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Sand Hills
Central Nebraska
October, 2014
One of the places Bill and I have wanted to see for a long time is central Nebraska. Did you know that Nebraska contains a large desert filled with grass-covered sand dunes? Now ... you see? You find out all sorts of things when you pay attention.
Look at Nebraska on the satellite view on Google maps, zoom in a bit, and you'll see the sand formations undulating across the north-central part of the state.
We finally got our chance to take that drive this fall. We braved a night in Alliance, Nebraska, and then drove across on Highway 2 and stayed in Grand Island the next night. It was worth the time and trouble. Such a lovely, relaxing landscape!
Comments (22)
giulband
Great photo with a good sense of composition !
jayfar
Bales and fall colors all in one shot - beautiful.
durleybeachbum
I do indeed learn such a lot from you, my horizons have been tremendously widened. I shall do that google trip shortly. How very peaceful this lovely photo looks!
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful and interesting sand-dunes
jmb007
jolie
Faemike55
Very beautiful view Great capture
Adobe_One_Kenobi
A great reward for your nomadic practices my dear!
photosynthesis
A very unique landscape & the hay bales add some extra visual interest to it. I remember being very surprised to find huge expanses of desert-like sand dunes on the Oregon coast & would probably have been equally surprised to find this in Nebraska (a state I have never visited). By coincidence, I took some photos of stacks of hay bales a few days ago, though I haven't checked them out yet to see if they're worth posting...
Krittermom
This is my kind of therapy. I love the fall time with the hay rolls and colors. I just returned from Illinois. I had forgotten how flat the land is and how the wind always blows. Me mother always saw to it that our vacations were all about nature. We camped every where. This is a beautiful capture.
helanker
What a fantastic landscape and I like the POV here alot.
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
Wolfenshire Online Now!
Those things are heavy. Beautiful capture.
RodS Online Now!
That's really a lovely view, and a great photo, Tara! Actually, I have looked at this area in Google Earth, and it looks very interesting - a place I'd like to visit. It looks like the very northernmost part of the S.Dakota Badlands also stretches into this area of Nebraska.
MrsRatbag
Beautifully composed scenic shot; I am sure I've driven through there at least once, but never spent much time (I probably spent a night camping, but I was MUCH younger!) Well captured, and I'm glad you got to explore a bid!
mbz2662
A much different landscape than home :) Beautiful photo. I love these kinds of vacations and drives!
jocko500
cool. Indians use to burn the hay as they know it would help the horses of white to get thought the winter
wysiwig
My memory of Nebraska was 500 miles of cornfields. You managed to find a beautiful pastoral scene to change my perspective. Wonderful work.
moochagoo
Nearly a classical european view :)
irisinthespring
Awesome capture of this tranquil place!
debbielove
Lovely view, very similar to areas of Britain.. Great colours, neat shot.. Glad you got to see somewhere you always wanted. Rob
dochtersions
This is a magnificent landscape and photo, my friend. The mood is so lovely (captured). In a way on this photo it looks a bit like in our area, but I know it is in real quite different; a friend of my was visiting her aunt and uncle who live there, and for 6 weeks they toured through that amazing land.
junge1
Great capture Tara. I have driven through Nebraska before and coming from the east somewhere along the way the transition from the Eastern plains to the Western plain happens. Getting off the freeway and stop in any of the little farming communities and have breakfast and see the old farmers talking about politics. It can be miserable when it is cold and windy. Where are you now. have you run into any snow yet?