Day 4 September 10, 2006
July 14th, 2007September 10
Start 38276 887.5
38277 6.259 gal 888.4
38518 – 38277 – 231 @ 3:00 p.m.
Ogallala NE
38557 168.00
7.674 gal $3.799/gal
Kimball NE stop
Made it to Kimball NE, about 22 miles from the Wyoming border. I saw a Day’s Inn sign and exited I-80 after doing about 400 miles. Total mileage at this point: approx. 1,274, more (slightly) than half way.
The phone book in my hotel room: 37 white pages for “Sidney/Kimball and Surrounding Area” (15 surrounding areas).
In the Pizza Hut—the only “sit down” restaurant open for dinner on Sunday, I was told that the population of Kimball is about 2,500. The other restaurant, BJ’s or something, was closed.
Last night was lovely. Slept well, luxurious room, decent breakfast (for free). Started late this a.m.—about 10:20. Slightly rainy… very scattered, mostly light showers; no problems—certainly not compared to the rain through Iowa and into NE on Saturday. Really got into the 70-75 mph speed limit. Long, straight, fairly flat roads until about 100 miles from the NE-WY border. Then… getting into the High Plains. Makes my heart positively sing! No more pretty rolling hills and woods; can see, well, a lot closer to forever. Big sky, with—finally—blue patches. Interesting rock outcroppings, bluffs, and buttes and… (I need my geology books!).
Western.
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