Vacation 2011 - Kearney, NE

Somewhere in the middle of Nebraska, we spotted The Great Platte River Road Archway and decided to stop.  This structure, which is over I-80, holds a small museum of the changes in travel since the pioneers headed west.  We got to experience the thunder of a buffalo stampede (6th picture), wander thru the hardships of life for those in a wagon train, see the building of the rail road, the building of the interstates with the housing from that period, to the modern day interstate ... which can be see out the windows at the end.   A nice walk on a beutiful day rounded out many hours in the car.