What's Up With Nebraska?

Make it a two day event. Do you have any camping gear? There are quite a few state parks in the area, most are near reservoirs.

 

which park is best? lol
i was looking at the ones near Chadron
are you close to the state border WY/NE?

chadron state park google pics

 

I live in SE WY; the really windy part. Grew up in eastern Iowa and the ensuing trips east to see family. At first it was all on 80 driving straight thru; but after retirement, 80 truck density, 80 in Iowa becoming a death trap, plus not having a time driven schedule, I always took the northern scenic route through NE, making a 2 day road trip both ways. Did spread my camping around various parks and other CG's; also the national forest on highway 2. A few that I liked: Pribel St Rec Area (S of O'Neil, no fees last I was there), Calamus SRA, Atkinson SRA, Long Lake SRA, Ft Robinson, Merritt Res SRA. Most of my trips were spring or fall and campgrounds were empty or mostly empty. Places of interest: Carhenge near Alliance, Ft Robinson, Ash Fall Fossil Bed SHP , Agate Fossil Bed NM and more.

The truth is that I really like NE (except I80 and the really hot humid weather (reason I left IA).

Enjoy what you have, do research to find the what interests you.
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Check out the Wildcat Hills too. Been posting a lot of pictures on instagram from my recent trip out that way: www.instagram.com/erikjohnsonphotography

Actually, most of the pictures I take/post are from Nebraska in general.

 

that's near Gering?
that is one long haul from the far east!

 

You can get there in about 6 hours from Lincoln, it's not too bad! Podcasts and e-books have become my best friend on those drives, haha.

 

how long on hwy 92? that is what i am taking all the way someday from WaHoo!
I-80 is a bore lol

 

I agree. I haven't taken 92 before but I do routinely take highway 2 northeast out of Grand Island after taking i80 for that short stretch. You can get into the panhandle in about 6-7 hours.

 

isn't hwy 2 also i80 in that stretch? it kind of gets lost on the map from Nebraska City once it hits Lincoln lol

 

You should invest in a gps. Then you can make routes to follow and not get lost lol

 

i happen to find paper maps and short-term memory quite quaint
but i do have a chuwi tablet now that i can hookup in a hot wifi zone such as mcDonalds or dunkinDs!
and that device has been used recently in the big city late in the evening lol

 

@BraskaTaco
Your NE photos are impressive, as are the non-NE ones. I've not spent much time in the SE but I know it has beauty too. In fact beauty can be found everywhere, not many can see it. Thanks for sharing.

 

whoops, northwest not northeast! It was late, haha.

 

Thank you! There’s definitely lots to be found if you just do a little exploring. I think that’s part of the reason why I love this state, it takes a little more effort but that makes it all the more rewarding once you find the awesome spots.

 

oh! i did not catch that either lol

any Tacoma/Toyota meets going on in Lincoln?

 

@BraskaTaco Also NE = Nebraska; which is what I intended. Went right by me too. I love the evening and morning light in the Sand Hills

 

Clocked 600 miles of cornhusker trails today
Had some mild hp gains with a fresh gloss on partial frame section

N-74 from Minden is flat, straight and never ends lol
But N-10 from Loup city was a treat to the Kansas border other than rough patches in and around Minden, high rec on that route if you are in the area

The archway in Kearney popped out of nowhere! I don't recall seeing that in 14 years

 

I’ve probably seen the arch 14 times in the last 2 years lol

 

@95tojo we could definitely use some of this around these parts (not so much all at once though!), near drought conditions going on the mo river currently

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacos-in-st-louis-area.22598/page-1144#post-23692494

 

looking at this cornhusker trail