| The Airstream is an
American icon, but most of them are fairly old. However they are still made
and this is a fairly new one. |  |
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We see a lot of trucks with oversize loads and even guard cars. Often you
are not really sure why. Here there was no doubt. This was the third of a
convoy of three heading east on the interstate. |
| Nebraska is like Iowa and
Kansas, only more so. The fields are absolutely huge and the land is truly
FLAT. |  |
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These mounds were a noticeable aberration. However they are man made and
there are hundreds, evenly spaced. We had no indication what they are. There
is a guard road around them which made us wonder if they were once military
ammunition or missile bunkers. |
| Next door are as many
sheds, again evenly spread. We didn't see any animals about but they could
be for pigs or cattle. |  |
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The blue tank really stood out for miles. These are next to a huge plant
which is making ethanol from corn. |
| Gas in Nebraska (and many
other states) usually has 10% ethanol added as a feature to make it greener.
It attracts a tax advantage which makes 'super' 87 octane gas cheaper than
'regular' 85 octane. Nebraska is apparently the state with the highest rate
of use of ethanol as a fuel. |  |
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Grain is still the prime product in this area. This is only slightly larger
than the other grain storage facilities here. There are grain silos and
loading sidings every few miles along the railroad tracks which run parallel
to the road straight across the state. |
| Just occasionally you
find something unusual. This is the edge of a huge area used by a plant to
'recycle' concrete. They could start with the current road surfaces.... |  |
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