I live in Ogallala. It actually was a hub for several trails: The Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, The Santa Fe trail and the route taken by the Pony Express. I have some pics of Boot Hill. If I wasn't so tired I would go find them and post them. (Then maybe I might have to start apologizing!)
One of these weekends I'm gonna drive the 2 hours to Scotts Bluff and Chimney Rock.
It would be worth it. I haven't been to any of those places yet, having mostly managed to travel across the northern states. As in, right below Canada's border.
I just drove from Nebraska - with pit-stops in Salt Lake City - to San Francisco to spend the holidays with my brother. It amazed me to drive on I80 which follows along the old trails, putting places to the names I had read about. Biggest impact: Donner Pass. My hat's off to ANYONE brave enough to have made that journey through the mountains!
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Date: 2007-01-26 10:38 am (UTC)Oh yeah, I know about Boot Hill. I studied the Oregon Trail and the history of the West some time ago.
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Date: 2007-01-26 10:44 am (UTC)One of these weekends I'm gonna drive the 2 hours to Scotts Bluff and Chimney Rock.
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