Well folks, it should be no surprise that there is little to no reception up in the Sandhills, which is what makes it so still and peaceful, but it prevented me from blogging in real time. My trip went off without a hitch! Also, I would like to add that it was a blast. To give a little background, I was born in Valentine, Nebraska so it is always fun to go back and visit. I had the great fortune of staying with the nurse who delivered me (which is something I don't think very many people can say!) Ruth is such a sweetheart, who knows everyone and is related to quite a few of them. This makes her the ideal tour guide. We made stops at the Easter Yucca, and the first house I ever lived in.
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| Easter Yucca |
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| My First House! |
Emma and I had a little free time that morning, so we headed out to the Wildlife Refuge. It's been a while since the Subaru has been off-roading, so it was fun to go exploring (staying on the designated paths of course!). While we were out exploring the raw uncut Sandhills we happened upon Clear Lake, and Pelican Lake, looked but couldn't find Swan Lake as well as my personal favorite, two Sandhills Cranes. There were some ducks, and some swans, and some black and red birds, that had we been prepared explores would have identified in our Bird Book, but we A) forgot to pack one and B) don't actually own one.
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| Sandhills Crane |
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| Duck in the Sandhills. |
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| Clear Lake - Wildlife Refuge |
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| Pelican Lake - Wildlife Refuge |
I could talk about the trip all day, but to re-cap it was more fun than words can describe. Had the weather been warmer we would have gone Kayaking or tanking. There was one thing we didn't get to see, which boils down to I'm going to have to take another trip soon! There are supposedly some pretty neat waterfalls, so until then!
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