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Scotts Bluff Sunset July 6, 2006: Gering & Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. We are in Robidoux RV-Park operated by the city of Gering, Nebraska N41° 48.757' W103° 40.644' phone: 308-436-2046. They have paved interior roads with concrete pull-thru pads featuring green grass overlooking Scotts Bluff the bluff so often mentioned by travelers on the Overland Trail: 50-amps, water and sewer, $15. Joyce and I generally look for a PPA (Pass Port America) Campground but we did not find one in Gering.
We headed north out of Greeley on the 5th of July heading to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska where we plan to meet up with the old Overland Trail (Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, California Trail). While the Overland Trail started in Independence, Missouri we are going to start following it west from Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.
Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska
Joyce took this picture of Scotts Bluff National Monument as we were headed there from Gering to visit and experience Mitchell Pass and Scotts Bluff National Monument.
Mitchell
Pass around Scotts Bluff
That is Mitchell Pass. The Overland Trail used by the emigrants is only a short distance to the right of the highway.
Sugar beet refinery in the town of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Western Sugar in Scotts Bluff was the refinery processing sugar beets in the region. We saw fields of sugar beets, and farmers working the fields but none were harvesting the beets. We might get to see that another time.
Sunset over Mitchell Pass from our RV-Park in Gering, Nebraska
We could see the sun setting over Mitchell Pass from our RV. Joyce was outside to record the event.
Sunset over Mitchell Pass from our RV-Park in Gering, Nebraska
Our last night in Robidoux RV-Park in Gering offered this magnificent sunset over Scotts Bluff on the Overland Trail.
Scotts Bluff sunset compliments of Joyce
Scotts Bluff sunset compliments of Joyce
The sunset mixed in with the strange forms of those bluffs really made for an exciting event.
Sunset over Mitchell Pass from our RV-Park in Gering, Nebraska
The two days we spent in Gering
and Scotts Bluff couldn't have
been any better, we visited and experienced a number of historical landmarks including
Chimney Rock, the North
Platte River, Scotts Bluff
National Monument, Mitchell Pass
and Robidoux Pass.
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