X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=don.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=posts%2Fdiary%2Fsmith_falls_ne.mdwn;h=3e9bb0a99e369565ab943c442a090d11cd66d0cb;hp=3d2a2db4071c8839e19e2cd1fc4c4ae729f2137c;hb=3a369cad00c0e761537fad99f74891b56b5904c8;hpb=0249455c54b5b7235653a3723c8d85e0c1286663 diff --git a/posts/diary/smith_falls_ne.mdwn b/posts/diary/smith_falls_ne.mdwn index 3d2a2db..3e9bb0a 100644 --- a/posts/diary/smith_falls_ne.mdwn +++ b/posts/diary/smith_falls_ne.mdwn @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -[[agimg 2003/07_july/to_smith_falls_NE_07022003/04_smith_falls_07022003.jpg ]]I finally made it to Smith Falls, NE on what is my longest planned +[[!agimg 2003/07_july/to_smith_falls_NE_07022003/04_smith_falls_07022003.jpg ]]I finally made it to Smith Falls, NE on what is my longest planned drive of the trip. I left Pikes Peak, IA at 6A CDT this morning, and drove for almost 11 hours to get here. Quite a long drive, but at the end of it, Smith Falls is pretty dang impressive. But first, before I forget, I should talk slightly about Pikes Peak. -[[agimg 2003/07_july/to_pikes_peak_IA_07012003/14_bridal_veil_falls_07012003.jpg ]]Pikes Peak is a pretty interesting place right on the IA side of the +[[!agimg 2003/07_july/to_pikes_peak_IA_07012003/14_bridal_veil_falls_07012003.jpg ]]Pikes Peak is a pretty interesting place right on the IA side of the Mississippi river where the Wisconson river comes in. It's about 8 miles south of the Mounds National Monument, and there are a few mounds inside the state park as well. The mounds are rather @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ and it was nearing dusk when I arrived. However, I took a pretty decent panorama of the Wisconson side from the Iowa side, so it will be interesting to see how that turns out. -[[agimg 2003/07_july/to_pikes_peak_IA_07012003/06_wisconsin_river_joining_mississippi_07012003.jpg ]]One of the other pictures is of a deer that was watching me watch it +[[!agimg 2003/07_july/to_pikes_peak_IA_07012003/06_wisconsin_river_joining_mississippi_07012003.jpg ]]One of the other pictures is of a deer that was watching me watch it as I wandered over to a minature falls called Bridal Veil. For those of you who have seen the big Bridal Veil falls at Yosemite, this was its midget third cousin. (But still neat in its own little way.) @@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ miles). But arrive here safely I did. [There are a few pictures of the drive... US 20 adroitly avoids most property lines, but for miles on end it is arrow straight (although it does go up and down hills.)] -[[agimg 2003/07_july/to_smith_falls_NE_07022003/11_don_armstrong_at_smith_falls_07022003.jpg ]]Smith Falls itself is about 14 miles East of Valentine, NB on NB +[[!agimg 2003/07_july/to_smith_falls_NE_07022003/11_don_armstrong_at_smith_falls_07022003.jpg ]]Smith Falls itself is about 14 miles East of Valentine, NB on NB 12. It's a small park with about 12 or so car acessible spots, and about 20 primitive sites. I got slotted into one of the car spots, which is ok... although it really didn't matter to me. The Niobrara river burbles away right behind me (and a few canoeists have floated buy in the time I've been typing this.) -[[agimg /2003/07_july/to_smith_falls_NE_07022003/09_smith_falls_07022003.jpg ]]The falls itself are pretty impressive, apparently the largest falls +[[!agimg /2003/07_july/to_smith_falls_NE_07022003/09_smith_falls_07022003.jpg ]]The falls itself are pretty impressive, apparently the largest falls in all of Nebraska. No where near as tall as the falls in my favorite place, Havasupai, but still pretty nice, and definetly more than I was expecting.