Inside we put on headphones and took an escalator up to see scenes from the Oregon Trail crossings and hear stories from pioneers' diaries.
As we walked through the 3-D scenes, we heard tales of daily life on the trail, near disasters, and miraculous rescues.
A group of Mormons set out late on the trip, taking hand carts instead of wagons. When
they got stuck in an early snowfall in Utah, they almost perished. Brigham Young sent
a rescue party out to save them.
Native Americans told of the importance of bison to them. Every part of the animal was used.
Then we saw bison running down the hill toward us.
After the trail stories, we learned about Highway 30, the Lincoln Highway, which runs across
Nebraska. I-80 now parallels it. At the peak of the arch, we looked out the window and saw
that we were on top of the interstate.
At the end of the show, a voice came over our headphones: "Many pioneers had to abandon their belongings along the trail, but YOU can buy souvenirs at the Great Platte River Trading Post!"
We howled with laughter.
We drove on to Lake McConaughey just past Ogallala. We are the only people staying in
a cabin here tonight. We have #11 - good old #11. We did take a chilly dip in the lake this afternoon.
We just went outside to see the sunset.
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