Sometimes there are days, just hours really, when everything aligns and you have found paradise. You know it won't last...The weather will change, people will come, mosquitoes will bite; but for this one moment all things have aligned to make the place and moment you are in the best possible place to be on Earth.
That was the experience on the afternoon of October 4th at Fort Robinson State Park, in the uppermost panhandle of Nebraska. Located on the steep and beautiful sandstone cliffs of the Nebraska Pine Ridge, this 22,000 acre state park has a vast history of Indian Wars, Military Forts, as well as, its long geologic history.
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The Pine Ridge heading off into the distance |
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Ancient Rhino of Nebraska |
I know, Western Nebraska is not paradise. Any day now, some arctic cold front will cause temperatures to plummet and snow to fall. In the spring and summer, ticks and mosquitoes will swarm, humidity will rise, and thunderstorms will wreck havoc on afternoon hikes.
But, for this one day at least, it was Paradise on Earth!
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