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Tuesday, October 6, 1998 
The Oakleys packed a healthy breakfast for Scot and he was on his way. He’s
following Kurt’s rail to trail route. He says the rail to trail is so much nicer.
It’s out of the way but it’s worth the extra miles. He feels safer and the trees
break the wind. Scot stopped at a historical village in Panora. They had moved all the old
buildings and concentrated them in this area. They even have a working telegraph.
Yesterday was the full moon. It was so bright that Scot woke up in the middle of the
night thinking it was morning already. He had a hard time going back to sleep.
Wednesday, October 7, 1998
Scot camped at Prairie Rose State Park near Jacksonville. It was hilly getting into
Prairie Rose. Other than that, the trail was mostly flat. He passed a Danish village. He
also watched turkey vultures fly.
Thursday, October 8, 1998 
Scot only has a few miles to get to the border. He passed Loess Hills and Nishnabotha
River along Route 44. By the afternoon rush hour traffic, Scot made it to Council Bluffs,
IA. He should be in Omaha, NE before nightfall. He called Tom and Patty with Health Cycle
for directions to get into Omaha. He said it was bothersome crossing the Route 6/480
bridge because the minimum speed was 40 mph. Gregg, the master mechanic at Health Cycle,
gave his bike a check. Fairing is upside down, hmmm. Gregg also suggested a route across
Nebraska. Scot only spent close to $3 today - $2 for french fries (which he’s getting
to like) and $.75 for a banana and orange. He’s spending the night at Tom and
Patty’s place.
Omaha, NE to Sterling, CO Route: 391 miles. From Omaha, take route 6W
or 64 to Fremont (+22, camping at Fremont Lakes), take route 30W to Columbus (+48, 1449
ft), Central City (+33, camping at Hord Lake), Grand Island (22, 1870 ft, camping at
Mormon Island 7 mi S), Kearney (+39, camping every 5 miles), Lexington/Cozad (+50, 2390
ft, camping on S side of Platte River), North Platte (+44, 2800 ft, camping at Lake
Mahoney), Ogallala (+52, 3223 ft, camping at Lake Ogallala N of town), Big
Springs/Julesberg, CO (+24), Sterling, CO (+57).
Keosauqua, IA
