Kit and Carol on the Road

When we discovered that the Black Hills were so close to Nebraska, we decided to take a little side trip. Just over the border we found Chandon State Park, a nice place to stay. At this time of year the camps are pretty deserted. The kids have gone back to school so no families on the road. Took a daytrip loop, which included Carhenge (a model of Stonehenge made with old cars). This is one of the most un-touristy tourist traps we have ever seen. It just sits there in a field with no admission, no gift shop, no people around… And not far away was small town Nebraska in the form of Alliance, where people are friendly and there was a fabric shop. From there we went to Fort Robinson which we discovered was not only the Indian outpost and place where Crazy Horse was killed, but also the site where Olympic polo ponies and dog soldiers were trained, and later in WW2 it was a German PW camp. Enough of Nebraska, the sunflower state (according to me).