Today’s first stop was Chimney Rock National Historic Site:

I hiked out to it:

I met this fellow on the trail:

The spire has lost about 30 feet of height in the last 150 years.  Here’s a photograph from 1906:

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I next stopped in the town of Bayard to take on water at their free campground:

Continuing north, I visited the quintessential Americana that is Carhenge: 

Next I visited Niobrara National Scenic River:

I ran the Cowbow Trail to the bridge:

Views from the bridge:

I continued on to overnight at Rock County Airport in Bassett, Nebraska:

I checked out the pilot lounge:

I spoke with a couple guys who were flying home from the EAA fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin:

See the trip map for today’s drive.