2010's First Trip
Harry's break from Americorp ended on January 5th and Diana and
Noel drove him back from Colorado beginning January 1st. We took a few side
trips too . . . We left about noon after a fine lunch at a favorite of ours
-Young's - in Fort Collins, for a motel in Kearney, NE with a pool and a hottub.
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Diana in our room |
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Don't ya love the waffle machines in the "free" breakfast areas? |
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Diana and Harry eating in the motel's breakfast area |
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After a good rest and recreation we head to attractions along the road. A
HUGE frigid air mass invades, however, and we had to abandon some we planned
because of the bitter cold.
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Diana and Noel outside the Archway Exhibit over I-80 near Kearney, NE |
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Map of indian tribe locations in the 1800s |
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Model in the exhibit |
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Another display showing example of early car travel parks |
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Diana resting under 50's ad |
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Map of the Lincoln Highway |
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Diana and Harry looking out windows over I-80 |
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Look onto I-80 |
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Indian artifacts display |
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Because of the cold and a pretty substantial snow, we skipped Pioneer Village
and proceeded to Hastings, NE
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Outside the Hastings Museum |
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Diana at a Squished Penny machine in the Museum |
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Pick you favorite flavor . . . Hasting is the home of the invention of Kool-Aid! |
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We found another motel (great deals this time of year), this one in Omaha,
with a pool and hottub. Next day we get to Vinton, IA and Harry's "home" away
from home . . .
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Diana and Harry going into the building where he and his crew members cook daily meals. He may be mostly along for a day for so, so we got some groceries . . . |
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Pool table and couch in a relaxation area outside the kitchen |
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The shared kitchen |
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"Old Main" . . . office building |
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Old Main from another angle. A quite handsome building |
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Harry's sleeping building |
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Harry in front of his bunk |
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Diana and Noel, tearfully, leave Harry and go to a nice hotel in York, NE for
the night.
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Fort Cody "gift" shop in North Platte, NE |
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Diana at Squished Penny machine in Fort Cody |
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Golden Spike museum in North Platte, NE |
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Diana at their Squishing machine |
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This machines offerings |
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Diana and Noel mugging it in front of the Golden Spike building |
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And after an uneventful drive we arrive back home mid-day Monday with another
fun trip, and productive, trip behind us!
