Located
near Bayard which is about 25 miles east of Scottsbluff. This is the
most famous landmark on the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails. Chimney
Rock is 325 feet tall and can be seen for many miles from the east.
The visitor center has exhibits, a video about the migration west and
a hands-on activity where you can “pack your wagon.” It is open daily
except for most holidays.
Located
in Royal, about 50 miles northwest of Norfolk in northeastern Nebraska.
This is a rare preservation site that preserves an ecological “snapshot”
where a range of fossilized organisms was discovered nearly undisturbed.
The fossil remains of rhinos are so numerous that the main section of
Ashfall is called the “Rhino Barn”. Other fossils found here are of
horses, camels and birds. The ash from a volcanic eruption in Yellowstone
preserved the animals in three dimensions. Walkways offer visitors an
unobstructed view of Paleontologists working at the site.
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