Nebraska Sandhills

John Fulton · Apr 6, 2013

We just got home from spending 2 weeks in Nebraska, 1 week in the Kearney area and one week in the Sandhills. I gotta tell you that Nebraska is one beautiful state. There is so much diversity and open space it blows your sences. First, i have never seen so much corn in my life as what is growing in the southern part of the state. Heck, there were cornfields bigger than counties here in Virginia. But most of all I was impressed with the Sandhills region. Absolutely beautiful country. Some areas there was not a tree within miles. I got to experience the hospitality and friendship of local ranchers first hand when the rice-burner SUV I had rented at the airport died on a lonely gravel road. Every car that passed (4) stopped to see if we were OK. After a couple hours I did take them up on offer of assistance by taking my wife to their home to use their bathroom. Nebraskans are what the rest of the country was 50 years ago: friendly, hospitable and darn right nice folks!!!

Anonymous-0 · Apr 6, 2013

I would second that comment. I worked over the whole state in the early 60's and have never found such nice people anywhere--especially the sandhills area!!

Harvey 2 · Apr 6, 2013

In about the year of 1900, there were several of my uncles that settled in that area of Nebraska.
They wound up in Arnold, Calloway, Broken Bow, Gothenburg, Stapleton ,

Lazy WP · Apr 6, 2013

Thanks guys! I am proud to say I am from the Sandhills! We aren't near as friendly as we were even 10 years ago, but this is still an amazing part of the world.

Fergienewbee · Apr 6, 2013

The Sandhills are on my "bucket list." I would have loved to have seen it when the country was new. Would have wanted to be there before or right after the Civil War. Still have a fascination with Native Americans. But then I'm a hopeless romantic.

Larry

Frank 41 · Apr 6, 2013

My dad used to buy Hereford cows out there and have them shipped back to central IL on train cars. He was riding with an older rancher looking at cattle and the guy hit a rock and broke the oil filter on his Cadillac. Our mechanic neighbor was with them and got it fixed. The old boy told them at 70K he had never changed the oil. Ha!

My dad loved to stay at the hotels, Valentine, Bassett, and others. After wheat harvest, my folks would go to the Cheyenne Rodeo. I always thought my dad was born 50 years too late or an old spirit. He always wore Stetson hats and liked horses and cattle.

John Fulton · Apr 6, 2013

Speaking about old hotels, we stayed at the Argo hotel in Croften our last night in Nebraska. Totally amazing place, restored like it was about 100 years ago. Owned and managed by an amazing gal who will tell you everything about the area. Really great food too!

Paul from MI · Apr 6, 2013

My wife and I travelled route 12, "The Outlaw Trail" across Nebraska two years ago. Beautiful, wide open country and lots of friendly folks wherever we stopped. We spent one night in Valentine and if I'd hsve known i was that close to Allen I'd have looked him up. Lots to see when you get off the four lane.

j meyer · Apr 6, 2013

We went to Nebraska on our way back from the Black Hills last year for our vacation- like I told my wife- I really enjoyed our time in Nebraska. I think its the wide open-ness or something like that!

fixerupper · Apr 6, 2013

Dad used to buy cattle in the Bassett area in the sixties and seventies.I went with him a few times. Sat at the sale barn in Bassett till midnight or until dad got the load filled, then drove the 260 miles back home to NWIA to get ready for the truck. Grass hay in round loose stacks and cattle is all there was in the sandhills at that time. Now there's irrigated corn on land where there used to be hay and pasture. I still like the country there. It's open as all get out. Jim

JD Seller · Apr 6, 2013

Years ago when I had horned Hereford cattle I bought several bulls from Upstream Range at Taylor Neb. Real nice people to deal with.

JDB · Apr 6, 2013

Know that area well. I grew up near Stapeton, my folks and sister still live there. Any of your relatives still there?

SweetFeet · Apr 7, 2013

While it is pretty and very open... having made the ride (east to west) through Nebraska numerous times as a teen, I began to think it was a strip of grass that ran 'round the world. I always thought it made the trip seem long as all one could see was the grass covered hills from the highway.

Nebraskafarmhand · Apr 7, 2013

And people wonder why I moved out here. Not the sandhills, a little farther south. On the way down here from North Dakota I stopped for a phone call and to take some pictures and both times someone stopped to make sure I was OK.

And Nebraska is not flat!!! It just looks that way, especially if you stay on the interstate. And up in North Dakota the people said that before the white man there wasn't a shrub or a tree to be found.

Pitalplace · Apr 7, 2013

(quoted from post at 09:06:40 04/07/13) And people wonder why I moved out here. Not the sandhills, a little farther south. On the way down here from North Dakota I stopped for a phone call and to take some pictures and both times someone stopped to make sure I was OK.

And Nebraska is not flat!!! It just looks that way, especially if you stay on the interstate. And up in North Dakota the people said that before the white man there wasn't a shrub or a tree to be found.

No trees or shrubs because the Indians didn't have rural fire departments. The reason they are so friendly is that they are so excited to see another person. I have to tease my best friend that is from NW of Tryon.

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