Saturday, August 9, 2025 Nebraska and its YUMMY Corn

 

Saturday, August 9, 2025  Nebraska and its corn

My human walked me around and there was this critter that looked like a blob.  Then it jumped real far!  It was amazing!  I wanted to go chase it but a dog came out so I ran back to the big house that moves.

I took Rudy for a little walk this morning.  He was amazed when he saw a toad take a leap.  If the neighbor’s dog didn’t make a noise, I might have had trouble controlling our little beast!

Our morning walk took us down to the lake.  We walked down a launch ramp, a LONG launch ramp, with weeds, that ended nowhere close to the water.  Something tells me that the water level is on the lower side!  While Spouse went to check out the RV area, I hoofed across the sand down to the water.  Several RVs are camped on the sand, similar to Pismo Beach.  I, too, checked out the RV park.  There were plenty of available spaces.  Yesterday when we came in, we were told by the entrance person to ‘call this number’.  It is a direct number and they should be able to help us…  We called the number…  and thus begins ‘reservation hell.’  They referred you to one of the gazillion apps that are used for reservations, such as Reserve America, or Recreation.gov.  All RV sites were in use according to them, but I must not have had the secret code for THIS particular area.  Yet, when we walked in, there was a sign that said to go to the visitor center for same day campsite assignments.  The problem is, you can’t drive to the point where you can see the sign, and the old biddy never mentioned that.  It shouldn’t be this difficult!

Oh well, we had a nice, quiet site for last night. If we are ever this way again, we know what to do.

Yesterday, we went through reservation hell trying to get a site in Lake Itasca State Park, which is the headwaters of the Mississippi.  We figured we would go after Sioux Falls.  Using the phone was so painful.  Since we had internet service, we got on the laptop.  We had to use their site, which almost gives you some information!  At this point, we think we have a site with electricity and that is big enough for us, but who knows! My internet service died right after I got my confirmation!  And… another online reservation method.  ARGH!

Anyway, back to Artie, we showered and readied for departure.  We took a beautiful back road that took us to I80.  Once we get to Sioux Falls, NO MORE INTERSTATES!  We love these back roads!

The speed limit on I80 is 75.  Unlike California which limits trucks to 55, every other state has one limit for all vehicles.  As a result, traffic moves much smoother.  So even though we are sharing the road with Semis, they are moving right along.

We ended up in York, Nebraska for the night.  We picked up some fresh corn on the cob along the way.  Mmmm, so sweet!