Our route today was 215 miles straight on I-80 west. The landscape is definitely changing again. More rolling hills, even a few small mountain ridges. And more cattle ranches and fewer cornfields. And along the roadside everywhere are beautiful yellow small sunflowers. Plus, where there are cornfields, you can see the yellow tops off into the distance. Makes for a pretty vista. There is also lots more water. We are following the Platte river, and there are lots of ponds by the fields.
Our campground is 3/4 mile off the interstate, and in the town of Ogallala, Nebraska. This town is located about 12 miles south of Lake McConaughy, a huge lake and State Park. Gabe says folks from Colorado even come up here to vacation by the lake. It has over 100 miles of shoreline, bays and beaches. We'll go there tomorrow.
This campground is definitely a staging area, a parking lot to park the RV in for a few days, with full hook up while we sight see. It is our last stop before we get to Colorado. We set up the RV, walked the campgrounds, and hung out for a bit. I had a monthly sibling/cousin Zoom call, which was wonderful. How nice to spend an hour with family. After the call, we decided to go out for dinner, for a change. We found a very nice Mexican restaurant a mile away. Gee, no cooking -- much appreciated.
Sunflowers along the route photo:
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