Trip Planning: The Perfect Family Trip 2016!
Hello to all my friends here that have shared in our first, "The Perfect Family Trip". At the time, we thought that may be a one time shot. We are terribly excited to say that we have had a permanen...
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I just finished reading through your long post form last year's trip (all 22 pages) and really enjoyed it. We have been to many of the places you visited and your pictures brought back fond memories.
You already have great suggestions from others in this thread regarding the destinations you posted, so I won't repeat. I was curious about what route you might take from SC to Yellowstone, so put those points into Streets & Trips. S&T included I80 across Nebraska before heading up to Yellowstone. We have done that several times and have enjoyed short stops at the Oregon Trail sites along I80 and route 26 between Ogalalla and I15 in WY.
For your consideration if you go that way:
Along I80
- Fort Kearney in Kearney NE - Not a lot there
- The Golden Spike Tower overlooking the Bailey Yard of the Union Pacific RR in North Platte. Yard started as part of the original Transcontinental RR and has grown the the largest rail yard in the world. Watch rail cars being "humped" to sort into new trains.
Along route 26
- Windlass Hill in Ash Hollow State Park where wagons were lowered down a steep hill.
- Chimney Rock - nice visitor center there.
- Scotts Bluff - Visitor Center and trail ruts there.
- Fort Laramie - Visitor Center and a number of restored buildings
- At Guernsey WY are the best preserved trail ruts. Some 4 ft deep in a limestone outcrop with marks of wagon wheels still visible.
- About 2 miles away from the ruts is Register Cliff with names of immigrants and others carved into the cliff face.
You already have great suggestions from others in this thread regarding the destinations you posted, so I won't repeat. I was curious about what route you might take from SC to Yellowstone, so put those points into Streets & Trips. S&T included I80 across Nebraska before heading up to Yellowstone. We have done that several times and have enjoyed short stops at the Oregon Trail sites along I80 and route 26 between Ogalalla and I15 in WY.
For your consideration if you go that way:
Along I80
- Fort Kearney in Kearney NE - Not a lot there
- The Golden Spike Tower overlooking the Bailey Yard of the Union Pacific RR in North Platte. Yard started as part of the original Transcontinental RR and has grown the the largest rail yard in the world. Watch rail cars being "humped" to sort into new trains.
Along route 26
- Windlass Hill in Ash Hollow State Park where wagons were lowered down a steep hill.
- Chimney Rock - nice visitor center there.
- Scotts Bluff - Visitor Center and trail ruts there.
- Fort Laramie - Visitor Center and a number of restored buildings
- At Guernsey WY are the best preserved trail ruts. Some 4 ft deep in a limestone outcrop with marks of wagon wheels still visible.
- About 2 miles away from the ruts is Register Cliff with names of immigrants and others carved into the cliff face.
