Sites and Scenes of Nebraska - Sep/Oct 2011
Finally leave our IAH B Terminal gate an hour late
Another United Embraer RJ1415 waits for departure
Fly over a covered parking lot after takeoff
Nice view of Intercontinental Airport on our way north
Descending outside of Omaha, Nebraska
Pass by downtown Omaha as we approach the airport
Railstation outside of Omaha
As we land, see a sideways swinging metal bridge
The drive to Lincoln passes by many corn fields
Well no wonder, there is Cornhusker stadium
The Cornhuskers are off enjoying their first Big 10 game versus Wisconsin today
Stop at King Kong for a light snack outside of Lincoln
Get a grilled steak, onion, pepper, & mushroom sandwich
See Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha before it is torn down
Grain silos are painted up real nice as we head into Iowa
Sunday meal after dropping off Dave for his 4pm flight
Cheese Runza Combo for $5 (White Castle on hotdog bun)
Check out the Gerald Ford birthplace memorial in Omaha
Ford's birthplace home was razed following a fire in 1971
The property was purchased in 1974 to be a memorial
Leslie King Jr. moved to Michigan a year later with mom
His new stepdad adopted him & renamed Gerald R. Ford
Nebraska became the 37th state March 1st, 1867
Gerald Ford visited the memorial in July, 1980
Betty Ford dedicated the garden to Omaha the same day
Betty Ford's roses planted in the circle
Very colorful at the beginning of fall
Nebraska governors over the last 50 years
51 Omaha Mayors since 1857 when Omaha was settled
What the King house looked like back in 1913
David snaps a photo of the president's travel golf bag
New College World Series stadium in route to the airport
Ameritrade Park doesn't have the same zest as Rosenblatt
So they did name the airport after my coworker?!
Our ride home arrives, but with no Houston bound pilot
United comps our meal, two Godfather's single pizzas each
And we get a complimentary night in a downtown hotel
The Magnolia is a very nice hotel built in the 1920's
Up at 4am for a 545am flight and sunrise along the way
IAH in the foreground and downtown Houston background
High School parking lot is full at 745am
Took a Canadair CRJ700 home, roomier than an Embraer