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From: Ted Heise <theise@panix.com>
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.rv-travel
Subject: Re: Perfect trip...Bad ending
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:24:20 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:53:11 -0500,
  sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
>  On 4/19/2025 1:10 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
> > On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:50:41 -0500,
> >    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
> >>   On 4/19/2025 9:53 AM, George.Anthony wrote:
> >>> bfh <redydog@rye.net> wrote:
> >>>> sticks wrote:

> >>>>> Perfect trip except last night. Got stuck in a bad storm 
> >>>>> between Lincoln and Omaha in Nebraska and got hit with 
> >>>>> 2” hail.

> > Oof, so sorry to hear this.  And since I'm from that area it's 
> > bothersome you weren't treated better.  :(
> 
>  In honesty, it was entirely my fault that I ended up where I 
>  did during the storm.  But it's a story for another day.  I 
>  actually really like Nebraska and Iowa.  I intended to get to, 
>  and eventually did, make it to Council Bluffs, Iowa.  We slept 
>  in the Bass Pro lot right near the Mid America Center.  The 
>  view to the west of the city of Omaha is really quite beautiful 
>  from there.  Though, we also were right in the Eppley Airfield 
>  runway pattern and got a bit of jet noise, but it quieted down 
>  after 11 pm.

Nice!  Lewis and Clark Monument, up top of the bluff looking over 
the Missouri River is just a few miles north of there--and one of 
my favorite spots.  Lovely view.


>  The storm was big news on the AM radio the next day, so we had 
>  lots of companions in our misfortune.

Misery loves company, or so they say.  :)


> >>      ...Once I get settled back in to the home routine, I'll 
> >>   post about some of the interesting things we did and 
> >>   learned on the trip.
> > 
> > We'll look forward to hearing about it.  I'm especially glad 
> > you didn't fall off the hogback.  How sensible of you. (name 
> > that movie)
> 
>  12 in Utah is an amazing road.  Well worth driving the whole 
>  thing.
>  Would have liked to do it in something other than the RV 
>  pulling the Bronco, but I still enjoyed it.

I can relate.  I drove it with my Acadia...   but towing a small 
Lance trailer.  Despite the fear, I think it was my favorite thing 
of everything we saw that trip.

-- 
Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA