When we are on one of our driving trips almost all the places we visit and things we do occur on the outward-bound portion of our trip. This is not necessarily planned, it just seems to happen. Perhaps it is a subconscious “nesting” desire, but once we begin our homeward-bound trek it is “peddle-to-the-metal”, with stops for bathrooms breaks, infrequent food acquisition, short “juice-runaround” periods, and sleep when dictated by safety and exhaustion.
However, when driving along, have you ever passed a roadside sign designating a historical marker and said to yourself “I wonder what the marker is about”? And then you say “It would really be neat if there was a phone app that would tell what the sign says and give some related history”.
Well, wait no more! On this trip, as we returned home, we chose to leave the Interstate and trek along a historic route that follows the Oregon, Mormon, and California Trails (through Nebraska, Kansas, and Wyoming).
While driving along in Nebraska, Meriam said “I think I’ll see if a new marker app for my phone is available (we have tried several times over the years with little success). Surprise, surprise, an app called Explorehere (ExploreHere – History Everywhere) pops up. As she was investigating the app, it “pops up” a notification of the Windless Hill Entrance to the Ash Hollow segment of the Oregon, Mormon, and California trails just a few miles ahead!
COMMERCIAL: This app is quite outstanding. It gives accurate and detailed information on historical sites and signs AND gives notification of those in a surrounding or upcoming area. It really works! There is a free version and for $10/year you get the expanded version…end advertisement.
P.S. We have no affiliation with this app J.
So we decided to stop and check out Windless Hill and its covered wagon trail marks.
So back to our covered wagon for our trek back to Texas!!
mao When we traveled in England (in the ancient days before GPS an apps) we had a wonderful book that had maps, and fold out pages that told the flora and fauna d history of the places we were traveling.
HaroldMAO, that’s awesome. The best we ever had back then was AAA TripTics.
maryWhen will you be back home?
HaroldWe are now home…and love the heat…NOT!
SharonHappy to have you back!!
HaroldTkx…
mao I can’t wait to see the last last post!!!
HaroldIt’ll still be a few more days. Still selecting, etc.
SwannLoved traveling with y’all!! Everything you post is soo interesting!!
HaroldThanks, Swann. We very much appreciate you and the others who take time to comment.
The BurksAmazing one can still see the wagon trail ruts! Thks for all you two share (&educate) 🙂
HaroldYou are most welcome. The first ruts we saw were near Fort Laramie, about 15 years ago. They were very distinctive. I wonder if they are still that way now.
The BurksAmazing one can still see the wagon trail ruts! Thks for all you two share (&educate) 🙂