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fizzgig

(24,146 posts) Sun Sep 20, 2015, 03:03 PM Sep 2015

our nebraska adventure - lots o' pics [View all]

we visited carhenge and scotts bluff national monument this weekend so i could take some pictures. the husband may refuse to go to the bar for a beer with me, but he'll put 500 miles under his butt in a crappy rental just so i can shoot.

i swear to gods, chevy went out of their way to make the spark suck. it got great mileage and didn't break down, but it was poorly designed and miserably uncomfortable.

it was chilly and windy when we got to carhenge, but it was fantastic.

i think this is my favorite shot of the night

we even remembered to get pics of ourselves

standing atop scotts bluff

if you look through the haze, you can see chimney rock in the distance

the visitor's center. that road has the only vehicle tunnels in the entire state.

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our nebraska adventure - lots o' pics [View all] fizzgig Sep 2015 OP

Intersting! Thanks for posting! Kaleva Sep 2015 #1

thanks! fizzgig Sep 2015 #3

I've been by Scotts Bluff many times, but never had the chance to stop in. Tobin S. Sep 2015 #2

that had to be frustrating fizzgig Sep 2015 #4

I LOVE your favorite shot, with the crescent moon in the background, my dear fizzgig! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #5

i love it when i can get the day(ish) moon in my shots fizzgig Sep 2015 #6

That's where I grew up Nac Mac Feegle Sep 2015 #7

we passed a runza on the way fizzgig Sep 2015 #8

One taste and he'll be a convert Nac Mac Feegle Sep 2015 #21

No cornfields? pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #9

our dinky little rental couldn't have taken out a single one fizzgig Sep 2015 #10

You just THOUGHT you got lucky pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #12

"Nebraska" and "adventure" are two words I would not normally associate with each other ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2015 #11

i so want to go there fizzgig Sep 2015 #13

Lol!! Kaleva Sep 2015 #16

Cool shots. Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #14

it was only within the last few years that i learned nebraska was more than corn and I-80 fizzgig Sep 2015 #15

If you have the time and inclination, read John McPhee's book "Annals of the Former World" erronis Sep 2015 #19

there is beauty everywhere you look fizzgig Sep 2015 #25

Very interesting pictures davidpdx Sep 2015 #17

that definitely a two day drive fizzgig Sep 2015 #23

My old stomping grounds frogmarch Sep 2015 #18

i saw hemingford on google map and thought about going fizzgig Sep 2015 #24

Except for frogmarch Sep 2015 #28

omg - how did you survive in the winds driving that tiny bit of metal? erronis Sep 2015 #20

oh, i know the wind around there fizzgig Sep 2015 #26

thank you Fizz Hula Popper Sep 2015 #22

we're lucky that we can do these sorts of trips fizzgig Sep 2015 #27

Glad you enjoyed a part of my state hibbing Sep 2015 #29

we drove past one, but husband refused to stop fizzgig Sep 2015 #30

If you get a chance, the northern Panhandle is a really interesting area - and hardly anyone knows! hatrack Sep 2015 #31

Neat! shenmue Sep 2015 #32

this is perfect for the Grand Adventure that i'm planning for next summer fizzgig Sep 2015 #35

Thanks for the tour! Tom Kitten Sep 2015 #33

i'd love to see pics! fizzgig Sep 2015 #36

please post them! fizzgig Sep 2015 #37

ok I will work on it! Tom Kitten Sep 2015 #38

Those are great. Thanks. nt valerief Sep 2015 #34