April 29--Nebraska to Wyoming on Orgeon Trail
May 9th 2011 April 29, 2011 Friday
North Platte, NE. Weather clear, 56 degrees and very windy. Mileage 4379; got gas at $3.789 per gal. Buffalo Bill Cody had a ranch in this town, which was a surprise to us. We expected Montana or Wyoming, but not Nebraska! One of the biggest freight yards for the Union Pacific Railroad is located here.
Drove interstate 80 to Brule (not to be confused with Buhl, w
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