May 18, 2007 – More Nebraska

The further west we traveled, the more the landscape changed. The Sand Hills that looked more like ocean waves of grass transitioned to higher hills and larger valleys. The vastness of this land is awesome!! But the wind – oh my – it is always there!!



As we came into Alliance, Nebraska, the landscaped flattened out but we are at ~4200’ in altitude – WOW! Alliance is considered a large town in this area. There are ~9,000 people here but the town is spread out over a few miles. The streets that make up the downtown are red brick. There is also a train hub here so we see many, many trains coming and going. There are also a lot of services – a McDonalds but no Wal-Mart (but there is a K-Mart!).

Hopefully you can see the red bricks in this picture.

We are staying at the J&C Campground for two nights - private campground with full hookups and wireless internet. There are 12 spaces here and only 2 others were filled.

So the rest of the day, we explored the town and chilled. (And of course, I am getting caught up with the blog and emails, etc.)

Miles Traveled: 155
Routes Traveled:
Nebraska:
SR-2 (Sand hills Byway), US-385