When we left Laramie it was windy and not very warm. The temp. was suppose to be 49 degrees but it didn't feel like it. When we stopped at a rest area near Sidney NB it was 89 degrees and really WINDY. We took some pictures.
There was a plaque at this rest area tell about the construction of I-80 across the state. Apparently Nebraska was the first state to have an interstate freeway from one side of the state to the other.
Most of Nebraska is very flat and most of it is brown and dull. Here's a little rock hill that was at the rest area.
We're driving along and there is an arch over the freeway. Jim told me to take a picture.
It's the Great Platt River Archway Monument
When we got to our motel Jim looked it up on the internet. It is a museum and monument of the Platte River valley's role in the westward expansion (building of I-80) It is directly over the interstate (as you can see), 3 miles east of Kearney, NB
It might be an interesting place to stop and see if there were time. Oh well.
It was really windy all day today but very warm. The highest temp we saw was 89
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