Loveland, Colorado to Broken Bow, Nebraska

This morning we left Loveland and headed north into Wyoming. We stopped for a bit at Fort Laramie at the confluence of the North Platte and the Laramie River.

Fort Laramie
First Bridge over the North Platte River. It was built in 1877.

We are definitely on the plains now. We drove through Nebraskas Sand Hill country. It was beautiful and quite green. Tonight we are at the Arrow Hotel in Broken Bow, Nebraska.

The Great Plains
The Arrow Hotel

We had a fantastic dinner at the Kinkaider Brewing Company just outside of town. We sat outside. The temperature was perfect and we had a nice view of the lush corn field and green hills in the distance.

Dinner outside at Kinkaider Brewing Company

Loveland, Colorado day 2

Today we had a wonderful time exploring Loveland and the surrounding area.

We went for a walk across Pinewood dam. You can see in this fascinating video the dam they are buiding nearby. It has an asphalt core.

The new dam

We stopped to take a break and sit overlooking another beautiful reservoir.

Taking a break

We enjoyed talking and catching up.

Hattie enjoyed our conversation.