OK, a few details. At the base of the bluff is a visitor's center built right along a portion of the actual original Oregon Trail. We walked a short stretch of the trail, viewing three covered wagons and talking to a couple of young rangers dressed in period costumes who were excited to hear we were travelling the Oregon Trail, albeit with massive detours and in reverse. They went on to comment "you must see parts of the Oregon Trail all the time." In actuality neither of us has anything trail related since our school days.
After driving up the bluff and shooting it with our camera, we stopped to offend a lovely couple who, learning where we were from, raved about their travels in the Eastern half of Oregon right up until I called it a wasteland and they mentioned they were Virginians, farmers, and terrified of cities.
We next headed to Agate Fossil site, one of the more recently discovered fossil areas, which displayed the skeletons of relatives of modern day rhinos and camels. They even featured the bones and of the crazy looking beardog. Seriously. Small like a dog, with teeth like a bear.
We stayed the night in the town of Chadron. I can't say there was much of note there. We ended up quickly exiting their library when we realized our needs were much too technologically advanced than the town's capabilities. They had only two pronged outlets. They also seemed skeptical of books published after the Cold War. Even Walmart disapointed. Not a single postcard. Though one wonders what a Chadron postcard would look like.
Scott's Bluff Park along park of the OR trail
Scott's Bluff Park along park of the OR trail
Scott's Bluff park
Scott's Bluff park
Agate Fossil site
Winter's count
John Deere
Lewis and Clark meet the natives
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