Andrea and I left Iowa City yesterday around Noon. We ate at Blaze before leaving. We didn’t run into any storms. We made it to Kearney, NE last night. We ate an original Runza sandwich. It was like a sloppy joe with onions and spices in a encasement of pastry.
Today, we drove around 3 hours to Sidney, Nebraska to meet the farmer who farms our great-grandfather’s land. It was nice meeting him. He showed us the wheat that has been planted and also, where the millet will be planted. He told us the history of the area. We drove to Peetz, Colorado to eat lunch. It is interesting as some paperwork comes from Peetz, so it was neat seeing the Peetz Cooperative. It was also neat to see the grain elevator where the wheat is sold.
We saw many wind turbines which really showed the state line as Colorado really subsidizes wind energy and Nebraska does not (something like that). About one mile south of our land is Colorado. The land is near a minuteman silo area too….like 1 mile away.
It was sad to learn that due to Bass Pro Shops taking over Cabela’s, the Cabela’s headquarters in Sidney closed. At one time, over 2,000 people in the area worked there. I think Sidney once had a population of 9,000 and now it is around 6,000. It is rural.
Later, we drove to Laramie and drove around the University of Wyoming. We also ate at a vegetarian cafe, Sweet Melissa. I liked the menu, but it was rather slow and the food wasn’t that great. I can make as good of a bean burger as them. I did like the cashew queso.
We are about 125 miles from Grand Teton National Park.
Some pictures are not uploading. I will upload more later. Here are a few:
Your farm is really close to Colorado, wind farm, and minuteman silos. Need to hear more about that. Too bad about Cabeloas closing and affecting all those workers. Sweet Melissa – I like that name! That is what the name means – sweet, honey bee, busy sweetness.