DAY 9 – Council Bluffs, IA to Kearney, Nebraska.
Highlights from the day: Father Flannigan’s Boy’s Town, interrupting a small town parade – notice the FLUTES, and both Charlie and Jay getting “tickets”:
Those cookies at the lower left hand corner have the Lincoln Highway emblem. You’ll see more of that emblem later…
DAY 10 – Kearney, Nebraska to Cheyenne, WY. This was the longest day on the road.
Some of the sights today include:
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The Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles in Lexington, NE
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The Halfway Point of the 1913 Lincoln Highway: the “Welcome to Cozad” city limit. At this modest little wood sign, you are exactly 1694.5 miles from New York City and 1694.5 miles from San Francisco.
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The Pony Express Station & Museum, Gothenburg, NE.
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Fort McPherson National Cemetery.
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Lunch stop at the San Pedro Mexican Restaurant in North Platte, NE.
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Train ride at the Terry Bison Ranch 17 miles south of Cheyenne.
Hotel: the Best Western Plus Frontier Inn, Cheyenne.
DAY 11 – Cheyenne, WY to Rock Springs, WY.
DAY 12 – Wednesday, September 11, 2019 – ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING TO OGDEN, UTAH.
September 11th is our wedding anniversary. Of course, in 2001, the date became infamous for other reasons.
Tomorrow, more of Utah.