There is an amazing amount of diversity as you follow the Platte mile by mile west across Nebraska. We stopped and lingered at several locations

Must be a Nebraska thing!

I am in awe of those early pioneers who sacrificed everything to cross Nebraska and then mountains of this country to settle in California, Utah and Oregon during the mid 1800’s. Both Will and I have family stories of ancestors who traveled by covered wagon to homestead land in South Dakota and Wyoming. Here along the Platte River in Nebraska is where both the Morman Trail and the Oregon Trail left a legacy that is still commemorated in towns and historic markers. We stopped to take a short hike to a spot where you can still see the depression in the earth from the literally thousands of wagon wheels that passed over the Oregon Trail. It happens to be well away from anything that hints at modern urban life so is easy to imagine what it must have been like 150 years ago.

We've seen England's Stonehenge so had to stop to see "Carhenge" near Alliance. Story is the guy was facinated with Stonehenge and happened to notice that the huge stone blocks were the size of a car--so he came back to Nebraska and made an exact replica with autos! Gotta see it.

We could spend days here at Fort Robinson State Park and Museum near Crawford, Nebraska. It is a wonderfully restored Fort that dates back to 1860’s and the Plains Indian Wars. Was prisoner of war camp during WWII, trained horses and dogs for military during its history. Now the barracks and officers homes are restored and used for park lodging. Lots of recreation opportunities. We took a trail ride this morning that took us on horseback up into the bluffs but we are kinda sore right now. Badlands and Agate Fossil Beds nearby.