Aug 7, 2012 - Along the Missouri - Nebraska, Iowa

We got on the road early as we had lots to see today and quite a few miles to travel. Our first stop was the location where Lewis and Clark held their first council with the Indians. It is near today’s Ft. Atkinson on the Nebraska side of the river (across from Council Bluffs, Iowa). There was a very nice sculpture of the event set out in the prairie grass. There was a river overlook and access here as well. Our next stop was the L & C Interpretive Center in Nebraska City, NE. This is another very state of the art museum that focuses on the...

May 29, 2012 - Crofton NE - Tailwaters Campground - Gavinspoint Dam

Spent a week (including Memorial Weekend) at the Tailwaters campground on the Missouri River below Gavinspoint Dam. Visited the Veteran's Memorial in Crofton NE. It is very impressive, especially for a town of only 726 people. Well worth a visit if you're ever in the area. Took a few trips into Yankton SD for shopping and dining. Roger even took the time to get to know the local Nebraska State Trooper better. Seems in Nebraska, they frown on someone driving 55 in a 45 m.p.h. zone. Luckily, the trooper was feeling generous and he let Roger...

Jun 27, 2009 - Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway - Crofton

The Missouri River parallels the highway for about half of our trip. The area is beautiful with a lot of wetlands and National Wildlife Refuges. I expect in the spring and fall waterfowl are probably all over the place. It’s also the Lewis and Clark Trail with lots of places commemorating stops by the party in their explorations of the Louisiana Purchase in 1804. Nebraska is windy and we saw at one modern wind farm and one place had a collection of about 100 old time windmills. Unfortunately we couldn’t stop for pictures because the road...