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If you will let yourself NOT be in a hurry, and are headed from anywhere east or south towards the Black Hills, Devil's Tower and other points west and north, I highly recommend taking what the late Charles Kuralt called "one of America’s 10 most beautiful highways": Nebraska Highway 2.

 

It takes you from the Grand Island area (on I-80) north and west through the Nebraska Sandhills

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Hills_(Nebraska) to the Alliance area, where you should not miss

seeing Carhenge ( http://www.carhenge.com ) and then easily on to Wyoming or South Dakota!

 

See: http://www.sandhillsjourney.com/

 

I feel the trip is especially beautiful in the late spring when the hills are "in bloom"!

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If you will let yourself NOT be in a hurry, and are headed from anywhere east or south towards the Black Hills, Devil's Tower and other points west and

 

 

I've driven this road and can vouch for it's beauty, even if I missed the windflowers. One thing I found a bit unfortunate, though. It follows a railroad and about every 15 minutes or so, there was an eastbound train carrying coal from Wyoming. Wonder if anything in Wyoming well be left?

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If you will let yourself NOT be in a hurry, and are headed from anywhere east or south towards the Black Hills, Devil's Tower and other points west and north, I highly recommend taking what the late Charles Kuralt called "one of America’s 10 most beautiful highways": Nebraska Highway 2.

 

It takes you from the Grand Island area (on I-80) north and west through the Nebraska Sandhills

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Hills_(Nebraska) to the Alliance area, where you should not miss

seeing Carhenge ( http://www.carhenge.com ) and then easily on to Wyoming or South Dakota!

 

See: http://www.sandhillsjourney.com/

 

I feel the trip is especially beautiful in the late spring when the hills are "in bloom"!

 

 

 

I've been on Route 2 several times as a kid but only between the Iowa line and Lincoln; visited relatives in Cheney. It is pretty country and worth the trip.

 

Speaking of Nebraska, we're thinking of cruisin' the Lincoln Highway across Iowa from the Illinois line as far west as Omaha (perhaps farther) and then dropping down to the Lincoln area to see the cousins again. Kinda, sorta have that in mind for '08....Bliss

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Our family loved Carhenge last summer! Our boys were 9 and 7 at the time.

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Chris

 

Chris,

 

I followed your travels as far as the wedding, and thoroughly enjoyed them!

 

Having the family adventures in that format will be great to revisit years from now.

 

Keep the Show on the Road! Dave

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