At or near Exit 272 on I-80, at Kearney, Neb there is an archway across the highway, if you see it you are advised to get off I-80 and go inside. There you will be transported back in time to an era when covered wagons, hand-pulled carts, and trains first criss-crossed the prairies.
One of the attractions for the childern is this maze, being old timers we passed on it.
Here Jo is getting a briefing from the Marshall, he told her what she will experience once she goes up the escalator. There she will find an interactive adventure that pays tribute to the pioneers who passed through Nebraska on their way West.
The covered wagon was the most popular means of going west, this one was pulled by oxen.
The hand cart was used mostly by the Mormons, this was a very hard way to cross the country, much harder then the covered wagon. We had seen a bit of the hardships the Mormons endured while we were in Salt Lake City a couple years ago.
Not all wagons or for that matter all of the people made the full journey, remember they had no advanced warning of storms or what layed ahead of them. One story told over the head phones was about young girl, who's skirt got caught under the wagon wheel and before her father could stop the oxen the wagon had ran over and broke her leg, can you feel her pain?
Next came the automobile, not everyone could afford one, nor were the roads very good. But with them came the creation of the first transcontinental road (the Lincoln Highway), and today's modern transportation system.
Being RV'ers we could not pass up the early version of an RV, a place to lay your head down.
Jo had to take some pictures so she could up-date our RV.
Just had to take this one, as it brought back some memories of the fifties, diners and drive-in theaters.
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