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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Sandhills of Nebraska

 On our way home from Illinois last month, we drove through the Sandhills of Nebraska.  The Sandhills National Landmark covers about 1/4th of the state of Nebraska.  It is a giant sand dune that is covered in native grasses which are sustained by the Oglala Aquifer - a massive underground water body.  Very little of this grassland has ever been cultivated.
 We were racing against the sun to get to our destination - Valentine, Nebraska, so we didn't stop to take pictures of the vast grassland.
 Joe snapped these images out the window as I drove.  The light was very low and the colors were amazing (maybe the pictures don't do it justice).  It was sort of surreal.



2 comments:

  1. I live in eastern Nebraska, corn country. I love to visit the Sandhills at different seasons. I think they are one of the loveliest places in the USA. Many people however would only look at their vastness and not the beauty within the vastness.

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  2. Jan, I am afraid my pictures do not do it justice, but we really loved the Sandhills. We drove quite a few extra miles just to include this in our trip. It would be fun to be able to spend more time in the area!

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