4/13 - Nebraska City, Nebraska.     The Arbor Lodge or Arbor Mansion is located in Nebraska City, Nebraska.  The 52-room mansion was built as a very early wood frame house on the plains, built in 1855 as home for J. Sterling and Carolyn Morton.  The home was originally a 4-room house for Morton, the editor … Continue reading Arbor Day Started Here, Save the Earth →

411 – Towing from Kansas to Nebraska You bet ! We are checking off the states on this trip.  A loop tour through southern Gulf states and middle plains and east-central states.  We need to fill in the travel map of the states we have camped in.   4/12 – The Golden Spike    Grade school … Continue reading The Golden Spike →

4/12 – 13    While filling the tank at a local station, the man with the old pickup truck said, “it must have been raining dirt”, “most of the cars are covered”.  I turned my head to him and replied, “yes, it was raining dirt last night”.  A long line of threatening thunderstorms passed by … Continue reading It Was Raining Dirt →