2017 10 14 to 10 20 Last days at Yogi Bear then Heading South and West

Left Sioux Falls SD October 18th . Overnight in Yankton SD, Arrived in Kearney NE  October 19th, Arrived in Oakley KS October 20. 

Yogi Bear October 14th.
Our Cast Iron horse, Great Blue Heron and two dogs.  

October 17th. On Truck Bed cleaning the RV before hitting the road. Seems the farmers working their fields caused the Korean Lady beetles to swarm to quieter environs. And that seems to have been the Yogi Bear Jellystone Campground. Bob took care of the bugs on the cap of the RV.  

On October 18th we left Sioux Falls and heading to a KOA campground in Yankton SD for a quick one night stay. A nice easy 80 miles south of Sioux Falls. Now the next morning became a bit of a challenge. We had driven to Walmart the night before and remembered the road work which closed and rerouted our lane of traffic. As we got into the road work area suddenly our lane disappeared and we had to pull off into a parking lot. Needless to say, the map app was not up-to-date about the new traffic pattern. It took a while but we finally got back on track. 

On October 19th we drove to Kearney RV Park in Kearney NE.
We went out to dinner at the Cellar Bar & Grill. The door looked like it had come from a speak-easy with a little door in the middle of it.

On October 20th after leaving Kearney RV Park
we went to the Archway Historical Exhibit. Kearney is one of the towns where the Oregon, Mormon and California Trails split off. The Archway spans across I-80 and houses exhibits about the fur trappers, westward emigration, Transcontinental Railroad, Pony Express, and the Lincoln Highway

The sculpture is designed as wings to symbolize movement, transportation and communication. The horse leaps out of one set of wings representing the Pony Express.

Interesting sculptures were scattered around the grounds. 

Just curious why the woman is not goading the oxen while the man pushes the wagon. 

Most deaths on the westward trails were from drowning in river crossings. Along the way, settlers threw out family heirlooms like pianos, clocks and upholstered furniture.

Mural of wagon train 

Photo of the meeting of the Transcontinental Railroad and joining with the golden spike. 

The Lincoln Highway (I-80) was marked with concrete pillars embossed with a large "L" and a medallion of Abraham Lincoln.  

Viewing port over southbound lanes of I-80.

Warning - The traffic below is monitored by radar. 

Bob liked the jukebox selector at the tables in the Roadside Cafe. 

Time to leave and Dakota is ready. She and Tori stayed in the RV while we were in the Archway. 

We drove with wind gusts up to 20 mph until we reached our next Campground. High Plains Camping in Oakley, KS.  We had dinner at Cap'n Jacks Pub which had a cool pirate theme.  The food was good as was the ambiance of the place.