Day 4 - Lincoln, Nebraska to Denver, Colorado

Day four we drove almost 8 hours again.  8 might be our magic number.  Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska.  It is sometimes called the "Star City" since a star is what shows the capital of a state on a map.  The University of Nebraska is in Lincoln, which is the home of the Cornhuskers.

When driving from Nebraska to Denver we passed the "Great Platte River Road Archway"  The archway features a silver flying horse.  It is also a museum that shows you what it was like to travel West in a covered wagon.  Nearly half a million settlers traveled this same route to start a new life on the West Coast.

We drove past one of the Pony Express Stations.  The Pony Express was a mail service that delivered messages by horse back over the Rocky Mountains.  It was only around for a year and a half, but it delivered letters very quickly.  The horses and their riders could carry letters over 1,900 miles.

There were lots of farms along the road.  The farms that grow hay sometimes roll them up in order to store them.  There was lots of hay to see along the way.  They are so big that it is too tall to climb on top of.

After driving over 800 miles we finally reached Denver, Colorado.   Denver is sometimes called the "Mile High City," because it is 5,280 feet above sea level.  Being so high can sometimes makes it hard to breathe.

 The Rocky Mountains are not only very tall they are also very old.  Some of the oldest rocks in the mountain range are 1.7 billion years old.  They are also very pretty to look at.  In the summer they are very green, but the tops still have snow since it is cold up that high.  In the winter the mountains are completely covered with snow.

 Even though Denver is in the mountains, there are lots of skyscrapers.  It is hard to imagine that this was a city where cowboys like Buffalo Bill used to spend their time.

 Denver is the home of the Rockies baseball team. Their stadium is called Coors Field.  The field is pretty new, it was opened in 1995.  Their colors are purple and black.  You can see the Rocky Mountains from inside that stadium.

 After seeing the baseball stadium Mike and I did a little sight seeing.  We saw Denver's Union station and tried on hats at a very famous hat store.

 Trying on hats was so much fun at Rockmount Ranch Wear.    They make hats, cowboy boots and lots of other cowboy gear.  The dog that works at the store even helped catch people who were stealing.  The dog was really sweet too.

 After all that fun, we were starving.   That meant we got to eat corn dogs.  They are delicious.

Tomorrow we would be heading to Salt Lake City, Utah.