Betsy summed up our day really well. And, yes, we really did go two hours out of our way to see Carhenge.
However, if you ever have the pleasure of driving through Nebraska, you MUST take Route 2 through the Sand Hills. It is just beautiful, we can't stress this enough.
Although Nebraska claims to be home of the first Arbor Day, we really weren't sure when, exactly, we passed the Nebraska National Forest? It was on the map...
Although Nebraska claims to be home of the first Arbor Day, we really weren't sure when, exactly, we passed the Nebraska National Forest? It was on the map...
Have you ever been to a Cabela's? The one in Omaha seems like the Mother Ship, though I hear others actually have bass ponds adjacent to them, too!
Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha (where the Oregon State University Men's Baseball Team won the College World Series just a little over a week ago) was packed as we arrived today. As Besty mentioned below, the local minor league team had a home game and a big fireworks show scheduled because of the holiday. We couldn't find a spot to park, so we had to settle for drive-by pics. Sigh...we had big plans for holding up the Barometer (just like the tourists in the Travel section of the Oregonian) and then hunting down some of the Beaver t-shirts we read about in the Barometer but don't think the OSU Bookstore will be selling anytime soon.
Sadly, we have to give-up our plans to visit Pella, Iowa tomorrow in order to make sure we get to Ohio at a decent hour. Pella is a good friend's hometown--and home to Pella bologna which we've heard a lot about. Barack Obama is scheduled to be in Pella tomorrow, and though witnessing a moment of "Obama-Rama" would be interesting, the road is calling us.
Goodnight from Newton, Iowa.
PS We stopped at our favorite gas and convenience stop again today. hee hee.
Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha (where the Oregon State University Men's Baseball Team won the College World Series just a little over a week ago) was packed as we arrived today. As Besty mentioned below, the local minor league team had a home game and a big fireworks show scheduled because of the holiday. We couldn't find a spot to park, so we had to settle for drive-by pics. Sigh...we had big plans for holding up the Barometer (just like the tourists in the Travel section of the Oregonian) and then hunting down some of the Beaver t-shirts we read about in the Barometer but don't think the OSU Bookstore will be selling anytime soon.
Sadly, we have to give-up our plans to visit Pella, Iowa tomorrow in order to make sure we get to Ohio at a decent hour. Pella is a good friend's hometown--and home to Pella bologna which we've heard a lot about. Barack Obama is scheduled to be in Pella tomorrow, and though witnessing a moment of "Obama-Rama" would be interesting, the road is calling us.
Goodnight from Newton, Iowa.
PS We stopped at our favorite gas and convenience stop again today. hee hee.
2 comments:
Carhenge. How funny. I'd never heard of it, but I'll be marking that on my map. :-)
Give Rich a hug from me, too, and keep the stories coming. We're mid gray, rainy season here in Japan right now so those blue skies and stories have sure perked up my week!
G'night!
Jen
Hahahahahaha! Michell shakes his head and says, "You are weird" (to me, laughing proudly about our countrymen making a replica of Stonehenge out of cars painted gray!) LOVE IT!!!
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