So we took a trip to a not-so-little place in middle America…North Platte, Nebraska. Home of Colonel William Cody and our own, Nikki Stixx. Flying in was a very interesting experience because there was nothing but land…flat land, as far as you could see. We landed in Denver and took a 4-hour drive to North Platte where we stayed for a short while. Seeing farm after farm for hundreds of miles was something you don’t see everywhere you go.

This place is FLAT…

…and did you know there are more cows than people in Nebraska?

When someone here says they have a Volvo, chances are that it may be a machine, not a car…

I’ll admit my camera wasn’t glued to my hand on this trip to document all the bbqing, and unique eateries and shops we visited, but take my word for it…it’s a whole new world out here, and I mean that in a good way. While we were here, there was someplace that was on the checklist of what needed to be done among seeing family and friends…and that was paying a visit to “Carhenge.” It’s exactly what it sounds like. Carhenge is an exact replica of Stonehenge, to scale, completely created out of different vehicles….by one man. Damn!

Here are some shots of what Carhenge is about…and remember, everything is created using nothing more than automobiles, and automobile parts…

The weather was averaging 96 degrees and the wind was rushing through like it was late for work…making aerosol art nearly impossible

…and that’s that.

Below are a few random shots taken throughout the North Platte area by Nikki Stixx to help give you a rough idea of what life is like in Nebraska.. and don’t act like you’ve ever been somewhere like it before.

Meet Colonel William ”Buffalo Bill” Cody. William Cody is the founder of Cody, Wyoming and also nicknamed “Buffalo Bill.” The nickname was given to him after he undertook a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Cody earned the nickname by killing 4,280 American bison in eight months. He was also known to be one of the most colorful figures in the American old West.

Traditional Native American chillin “in a glass case of emotion” -Ron Burgundy-

Here is a real 2-headed cow that was born on a farm and lived a total of 48 short but interesting hours.

This was Colonel William Cody’s house… always cool to see where someone lived back in the day and imagine how life must have been.

Interesting fact: North Platte is home to the world’s largest railyard, Bailey Yard.

There is a lot more history here than once thought…

Goodnight and Goodbye Nebraska…