pretty nice as well. I'm proud to be born in this state and a grad of UNL. Now let's bring in the football season!!! GBR!!