Kearney, Nebraska

July 5, 2014

I think the more we do, the behinder I get with the blog.  I am currently at least two entries behind.

Going back to yesterday, and even the day before.

Yesterday we decided to go into Warp’s Pioneer Village.  If you are a 19th and 20th century history buff and love memorabilia this is the place to go.  Everything, and I mean everything from the mid 1800’s to the 1960’s is on display.  I have tons of pictures but can't get them ready to post right now because by the time we got back to the RV park, had our group 4th of July picnic, talked and came inside to go to bed I was totally whipped and way too tired to resize photos and write.  I am currently passing the time on the PC while waiting for Nancy to take her second shower of the morning.  She went for a walk earlier and discovered it was no longer in the 70’s.  We will be seeing more summer-like temperatures the next few days.  At least there is a breeze (more like a steady 35 mph wind).

We have another full day of sightseeing ahead of us and I will do my best to get all the pictures sized, uploaded and text written before we leave Monday morning for our next destination.

 This was DEER CREEK CAMPGROUND back in Topeka, KS.  Note the expansive use of concrete for interior roads and parking pads.  The grass between sites was golf course quality.

Kearney RV Park is not nearly as fancy.  As you can see in the background we are (where else) in the middle of a corn field.  The sites are gravel but also very long, which is what we need for our rigs.

 Driving through Nebraska all you see are corn and wheat fields.  They go on for miles and miles!

 One of the Native American casinos that can be found on reservation lands along the highway.  I believe this one was Kickapoo.

 This is an example of how straight and flat the roads are.  They just disappear off the horizon.  Nancy made this shot while we were traveling NE-70.

Coming into Kearney, NE.  This is the Memorial Arch.  We plan on going there today for one of our stops and touring the exhibits inside.  Kearney is the Sandhill Crane capital of the world.  Every March millions of Sandhill Crane's land in Kearney while on their migration path south.  The protrusions coming out of each tower at the ends of the Arch are bronze castings of Cranes.  Maybe I can get a closer shot today.


The next 3 pics are my attempt at getting some of the fireworks last night recorded.  With the flat land around us we could see fireworks displays many, many miles in the distance.

This is our current travel troupe.  Right to left:  Nancy and me, Wayne and Margaret, Lee and Lea.  We have one more that joined us in Kearney, Chuck and Sue.

I still have photos of the stuff in Pioneer Village from yesterday along with last night's picnic.   Hopefully I can get them added latter today.