We left Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway and headed north, across the Red River Valley below Palo Duro,
then across the Oklahoma Panhandle and into Eastern Colorado (picture below). Talk about the wide open spaces! And that’s the long and straight of it!
We parked for the night in Lamar, CO, courtesy of the local Wal-Mart. There’s a very nice Perkins Restaurant right next door, in front of the Sam’s Club.
Off we went the next morning en route to Sidney, NE.
OK, I’m a real fan of Cabela’s—the legendary outdoor store--and wanted to pay homage to the “home store” in Sidney. The corporate headquarters are located right next door to the store. OK, I was just a little bit disappointed by the size of this store--after all it’s the “main” one! In my mind it was bigger and finer! We’ve been in bigger Cabela’s, but this one would have to suffice.
The good news is there’s a Cabela’s RV Park adjacent to the store and headquarters. Quite clean and nice, if a bit pricey. However, it was a fine place to park for the one night.
We bought some rain gear for our Alaska trip, and looked at everything we could. The result is we came out relatively unscathed!
The stores all have a handsome entry designed in the mountain lodge motif. There are two excellent bronze sculptures of elk fighting, one at the entry and one in back of the store building visible from the Interstate. Very dramatic! Here’s some pix I took:
As I walked away from the sculpture, I saw these two little guys resting in the shade. I told them to lay low because the store was full of hunters!!
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