Nebraska - Tuesday, July 8, 2008

James McLaughlin reporting today.

We started in St. Joseph, MO, and made it to Bridgeport, NE, today. When we were driving through the flat land, it amazed me that there were no rocks or trees in sight. It was also very cool how the small hills were arranged. You don't see arrangements of hills like that in Vermont. I thought they should have made a bike path through there.

We stopped at a welcome center on the east side of Nebraska. It showed what it was like back when Lewis and Clark had their expedition. In the front there was a boat on display that was like the one they used. You're allowed to walk on most of the deck (see video). There's a little path that led to a land lodge in the back. A land lodge is a mound of dirt with an entrance made out of wood. The inside is hollow. It has lots of wood to keep from collapsing and a hole in the top so smoke can come out from the fire below. In side the welcome center there was a display of a real live prairie dog. They called their prairie dog "P.D." for prairie dog.


We arrived at a campground in Bridgeport, NE, at 9:00. We were hoping to stop earlier, but it was raining so we pressed on. We camped next to a very clear lake. It was very sandy where we pitched our tent. Mom and Dad say the campsite would have been perfect except for the noisy trains on two tracks that were making quite a racket all night.

--James

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