{"id":17119,"date":"2015-07-31T20:44:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T00:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=17119"},"modified":"2015-07-31T20:51:07","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T00:51:07","slug":"day-21-friday-july-31-valentine-to-ainsworth-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=17119","title":{"rendered":"Day 21. Friday, July 31 – Valentine to Ainsworth, Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0morning had already heated up, with our hour later start (after 8:00). \u00a0The northeast winds were now coming from the southeast; not a good day to be heading in that direction, especially\u00a0with rolling hills.\"DSCN5475\"<\/a> \u00a0Rolled down one hill to cross the Niobrara River,\"DSCN5480\"<\/a> a big draw for canoeing and rafting.<\/p>\n

Our second day of pretty pastures in the Sand Hills\"DSCN5494\"<\/a> and still amazed at the immensity of the farms\"DSCN5492\"<\/a> and ranches reaching for miles and miles.\"IMG_0780\"<\/a> \u00a0Avoided a good size snake, but did stop for a photo of a huge turtle\"DSCN5496\"<\/a>\u00a0 and of course, horses. \"DSCN5505\"<\/a>\u00a0At 11:00 we took a cafe break,\"IMG_0787\"<\/a> because it was there. \u00a0An hour later, stopped for a chat,\"DSCN5517\"<\/a> at the quaint cowboy town\"DSCN5514\"<\/a> of Johnstown.\"IMG_0789\"<\/a> \u00a0The day was heating up, so we were happy to arrive \"DSCN5530\"<\/a>at our small quaint\"DSCN5531\"<\/a> town and find a chocolate peanut butter milkshake by 2:00.<\/p>\n

There was very little choice for dinner in this small town, but thankfully all three were right beside our hotel. \u00a0We opted for the warehouse looking building that bragged about their steaks. \u00a0We’d been disappointed so far, but tonight\u00a0we scored big. \"DSCN5533\"<\/a>\u00a0This “Omaha” steak was crazy good. \u00a0Better put more than 47 miles in, so we can enjoy our next one!<\/p>\n\n\t\t