Trip to Alta NE - Blogabond

Debbie's blog: so we spent the night in Glendo Res. State park ( http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/SiteInfo.asp?siteID=6 ) with Uncle Jim. The storm that we took pictures of passed us by and we ended up having an incredible evening. We went into Glendo to have dinner with Uncle Jim at the only restaurant in town that was open (population of Glendo is 224). Dinner was actually pretty good- I had Chicken fried steak. After dinner we headed back to the campsite to sit by the campfire with Uncle Jim and swap stories and learn about the Lambert history. The campsite was beautiful and sat on a bluff overlooking the lake. It was extremely enjoyable. We partook in a few margaritas and then headed to bed.

We woke up this morning to heavy winds. We invited Jim over for breakfast in the camper b/c the winds were to heavy to eat outside. After breakfast, we got ready to start our trip home, but not before Jim gave us some fish he had caught earlier in the week. Yumm!!! We then drove a bit more through the state park and then headed on our way to Julesburg CO to get a cache. The winds are so strong that we just passed a semi truck on its side in the middle of the interstate. We think this is due to the strong winds. This should be an interesting trip to NE if the winds don't calm down. Our ultimate destination for today is Alda NE. We will lose a hour today so who knows how far we will get. We do have a few stops planned, such as one in Julesburg CO to get a geocache and claim another state, and of course a few roadside america attractions such as Monument: Where Brothers Were Pinned Together By An Arrow http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/16183 Great Platte River Road Archway http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9790 We may also make a few stops along the Oregon Trail to take a few historical pictures.
Later.

UPDATE: So we stopped in Geurnsey WY to see some history regarding the Oregon Trail. We saw the ruts and the signature wall. Way cool. Got two caches as well. Now on our way again and just crossed into Nebraska!!

Oregon Trail Ruts http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/SiteInfo.asp?siteID=29
Register Cliff http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/SiteInfo.asp?siteID=33

UPDATE 2: We continued our journey to get to interstate 80 and made a stop in Julesburg CO to claim a geocache and see a museum. http://www.townofjulesburg.com/
Also got to walk from Colorado to Nebraska to claim a cache and then had to walk back to Colorado to get a pen to sign the cache and had to walk back again to Nebraska to put the cache back into the hiding place. Whew, I was tired after all of that walking. Got back into the RV and headed to Interstate 80 to try to get as far as the KOA campground in Doniphan NE (near Grand Island NE) because the kids "want to go home"!! :( Along the way we passed the The Great Platte River Road Archway Monumenthttp://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9790
and landed at the KOA around 8:30 pm. It was such a long day we ordered Pizza which was delivered to our campsite-pretty cool. After Gunner took a dip in the pool and hottub we headed to bed. We are going to head to Kansas City MO tomorrow and then see what happens from there. I guess we will arrive home by Saturday!!!

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Teambobcats on June 17, 2010 from Glendo, United States

from the travel blog: Mt. Rushmore, 2010

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