Idyllic Iowa

July 4: Lincoln, NE to Gretna, NE (33 miles)
July 5: Gretna, NE to Atlantic, IA (70 miles)
July 6: Atlantic, IA to Winterset, IA (70 miles)
July 7: Winterset, IA to Knoxville, IA (51 miles)
After the homogeneity of Kansas and Nebraska, I unconsciously assumed that Iowa would be similar. I was wrong. Iowa has its own unique [...]

BR2K

Did we mention that we crossed 2000 miles a few days ago? Here are some pics.

—Amber waves of grain and a curious deer—

—Reading in the tent—

—Waking up on the lake in Atwood, KS—

—This guy pretty well sums up our time in Kansas—

—Nebraska’s self-pronounced #1 attraction: Pioneer World—

—An unfortunate, but fitting end to our adventure—

The plain states

June 28: Atwood, KS to Norton, KS (62 miles)
June 29: Norton, KS to Holdrege, NE (64 miles)
June 30: Holdrege, NE to Hastings, NE (55 miles)
July 1: Hastings, NE to Crete, NE (80 miles)
July 2: Crete, NE to Lincoln, NE (38 miles)
July 3: Lincoln, NE (rest day)
We’re in Lincoln, Nebraska today, taking a well-deserved day off. [...]