Lewis and clark Visitor Center, National Park Service in Omaha

 The Visitors Center is interesting.  It is on the bottom floor of the building.  Upstairs is National Park Service offices.  They have hundreds of different pamphlets from the National Park Service.  I watched the movie, "The Corp of Discovery" which is about 20 minutes. I enjoyed the Native American Wall and the andmark wall as well as other information they presented.

grizzly bear

uniform

landmarks

Tools

landmarks cont.

Native American artifacts

earth lodges

Pawnee Rock: Santa Fe Trail

 

Pawnee Rock is in Pawnee Rock Kansas.  It marked the halfway point of the Santa Fe Trail and was 50-60 feet high.  Ig was higher in the past but much of its stone was used in making railroads.  The top of the pavilion on top of the hill marks the original height.  From there you can see in all directions.  It is 12 miles north of Fort Larned, Kansas.  Fort Larned was establishd to guard the trail.