This morning, we stopped at Home depot to buy a couple fans for the RV.  With temperatures around here in the high 80s at sunset, we need some relief.  M used the yarmulke test to confirm the fan’s suitability:

Leaving the Walmart of Scottsbluff, we drove just a few miles to Scotts Bluff National Monument:

Scotts Bluff was a significant landmark for settlers traveling Westward on the Oregon Trail:

After watching the official video and touring the visitor center, the kids completed their Junior Ranger workbooks:

The ranger brought out a variety of animal hides for us to feel:

The kids also handed in their Junior Paleontologist workbooks they picked up at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument yesterday to receive their Junior Paleontologist badge:

Leaving Scottsbluff, we drove West and South into Wyoming and then into Colorado to overnight at the Walmart of Fort Collins, Colorado.  See the trip map for driving details.