We twirled our way through the Nebraska panhandle last week, a road trip coming home from our visit with the relatives. All six of us were packed into John's big black pickup, pillows and coats piled in laps, backpacks under our feet. When it was time to eat, we kept rolling, passing around water bottles and crackers and salmon on bagels. When it was time to sleep, we kept rolling, sharing pillows and blankets and shoulders.
These internet photos were taken near Scottsbluff.
Travelers on the Oregon Trail used to pass this area on their way west. Their most famous landmark in these parts was Chimney Rock, a lone tower in the bluffs that often had covered wagons parked in its shade.
Times have changed, but travelers still park their vehicles by Chimney Rock, this time to review history, rather than to make it.
We laughed hardest when we got to Carhenge, a structure reminscent of England's Stonehenge. Perhaps you are familiar with Stonehenge, the ancient momument in England, constructed from monolithic boulders, probably around 4200 years ago.
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire County, England CARHENGE, Alliance, Nebraska, USA
There's something quite cozy about traveling together, packed into truck with no DVD player. Passing the miles is not all bad, and can be peppered with sweet treasures.
Like listening, really listening, to a daughter pour out her joys and fears about moving to a new place.
Like listening, really listening, to the solo mandolin lick in a bluegrass song, and then singing together when the chorus comes around.
Like listening and laughing together as someone reads out loud several chapters from a Jeeves and Wooster tale. Or having the back seat put up a blanket screen to shield them from the front, and then hearing laughter creep around the screen.
And sometimes, after staying up late and getting up early every day of vacation, and after taking in a few of Nebraska's tourist attractions, even catching up on sleep is not a bad idea as the miles bring you closer to home.
Our panhandle tour took us through the hills and bluffs of Western Nebraska. Did you know there were hills and bluffs in our state?
These internet photos were taken near Scottsbluff.
Travelers on the Oregon Trail used to pass this area on their way west. Their most famous landmark in these parts was Chimney Rock, a lone tower in the bluffs that often had covered wagons parked in its shade.
Times have changed, but travelers still park their vehicles by Chimney Rock, this time to review history, rather than to make it.
We laughed hardest when we got to Carhenge, a structure reminscent of England's Stonehenge. Perhaps you are familiar with Stonehenge, the ancient momument in England, constructed from monolithic boulders, probably around 4200 years ago.
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire County, England CARHENGE, Alliance, Nebraska, USA
There's something quite cozy about traveling together, packed into truck with no DVD player. Passing the miles is not all bad, and can be peppered with sweet treasures.
Like listening, really listening, to a daughter pour out her joys and fears about moving to a new place.
Like listening, really listening, to the solo mandolin lick in a bluegrass song, and then singing together when the chorus comes around.
Like listening and laughing together as someone reads out loud several chapters from a Jeeves and Wooster tale. Or having the back seat put up a blanket screen to shield them from the front, and then hearing laughter creep around the screen.
And sometimes, after staying up late and getting up early every day of vacation, and after taking in a few of Nebraska's tourist attractions, even catching up on sleep is not a bad idea as the miles bring you closer to home.
4 comments:
sounds like fun although my claustrophobic self is squirming... We've had some fun car trips, too, but we've never seen anything like carhenge. That's so funny!!!!
You know the other day Dad was watching a ball game and we were surprised to find a "Vacation in Nebraska" commercial. We couldn't believe it, I mean who, except us that is, would vacation in Nebraska??
After seeing your pictures,maybe, it wouldn't be such a bad vacation spot...
For some reason that brought tears to my eyes. Maybe just knowing that girls like Erica (I'm in her Rebelution small group 'Sisters of the Armour') are real, and have real, beautiful moments and times together.
Very sweet and beautiful. Thank you.
Sheila
i want to see carhenge. and CHIMNEY ROCK! so many memories from oregon trail...
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