Summer 2021, Day 51: Chimney Rock NHS, Carhenge, Niobrara NSR

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

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I hiked out to it:

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I met this fellow on the trail:

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

Ezra Meeker at Chimney Rock, c. 1905

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

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Continuing north, I visited the quintessential Americana that is Carhenge

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Next I visited Niobrara National Scenic River:

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I ran the Cowbow Trail to the bridge:

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Views from the bridge:

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

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I checked out the pilot lounge:

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

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See the trip map for today’s drive.

Summer 2021, Day 50: Torrington Homesteading Museum, Fort Laramie NHS, Register Cliff SHS, Oregon Trail Ruts SHS
Summer 2021, Day 52: Ashfall Fossil Beds SHP, Missouri NRR

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