Bill standing in front of the administration building at Juniper Ridge.

Shot of the building from further away.

But .... I am now equipped with fishing gloves and a hook remover so I ‘think” I can do it. \240I fished many more hours with my new equipment at ready but sadly didn’t catch another fish.

The next day there were 3 of them just across the road but I didn’t see them.

We enjoyed spending time in such a beautiful place and hated to leave on the 30th. It was starting to get crowded with people coming out for the week of the 4th so we left.

A blue Herron also loves the area.

This lovely bull frog gave me a scare earlier as I came out if the motor home.

It was a gorgeous sunset prior to the fireworks.

Here is Bonnie trying to whack the piñata.

Bonnie on the dance floor while we all sang happy birthday

We passed into Nebraska around 3:00 pm and spent the night in Ogallala.

Bill’s sister Terri and their very spoiled dog Snuggles.

I didn’t see any of them smoking either. They like hanging out right by our camping spot here at Hall County Park in Grand Island, NE.

The RV Park is directly across the street from the lake. There was a great sunset

We sat on a bench in the beautiful park and watched all the activity on the water.

It is the 50th Winnebago Grand National Rally. Their theme this year is “Bound by the W”.

A big thunderstorm delayed us in getting parked right away, but we were in and parked by about 3:40 pm.

All parking is on huge grassy fields so the rain made it a bit interesting in getting parked and leveled due to the soggy conditions.

There are approximately 900 RVs here for the rally.

This is a partial shot of the WIT singers float.

Here are other Winnebago floats.

This group is known as the Winnie “Bs” as the have class B motor homes. Some are even dressed up as bees. Their theme was the hippie era.

The whole town was lined up in their front yards to watch the parade.

Of course the kids were very interested in the candy thrown from some of the floats. Evidently the girl on the left didn’t like our singing.

This is a statue stands in the fountain in front of the courthouse in Forest City. It a Union soldier and was dedicated in June of 1900.

We had great entertainment! \240Monday the 22nd was Stephanie Quayle.

She cane down in the crowd and interacted with the crowd. This young man was absolutely thrilled.

We made a trip to Mason City, IA so I could get bloodwork done. On the way back we had the opportunity to see this wind farm propeller trying to exit I-35. The whole intersection was blocked and we weren’t sure if he made it around the corner but r not. The flag man waved us around the corner onto the northbound ramp. There were 2 more propellers coming down the off ramp behind this one.

Wind farms generate 40% of the electricity in IA. We have never seen so many wind farm locations. The average length of a propeller is 113 feet. We saw a train heading west several days earlier with these propellers stacked on flatbeds. Getting them to their installation location must be a major accomplishment.

I would have loved to see them install the blades on this one.

The entertainment on Wednesday night was Home Free.

They are an amazing all acapella country band. \240The drums and guitars are actually created by the singers using only a microphone. We really enjoyed their concert.

The closing night entertainment was Chris Kroeze who finished 2nd in this years “The Voice” competition. He was great and his violinist Is really talented too.

We are staying overnight at On-ur-wa RV Park. It’s a great park and nicely shaded.

This is a cute mile pole pointing in every direction. It has mileage markers to Gila Bend, AZ, Watertown, NY and even Aviano, Italy, which by the way is 4,948 miles

Here we are under a big shade tree.

A small tributary of the Platte River runs just to the north with a great walking path adjacent to it.

It was a favorite place for the blue herons.

The wild turkeys were back too plus the added bonus if lightning bugs when the sun went down.

We said a sad farewell to Bill’s mom and sister Terri. We did have a great visit with them.

The above pics are of Lake Ogallala and the spillway from Lake McConaughy. Below are pics of Lake McConaughy which is 22 miles long, 142’ deep at deepest point, and has 105 miles of white sand beaches. It is Nebraska’s top walleye fishery with the record being 16 Lbs 2 oz.

We are back in the Denver area and decided to spend some time again at Marshall Lake.

Just cannot get enough of the gorgeous sunsets.

Early mornings are just as beautiful as sunset. Wish we lived closer so we could enjoy this on a regular basis

The white bird is a pelican gliding over the water. We saw blue heron too but they were shying away from photos. We had a great time. No fish though I guess it was too hot. But I sure enjoyed trying.

Had breakfast with our great friends Pastor Ben and Bonnie and caught up on all the latest happenings. Always enjoy our get togethers.

Saying goodbye to the Mile High city and heading back to the AZ heat. We both are ready to get home again.