Nebraska vs. South Dakota
Aug 15th, 1997, 07:47 AM
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Nebraska vs. South Dakota
My wife and I are driving from Pennsylvania to the Badlands/Yellowstone/Grand Teton National parks on a 2 week vacation in mid-September and are wondering if its worthwhile to go through Nebraska to visit Chimney Rock, Scott's Bluff and Agate Fossil National Monuments. Anybody have any opinions about these monuments? Are they so much less interesting than the parks that we should go straight thru South Dakota and skip Nebraska?
Aug 16th, 1997, 07:14 PM
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Go through South Dakota. We took our grandsons to the Black Hills and Bad Lands about a month ago. What a wonderful and restful vacation, even with the two grandsons, ages 8 and 6. I haven't been to that area in 45 years and my husband about the same, but it was a trip we would like to take over again. Drive through the Bad Lands, see Mount Rushmore, (just great), Crazy Horse is near there, tour Ellsworth AFB, gamble at Deadwood City, and tour the Reptile Gardens.
Forget Nebraska!
P.S. Take the loop through Custer State Park.
Forget Nebraska!
P.S. Take the loop through Custer State Park.
Dec 29th, 2001, 06:38 PM
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Larry,
Hi from Scottsbluff, Nebraska. We love the Black Hills of South Dakota and vacation there often (usually in conjunction with soccer tournements
Having said that, I wouldn't be as quick as Margaret was to disregard my little corner of the world. The Nebraska panhandle is absolutely chock full of history and is definitely worth a stop, especially if you're an American history buff. Scotts Bluff National Monument has an interesting museum plus you can drive to the top of the Bluff and wander around. If the day is clear you can see all the way to Laramie Peak (I forget the distance but am guessing somewhere in the vicinity of 80-100 miles away) as well as Chimney Rock. I've been there literally dozens and dozens and dozens of times in my almost 40 years and that area never fails to move me. You truly get a sense of what our pioneer ancestors went through on the Oregon Trail and yes, you can still see the ruts from the wagons. Chimney Rock is also worth a stop. Try to see it both during the day and at night (when the spotlight shines on the rock).
I guess I'd recommend taking an extra day and seeing both South Dakota and Nebraska. We're only 3 hours from the Black Hills (maybe not even that) so it's a very doable trip and then you can swing over to Wyoming and head to Yellowstone. Get off I-80 and check out the real Nebraska--it's beautiful in its own way and VERY different from Pennsylvania (which we have visited and enjoyed thoroughly).Have a wonderful trip!
Hi from Scottsbluff, Nebraska. We love the Black Hills of South Dakota and vacation there often (usually in conjunction with soccer tournements
Having said that, I wouldn't be as quick as Margaret was to disregard my little corner of the world. The Nebraska panhandle is absolutely chock full of history and is definitely worth a stop, especially if you're an American history buff. Scotts Bluff National Monument has an interesting museum plus you can drive to the top of the Bluff and wander around. If the day is clear you can see all the way to Laramie Peak (I forget the distance but am guessing somewhere in the vicinity of 80-100 miles away) as well as Chimney Rock. I've been there literally dozens and dozens and dozens of times in my almost 40 years and that area never fails to move me. You truly get a sense of what our pioneer ancestors went through on the Oregon Trail and yes, you can still see the ruts from the wagons. Chimney Rock is also worth a stop. Try to see it both during the day and at night (when the spotlight shines on the rock).
I guess I'd recommend taking an extra day and seeing both South Dakota and Nebraska. We're only 3 hours from the Black Hills (maybe not even that) so it's a very doable trip and then you can swing over to Wyoming and head to Yellowstone. Get off I-80 and check out the real Nebraska--it's beautiful in its own way and VERY different from Pennsylvania (which we have visited and enjoyed thoroughly).Have a wonderful trip!
