| 2014-05-28 (Wed) |
Wall, SD Deactivated Minuteman missile site open for tourists |
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(eb_photo64) There are no tour guides around. You dial a number on your cell phone and get an explanation of the different items.
(eb_photo65) Glass covering where the missile is stored
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(eb_photo67) Dummy Minuteman missile in the silo. Each Minuteman II missile had 70 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped
on Hiroshima. When the missile was launched it quickly reached its top speed of 15,000 mph reaching its target in Russia in
30 minutes. All of the 150 missiles in western South Dakota have been deactivated because of the 1991 peace treaty between Russia
and United States.
(eb_photo68) High frequency antenna used to communicated with Looking Glass command airplane which during the Cold War
constantly flew 24/7 over the center part of the United States.
| 2014-05-28 (Wed) |
Wall, SD Badlands National Park |
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(eb_7396) Poisonous snakes in the area!!!
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(eb_7404) Bighorn sheep
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| 2014-05-28 (Wed) |
Alliance, Nebraska Carhenge |
(eb_photo70) You probably have heard of Stonehenge in England. This is the Nebraska version!
(eb_Stonehenge) The real Stonehenge in England
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| 2014-05-28 (Wed) |
Bayard, Nebraska Chimney Rock NHS |
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(eb_photo82) Chimney Rock was used as navigational landmark for pioneer cover wagon trains traveling on the Oregon Trail and
Mormon Trail in the mid-1800s.
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| 2014-05-28 (Wed) |
Scottsbluff, Nebraska Scotts Bluff NM |
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(eb_photo84) The Oregon Trail and Mormon Trail traveled through here. Also, the Pony Express Trail used this route. The Pony
Express Trail went from Saint Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA. The end terminal was Hastings Building which still exist in
Old Sacramento of downtown Sacramento. The Pony Express made it possible to deliver a letter from East Coast to West Coast
in 10 days which was unbelievable in those days. The Pony Express only existed 1860-1861. The completion of the transcontinental
railroad made it possible to deliver mail by train and the Pony Express went of business. There were 184 relay stations from Saint Joseph
to Sacramento.
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(eb_photo92) At the end of the road at the top.
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| 2014-05-29 (Thu) |
Estes Park, CO Rocky Mountain NP |
(eb_7439) Longs Peak (14,259 ft altitude) in the distance
(eb_7440) Herd of elk
(eb_7442) The elk will loose the fuzz on their antlers over the summer.
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(eb_photo202) Young elk walking in neighborhood
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(eb_photo206) Longs Peak (14,259 ft altitude) in the distance
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(eb_photo212) On Trail Ridge Road looking back towards Estes Park
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(eb_7462) At the top of Trail Ridge Road
(eb_7463) The highest point on Trail Ridge Road is 12,183 feet (3713 meters).
(eb_7466) Lots of snow still left from winter.
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| 2014-05-29 (Thu) |
Vernal, UT Dinosaur NM |
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(eb_photo218) Entering Utah from Colorado
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| 2014-05-30 (Fri) |
Wendover, UT Great Salt Lake |
(eb_photo248) The Great Salt Lake behind me. And I forgot to bring my salt shaker from my kitchen to fill up with free salt.