Sunday, Sep 24 2023 Lincoln and Omaha are the only cities in Nebraska with large populations. As of the 2020 census Omaha had a population of 491,000, Lincoln 291,000 and then came Bellevue with 64,000. I fly home on Tuesday and this was my buffer day in case I had car trouble or some other … Continue reading The Big Cities of Nebraska
Saturday, Sep 23 2023 Road video and map Today was, again, a mainly driving day as I headed to Nebraska’s capital, Lincoln. There are several highly recommended tourist stops along I80 but they seem to all deal with the Pioneers and, I felt, were unlikely to add significantly to my knowledge. I decided to visit … Continue reading The Homestead Act and its Impacts
Friday, Sep 22 2023 Road video and map Nebraska is about 450 miles (725 km) west to east and the major cities are in the east of the state so I decided to make today a driving day. I also “lost” an hour since I have crossed into the central time zone. When I looked … Continue reading Disappointing Visit to Railway Hub
Thursday, Sep 21 2023 Road video and map I continued east into Nebraska today and visited two important landmarks along the Pioneer trails, Scotts Bluff National Monument and Chimney Rock National Historic Site. As you can imagine, preparing for a journey like this took months. Individuals and families often had to sell most of what … Continue reading Pioneer Trail Mileposts
Wednesday, Sep 20 2023 Road video and map Today’s plan was much like yesterday. I traveled the 175 miles (282 km) from Casper to Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, right after breakfast and did my sightseeing when I arrived. The travel was, again, on Interstate highway so there is little to be seen on the … Continue reading The Best State Capitol I have Visited
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023 Road video and map Today’s journey was not at all scenic as it was 110 miles (177 km) of Interstate highway driving to get to Casper, WY. The greatest unforced migration in human history was that of the pioneers who journeyed westwards to create a life in the new U.S. territories … Continue reading Pioneer Trails
Monday, Sep 18 2023 Road map and video I knew the Bighorn mountains must be scenic as there are three east-west scenic byways across them. Today, for my last scenic drive of the trip, I chose the central route, the Bighorn Scenic Byway as I went from Lovell to Buffalo, WY. I’ve been checking the … Continue reading Scenic Bighorn Mountains