Just bluffing

WHEN? Wednesday · May 2 · / · Thursday · May 3

WHERE? Gering, Nebraska · find us on the map

Airstream parked at: Robidoux RV Park

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Original Indian name ma-a-pe-te means
hill that is hard to go around

In the footsteps of weary travelers from centuries past, Wendell and Mae Dean visited Scotts Bluff National Monument.

See more Scotts Bluff photos on flickr

After learning about the area's Oregon Trail history, Mae Dean recalled a popular educational computer game that Lori played in grade school.

America's Breadbasket

WHEN? Tuesday · May 1

WHERE? Grand Island, Nebraska, which isn't an island, but is named for a nearby island on the Platte River · find us on the map

Airstream parked at: Grand Island KOA

The Airstream passed lots of very large cattle and farming operations alongside Kansas and Nebraska highways.

Mae Dean expects to find lots of opportunities to practice her photography skills this summer. Her photo below pictures Chimney Rock, a landmark for centuries of Native Americans and westward-ho travelers:

See more Chimney Rock photos on flickr

Click on this Chimney Rock history link only if you really wanna know what its original Native American name was.