Camping
After our return from Spain we spent a couple of days shifting gears, so to speak, packing the camper and getting ready for two weeks of camping.
Our first stop was in Nebraska to have dinner with Marty Magee, an old friend who live in Omaha. After dinner, we met up with Brent and Mickey in a small State park right outside of Omaha.
Brent and Mickey are searching for the right RV for them.
On this trip they were trying out a small trailer they had rented. Here
they are in Nebraska
hitched up and ready to go. The next night, Saturday, we camped near
Ogallala, Nebraska on a nice lake. The campgrounds were pretty full but we
got a nice pair of sites under some big cottonwood trees.
Given the size of their trailer, Brent preferred to cook outdoors. Near
this campground is Ash Hollow, which, according to this sign
is a historic site on the Oregon Trail.
Among other things, this sign note that Rachel Pattison was
buried here. One of many casualties along the trail. This is a rut
from the Oregon Trail where the travelers had to use ropes to lower their heavy
wagons down the hill into Ash Hollow
In the strange sight category, we have this picture.
All along the road near Ash Hollow are fence posts with boots on them. We
don't know why.
That evening and Monday night we camped in Roosevelt National
Forest along Colorado's Cache la Poudre river (Coloradoans pronounce that as the
pooder river).
Brent, Sam, and I had several weighty discussions here.
The view from our camper.
Brent trying to move a boulder so he could have a larger swimming hole.
Late afternoon shots
