Joseph Vavak 3/25/16 Joseph Vavak 3/25/16

Headed West

I'm taking an Easter weekend trip to the panhandle, meandering my way out to the Oglala National Grassland and back. Today was spent on I-80, wasting little time at 80 miles an hour through the Platte River valley to Ogallala. There was a blizzard out here just two days ago - yet only a few small piles of snow remain.

Northeast Colorado and US-385 to Chadron tomorrow.

Joseph Vavak 2/29/16 Joseph Vavak 2/29/16

I face the horizon, everywhere I go

I spent an unseasonably warm February weekend exploring north-central Kansas and a few new places in Nebraska. It was a near-perfect two days of wandering, minus an obnoxiously persistent and forceful wind that followed me through Kansas' flint hills. Every time I got back in the car, I'd find myself chewing on wind-blown sand. In Ellsworth, I stood on main street next to a hand-painted sign for a western shop as a large tumbleweed rolled past at full speed.

So it goes in the mythic west.

Next up, I'll be returning to the panhandle and the Oglala National Grasslands in a few weeks' time to finish work on a project I started a few years back. I'm looking forward to getting out to Wyoming again.

Post title: Frank Turner - The Road

Joseph Vavak 1/30/16 Joseph Vavak 1/30/16

January

My first explorations of the new year - 30 days in. A short trip along Nebraska Highway 66 to Central City. It feels so very good to stretch your legs after living through the depths of winter (for now).