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    • TravelerMichigan 2022
      Day 8

      It all ended good....

      June 2, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

      It was as we were leaving the Golden Spike Tower that Tom noticed something hanging under the RV that does not normally "hang".
      He crawled under and saw one of the clips that holds the sway bar just hanging by one bolt.
      At 6:00 pm (all shops closed) it created a little bit of anxiety for him!
      We carefully drove to our overnight choice, Walmart in North Platte, and spent quite a bit more time on our bellies, under the RV, assessing and discussing the situation. Nothing we could do but wait until morning.
      Next morning Tom was able to locate a mobile mechanic who promptly came out, evaluated situation, bought new bolt, and reinstalled bushing and clamp. He was great! It was difficult to get the new bolt in place and he had to work some time at it, but completed the job. And his final bill?? $155.76!? It would have been that much to have an approved dealer just diagnose the issue, much less complete the work! We were so fortunate, This could have been a challenge... the one dealer I spoke to said he could do the work, but couldn't work us in to his schedule for a week and a half. Just feel like God had His hand in this! ❤️
      We lost the morning due to repairs and our next stop we had actually booked a reservation since we're staying in Omaha. So pretty much had to drive straight there after repair. We did stop at a museum, the Archway, that I thought would be good, but just walked around outside to stretch our legs. Really nice weather today!
      Got to our reserved site at Lake Cunningham about 6 only to discover that the Jeep battery was dead. So at the end of a long day we had to drop the jeep in a location that would allow us to bring the RV along side to jump the battery. All great "fun"?!
      However this little park is really nice. Only about 40 sites, power only, and we are right on the end of the lake. It has a cute little dock with boats, shade trees, mowed lawns and geese! And you all know where there are geese you will find LOTS of their droppings. YUM! Charlie "loves" to smell and taste all the droppings... so walks are a little challenging! Regardless, we have enjoyed this nice, clean and quiet overnight as compared to the parking lots we have been staying at! It is nice to put shorts on again!      Read more

    • TravelerMichigan 2022
      Day 7

      Overnight in North Platte

      June 1, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      After leaving Sidney we kept driving east on I-80. We have finally outlasted the bad weather and have pretty blue skies for driving Nebraska. Pretty flat land, green, lots of farming, feedlots, snow fences, some wind turbines, and not many trees. Most have been planted to manage the snow in lieu of fences.

      As we headed into North Platte we finally got on a parallel county highway that took us straight thru a couple of typical little farm towns. Older brick buildings that were there since the town started and quite a few "steakhouses" (typical of the area) that we need to try one night.

      We wanted to stop in North Platte because it is home to the Bailey train yard. This yard is one of the biggest train yards in the world. 8 square miles of yard with over 400 miles of track in the yard to accommodate the building and rebuilding of various train cars depending on final location. The bowl tracks, and two "humps" help to accomplish this resorting of cars ( all with computer chips to identify each one) in this huge train hub. There is also a huge engine repair shop for Union Pacific. We visited the Golden Spike Tower and museum that serves the yard. Your visit includes going up the tower to the 8th floor to get a "birds eye" look of the yard. They always have a volunteer that has retired from the train industry to answer any questions and share info if you don't know what to ask. Eldon was the volunteer of the day. He retired from Catapillar which provided and serviced all the generators used in the yard. He was excellent, we could have enjoyed his stories for hours. He actually grew up in a train depot not to far from North Platte. Reluctantly we pulled ourselves away, we needed to go find a spot at the local Walmart for dry camping.      Read more

    • TravelerMichigan 2022
      Day 136

      Scouts Rest Ranch & Scotts Bluff

      October 8, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F

      Since we were camped at the Buffalo Bill Rec Area, it was only at sort drive to the ranch he had built for his final retirement. (Ultimately he has to sell it when he runs out of money later in life) just a funny historically sore to visit. The grounds were beautiful, and still had many originally buildings, ice house, storage shed, big barn, duck pond. Interesting to have a peak at his life. Lots of "wild west" stories...
      Back on there road and left I-80 and took Hwy. 26, slightly northwest towards Scotts Bluff. We stopped a Chimney Rock for a photo op and then drove on to the Scotts Bluff national monument. Chimney Rock has a small visitors center, but we just looked from the parking lot. You can't get close to the actual rock formation because it sits on private land.
      Scotts Bluff is only about 20 miles down the road and really is a great stop. They have a nice visitor center and you can drive to the top of the bluff. (Or you can hike up) wonderful views, pine and cedars, plus a type of yucca (?) and some cactus. This is a high, dry bluff! Both landmarks are significant points on the Oregon Trail. Especially the bluff, it pretty much set the baseline for the Rockies to come! We enjoyed walking the overlooks, great weather, lots of sunshine.
      Found an RV site close by and got in a shower!      Read more

    • TravelerCO to MN take 2
      Day 1

      Break!

      August 29, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

      Time for some sniffs! We're in Nebraska. My favorite told my other person just how to go. I heard it. 76 to 80 to 35. I heard it. I was pretty bad earlier, I got into a lot of things that I wasn't supposed to, and I made one of my favorite's camera lenses fall on the floor. I thought it might be a treat in there, but there wasn't. I hope it's not broken, because he was pretty mad.Read more

    • TravelerDonna M. Byrne
      Day 48

      Grand Island, Nebraska (Part Three)

      May 9, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

      Annie Oakley's trademark shot was a hole in the Ace of Hearts. When Buffalo Bill built his barn in North Platte he memorialized the shot in wood in the peak of the roof.

      It's still there.

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Lincoln County, مقاطعة لينكون, Линкълн, লিঙ্কন কাউন্টি, Condado de Lincoln, Lincolni maakond, Lincoln konderria, شهرستان لینکلن، نبراسکا, Comté de Lincoln, Lincoln megye, Լինկոլն շրջան, Contea di Lincoln, リンカーン郡, Lincoln Kūn, Hrabstwo Lincoln, لنکالن کاؤنٹی،نیبراسکا, Comitatul Lincoln, Линкольн, Округ Линколн, Лінкольн, لنکن کاؤنٹی، نیبراسکا, Quận Lincoln, Condado han Lincoln, 林肯縣

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