Western Nebraska includes public lands like Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, and Ash Hollow State Historical Park, but one of the most unusual sites is Carhenge. You should hike Scott’s bluff… or run up it in the Scott’s Bluff marathon.
You can still see wagon wheel tracks at a few places along the route. We start to head into a landscape of bluffs, badlands, brush, and rattlesnakes. Some of the best landmarks that the pioneers would have used are Chimney Rock and Scott’s Bluff. In North Platte, we leave Highway I80 and head up towards Scott’s Bluff on the old Oregon Trail. If you time your trip you can be there for Kool-Aid Days.Īt Kearney, you can’t miss the Archway Museum which talks about the trails and highways that cross Nebraska. South of Grand Island you can take a side trip to the home of Kool-Aid in Hastings. Olivia recommends a visit to see the 500,000 Sand Hill Cranes that visit the state every year. We then head further west to Grand Island where you could pick up the Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway. Under the city of Lincoln, you can tour the Robber’s Cave. In the fall, Roca Berry Farm turns into Roca Scary Farm. Head out of town to James Arthur Vineyards which is the largest vineyard in Nebraska and to Roca Berry Farm. One is dedicated to quilts and one to rollerskating. Olivia also recommends the Haymarket District downtown and the Sunken Gardens. In Lincoln, you should try to get to a “Huskers” game but tickets are very hard to get. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park which features animals from the plains. On the way to Lincoln, she recommends stops at the Holy Family Shrine and at the Lee G. In Omaha, she recommends we see the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium which is one of the best zoos in the USA. Olivia starts us in the east just as those who traveled on the Oregon Trail would have done. And if you drive straight across Nebraska in the middle of the state, you’ll hit all four of ’em and it’s beautiful.” The panhandle where most people forget about it it’s actually super beautiful, lots of bluffs, rock formations, starts to get drier, more desert-like. And then you get out super far to western Nebraska. And then there is the Sandhills, which is also very hilly and everything. “And then there’s the flat prairie that everyone knows about. There’s the Rolling Hills from where I’m from along the Missouri River. People always think it’s flat and boring, and nothing’s there, but what many people don’t realize is there’s actually four different environments. Olivia says, “I feel Nebraska is very underestimated. I have one a Fishpond flytying case - the "Roadtrip" one.Hear about a road trip in Nebraska from Omaha to Scott’s Bluff along the Oregon Trail as the Amateur Traveler talks to Olivia Wieseler about her home state. The only crit I have ever had with it is that I wanted it to be about 3-5cm longer, then it would be truly perfect. They are hardy little travelers and wear well, mine still looks brand new and it has seen sand, dust, water, et al. Bucktails and capes (depending on the size ofcourse) will make your space a little scarce, but you can fit them diagonally. If you're tying synthetics in your SaltWater flies, then the side pouches are just just long enough to fit most of your brush and wing materials, flashes, etc.
It fits my Renzetti Traveller with it's base, all my hooks, dumbbells, thread, tools etc, in fact I don't have a tying "desk" at home with a place for my vice and a caddy for my tools, I store everything I have by way of tools inside it. I have a similar one from Fishpond, same size, different colouring, have had it for a long time now.
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