Nebraska Sites to Ponder, along the way...


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It would appear that someone near Alliance, NE, had a bit too much time on their hands...to duplicate Stonehenge using defunct American automobiles creates an "interesting" roadside attraction. The Vega station wagon atop the left side of the construction reminded me of my first "new" car, back about 1975, but mine was a hatchback, so no chance that it was the unit used for this purpose.
Quite the opposite, a naturally-occurring phenomenon, Chimney Rock is near Bridgeport, NE. This site was a familiar landmark to pioneers following the Oregon Trail to settle in the western United States during thee great westward expansion of the 19th century. Signs at the visitors' center warned against wandering out to the rock itself unless wearing heavy boots because of a large rattlesnake population. Discretion being the better part of valor, we chose to stay there and photograph Chimney Rock with a telephoto lens.