Road Trip 2 - To Omaha & Beyond

We planned to stop in North Platte,
Nebraska for a quick lunch and move on, but Ray discovered that the largest switching railroad yard in North America was in this little town, so we had to go see it. Our only wish was that Jacob and Charlie could have been there with us - there were hundreds of engines and thousands of train cars - and the cars are pushed up a small incline and let go, and they are routed and switched by a computer to join the right group of cars.

Arianne, Ray, Ethan and Megan at The Golden Spike Tower in North Platte - this five story tower gives a very nice view of the whole train yard

And several hours later . . . we finally get some lunch! A & W is the place!

When it rains in Nebraska - it really rains. As we were driving down the freeway, things started to get very dark and we were soon deluged with rain. So many cars had pulled over to the side of the freeway and so we did too, we waited for a while for the storm to pass over, then went on.

We stayed at the Marriott right next door to this Cabela's store in Omaha - and it is - well, huge! I believe it is the largest Cabela's store.

Arianne and Sandy - at the
tribute to the handcart Pioneers
at Winter Quarters, Nebraska

Learning more about the pioneers at Winter Quarters, Omaha, Nebraska

Our second day finally took us to Omaha, where we visited with Jan & Lucia N. It was so fun to see them and hear just a few of the great experiences they are having there in the mission. We know they are well loved, as the missionaries we met out at Winter Quarters spoke of their mission President and his wife and their family with love and gratitude.

The beautiful temple in Omaha, sits next to Winter Quarters and the cemetery where many Saints (mostly children) were buried as the waited out the winter and prepared to cross the plains in the spring.