In addition to our route to Omaha following a portion of the Transcontinental railroad, we will also be generally following the routes of the emigrant pioneers used including Oregon, Mormon and California Trails (except in the opposite direction). These trails were the same trail westward from Omaha but the Mormon trail diverged from the Oregon Trail at Fr. Bridger (between Salt Lake and Rock Springs) and the California Traild in Soda Springs, ID.
Our first site is known at The Archway in Kearney, NE. The monument spans more than 300 feet above Interstate 80 houses a historical experience that tells the story of Nebraska and the Platte River Valley in the development of America, particularly as it relates to the emigrant trails west.
Then it was on to Lincoln, NE to visit the Museum of American Speed. At overe 150,000 sf on three levels the museum is just overwhelming.