Colorado's scenery is very different from one section to the next. There's not much of a foothills area between the plains and the Rockies.....it just goes abruptly from flat to mountains. The Front Range of the Rockies ends just west of Fort Collins so they disappeared from view as we went further north.
From mountains to plains in a very short distance
One of two rock formations next to I-25 that broke up the monotony of the plains
The southeastern corner of Wyoming is high plains like Colorado. The only picture I took there was of an oil refinery which isn't worth showing.
20 miles east into Nebraska we left I-80 and went up a very nice pig-path. It was better than the interstate in most places. This picture (just north of Kimball) is representative of how the area looks....sparsely populated farmland and grassland.
After about 25 miles of farmland the terrain became more rolling with rocky hills in the distance.
Getting into the area with really interesting rock formations
Going through the Wildcat Hills
The western end of Nebraska is full of very interesting geological formations. There's also the "Fossil Freeway" which extends north from Gering (where we're staying) to Hot Springs, SD. We'll be driving along this route on Wednesday when we return to South Dakota but we won't be able to do much sight-seeing along the way. Guess that means we'll have to come back!
Our campground is owned by the town of Gering. It has paved roads, lots of green grass, and NO DUST!!! We are SO happy to get away from the dirt and clouds of dust at our last campground! The wind has been fierce all day but should calm down by tomorrow, and the forecast is great for the next week.
There are a number of things to see around here, but Scotts Bluff National Monument is the most important. Most likely that's where we'll go tomorrow.
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