Ponca State Park - Ponca, NE

A short driving day, now that we are out of the east.  We try to book some extra miles each day as we are leaving familiar ground.  Ponca State Park is so nice it is almost luring us to stay an extra day.  We are way up on the hill (3 miles from the entrance), with only one other camper (site 99 W/E).  After a short hike, I suggested that we go to the pool.  Deb says, "I know what you are trying to do....you're trying to do something interesting." She caught me!  Anyway the pool was closed...bummer.. But we went for a drive on the scenic outlook road.  We saw the Missouri River, in the only part that is not channeled or dammed all the way from South Dakota to St Louis.  Last night Deb had a hankerin' for Baby Back Ribs.  It was a challenge in an RV, but with a little parboiling before putting it on the Barbie basted

with some BBQ sauce made with Ketchup and Maple Syrup, it was pretty good.

Went for a before breakfast bike ride to see an old burled oak.  It was a sapling in 1644.