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.