Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Windmill State Recreation Area Nebraska

The Gordon wedding went off without a hitch and everyone had a good time.   We enjoyed seeing old friends.

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After the wedding we went back to our motorhome anxious to leave on our trip West.

Our first stop after a reasonable days drive was located at MM285 along I-80 in Nebraska. The park itself used to have quite a number of old historical Windmills but now unfortunately the remnants of a few and one 10 ft diameter that is still operating.  Below are a few pictures of the windmillswindmill  smallThe operating 10’ windmill  

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Vane from the 20’ “railroad” windmill that is the largest made

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The 20’ windmill on the ground being prepared to be restored

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Part of the tower that was 51’ high

We stayed just the one night but there were few other campers and the stay was fun with bike riding and exploring.