Day 1,2 &3

Day 2 we stopped in York, Nebraska & got a nice motel room. Went out to eat at the Country Kitchen restaurant & you can tell we are getting closer to cowboy country.I had a meat loaf dinner and the waitress brought out about 4 #lbs. of meat loaf on a plate with 3 vegetables, smothered in brown gravy. I am a big eater but can not clean my plate when we eat out in Nebraska, Wyoming or Montana. It must be that the people out here in these states either work real hard or the weather is so cold that they feed everyone large meals. Day 3 we left York, Ne. heading to Sidney, Ne. and was going to stop at several sites along the way. There was alot of Interstate road work so we had to by-pass most of them, catch them on the way back. We have to make certain amount of miles per day to get to Emigrant, Montana on time. Sidney, Ne. is in the Great Plains where the Indians & buffalo once roamed. Did stop in to Cabelas in Sidney & bought some hiking boots. Day 4 heading into Wyoming about 50 miles from here. Steve Hey folks, Here it is day number three on our westward trek. I told Steve I was homesick along about Dyersburg, TN but it is getting better now.(Haha) Traveling through Missouri toward St. Louis was so loooooooooong! Wasn't much to see except crossing the bridge over the Mississippi River. We traveled about 433 miles before stopping in Kingdom City, Mo just beyond St. Louis on day one. Day two --- we left Kingdom City, Mo going west to Hwy 63 N toward Moberly, Mo. and then back west toward St.Joseph, Mo to avoid the horrendous traffic in Kansas City; turned out to be a good choice because the four-lane was not heavily traveled and was very picturesque with corn fields on both sides and old white farm houses and barns from years gone by. We passed near the boyhood home and museum of Gen. John Pershing and Steve said we'd catch it on the way back. He says that about everything! We traveled another 393 miles before stopping in York, Ne. Day three we left York and traveled a short distance to Aurora, Ne stopping at the Plainsman Museum...very impressive. There was so much to see, we spent about 1 1/2 hours looking at everything from a furnished log house and a sod house to displays of doctor's & dentist offices, a barber shop, saloon, sheriff's office & jail to period costumes from the Civil War era to the 20's and 30's. There were dolls, guns, walking sticks, band instruments, carriages,clocks and everything in between. I was reminded of the strong, resourceful people who made this country what it is. After traveling about 304 more miles today, we are in for the night at Sidney, Ne. That's all folks for now. Carol