“…its about the journey, not the destination…”

Fields along US 20 just outside of Valentine Nebraska.

     As I got ready for this trip I found that I couldn’t get my mind around the trip. I planned the trip to Fairbanks, and then just had a general idea of where I wanted to go. Then from Fairbanks I planned the trip as I went. Yesterday as I was riding to Valentine Nebraska I realized I finally had my head around the trip. Today Omaha; tomorrow Iowa; Sunday Indiana; Monday Ohio; home Tuesday. 

This land was largely for grazing cattle. Soon the land I passed would be all corn! 

     Today there was a sad moment. I turned off US 20 after Inman Nebraska and headed down towards Omaha Nebraska. I had been on US 20 off and on since Burns Oregon. A great road, a great route. Now I will look for a road, perhaps route 92 or 34 across Iowa. The fun is that you pass through neat towns, like Beemer, where you can find local restaurants that the locals use. You can generally run at 65 or 70 mph, with little traffic. This really enhances the trip. 

Decided to take a break after filling up with gas in Neligh Nebraska. I found a table near a stream in the city park.

     Lunch in Beemer Nebraska (how could I resist?) at the Beemer Cafe.  Mary, the proprietor, is a very pleasant lady who spent some time explaining some of the history of Beemer, and that they had recently has such a bad rain storm the the road had been closed. Glad I didn’t pass through then! 

My Beemer in front of the Beemer Cafe in Beemer Nebraska ( no kidding!).

     Arrived in Omaha by 2:30pm. Checked into my motel, unloaded the bike, and then drove to the BMW dealer. Once there I set up having new tires put on the bike. Then a taxi back to the motel. Hopefully the bike will be ready fairly early in the  morning. Then off and away to Mount Pleasant Iowa, about 253 miles east.