by J. Dawg | Jun 14, 2017 | Nebraska, Oregon Trail 2017
I found a great place to spend a couple of days recharging at Robidoux RV Park in Gering, NE. Â I had made it to the high plains at the far western end of Nebraska. Â So far, I had traveled about 625 along the Oregon Trail and it was time to take a break. Â At this...
by J. Dawg | Jun 11, 2017 | Nebraska
I’m really enjoying this RV trip following the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Â I’m seeing some wonderful scenic landscapes and visiting great historical sites. Â But doing this trip from a historical perspective gives it much more context. Â When I see major...
by J. Dawg | Jun 8, 2017 | Nebraska, Oregon Trail 2017
One of the key objectives for the pioneers (and for me on this trip), was to get to the Platte River in eastern Nebraska. Â The Platte runs eastward out of the Rockies across the flat plains of Nebraska. Â The Platte River basin is mostly flat and would lead them all...
by J. Dawg | Jun 5, 2017 | Nebraska, Oregon Trail 2017
From Marysville, the Oregon Trail crossed into Nebraska and headed northwest following the Little Blue River towards Fort Kearney. Â Today, there is no set of roads that closely follows the trail. Â Much of this land is now being cultivated in large patch work fields of...
by J. Dawg | Jun 24, 2013 | Nebraska, Western Roadtrip
I left the Black Hills and proceeded south to the western panhandle and Sandhills of Nebraska. Before I left South Dakota, I stopped in Hot Springs to see the Mammoth Site. In 1980’s, a developer who was putting in a housing project unearthed some large bones. He...