Loooooong Day’s Drive across Nebraska

Actually, it was about 4-1/2 hours, but being geezers it took us about 7 due to our geezerly travel style and probably the wind drag from our geezer-sized ears. Gordon wanted the flag photo front and center, because it shows the impressive wind that pushed us sideways for most of the drive.

About halfway, we stopped at the Great Platte River Road Arch Monument. We gave it a quick drive by and decided It looked like a tourist trap, and headed immediately across the ACTUAL Great Platte River to Skeeter Barns BBQ for a delicious chopped brisket sandwich.

The real highlight of the drive was the Gothenburg Nebraska Pony Express Station, a well preserved house built on in 1854 as a fur trading post on the Oregon Trail. It served as a Pony Express Station from 1860-1861 (the entire length of the Pony Express operation.) It then served as an overland stage coach til 1934.

We are now watching the thunder clouds approach our overnight stop in Ogalalla while we decide where to go next.Read more