Nebraska Sandhills - RV Living

[@LadyRustedKnight]

Bri & TJ....I hope 2021 will allow you to get back to your original plans to go farther north. What a logistical mess KungFlu has made for all the RV’ers who mapped out their travels long term. I have thoroughly enjoyed every single video! 👏👏😉

[@EmbracingDetours]

Thankfully, our chronic procrastination worked in our favor as we were able to easily roll with the punches 2020 threw at us! We look forward to continuing our adventures for as long as we're able and hope to make Alaska happen eventually, when the time is right. We're so happy to have you here, thank you for your support and kind words 🤗

[@jomama81ranch8]

Hey.... you did come to our neck of the woods! We ranch 45 miles Northwest of North Platte, but shop and go to church there. Love the Nebraska sandhills with it's "as far as the eye can see" rolling hills of grass. I grew up in the very FLAT area of Chase County Nebraska, about 15 miles from the Colorado state line. From our farm, which was about 20-25 miles from Imperial, NE - Holyoke, CO - Grant, NE.... we could watch city fireworks on July 4th in all three places, from our farm! The moment I met my rancher husband, I fell in love with these beautiful sandhills, and I will never leave them! Been here for nearly 30 years now. (Still miss driving tractors while farming... but love the cows and horses more!)

[@joeaboulhosn3648]

You two are a very delightful couple. I love the fact that you are like mom and dad to your furbabies. Safe travels and take care of yourselves. Joe from Texas

[@EmbracingDetours]

Thank you so much, Joe! The pups are totally our kids... they're also the stars of this here show 🐶🐶

[@sstoner]

Scout's Rest Ranch is a MUST stop next time you are coming thru Nebraska! Buffalo Bill and his family were in the North Platte area for 35 years.

[@jamesriggle3840]

Glad you came through my area, central Nebraska. Too bad you missed Chimney Rock but it's worth a stop next time through. Missed you at Bailey yards. The yards have grown a lot since I've been watching them starting at 10 years old, 76 now.

[@EmbracingDetours]

It never fails, we always miss something but it just leaves us something to come back for 👍 Did you happen to see our video from last week when we visited Scotts Bluff? Here it is in case you missed it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGS5mqyjrcdpe7s Bailey yard was impressive, I wish we could have seen it in full swing... another thing to come back for. We learned that the 2nd 'hump' was built 25 years ago and that is what earned it the 'largest rail yard in the world' designation. Thanks for watching and commenting, James!

[@knappdaddy]

Your dogs have the best dog life !

[@EmbracingDetours]

When I die I want to come back as one of my dogs.

[@knappdaddy]

❤️

[@larryandbarbi6561]

Another great video, and a reminder to us not to breeze through seemingly "boring"areas, but to search out the quirky once in awhile. The rail yard is definitely on our list now.

[@TheCampoholics]

Love it! The ability to "adjust fire" as we say in the Army, is the spirit of the RV life.

[@greghanson5864]

Just in case you are still tabs bon some of your fans, this is the second time I have watched this one. And you guys are missed out here in YT land. There is no one that quite fills the niche you created. Hope all is well with you and hope to see you back on the road one day soon!

[@garyhahn3450]

Looked like the dogs were playing with a broken bow in Broken Bow😆

[@EmbracingDetours]

I hadn't even noticed that but you're right!!

[@LivinginOurNow]

$20/night for full hookups is amazing! Nebraska is certainly one of those little-covered states, thanks for taking us along on your travels! Stay safe out there! 😀 Aaron & Nicole

[@discoveringlockenest8420]

Pretty awesome! I saw an old Willys truck in the Carhinge! Super! 🤙

[@EmbracingDetours]

Good eye 👀 That was TJ's favorite too!

[@barbaracarlson7402]

Loved watching the part where the puppies were playing with the "wishbone" stick at the Municipal Campground. They are so adorable!

[@EmbracingDetours]

That was my favorite part too, it perfectly summed up their personalities and relationship. Gosh I love those goobers 😍

[@im4hlhs273]

I haven't been to the kinkaider brewery in Broken Bow. The restaurant they own here in Grand Island is popular and very good. There are other breweries within walking distance. The 3rd and 4th Street areas of downtown are interesting if you're in Grand Island again. There is an art deco movie theater and a lot of minority owned businesses including one that imports coffee directly from Kenya. I think people would be surprised how many ethnic groups live in this part of Nebraska. There is also a new Kinkaider tap room in Lincoln. Thanks for taking time to visit Nebraska.

[@jeanpeters-khan567]

Thanks for showing Nebraska in such a nice way! There is so much to the state that people miss by only traveling on I80! Grew up there, and because of Covid can't get back to visit so enjoyed seeing it here. Not sure if anyone mentioned it but the North Platte Canteen was a lunch counter at the Union Pacific Railroad station that fed over 6 million soldiers that came through there on trains during WWII, all served and staffed by volunteers, many that road a train to get there.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Our pleasure, Nebraska treated us very well and we're happy to show people that it's absolutely a state worth visiting!! We did learn about the Canteen while visiting the Golden Spike Tower and found it fascinating, thank you for mentioning it here and providing all the wonderful info about it Jean!

[@michaelmiller8460]

I just discovered your channel. Wouldn't you know, this was my first video to watch. I was excited when you mentioned going through Broken Bow. Believe it or not my mom and step dad lived there and that is where they are buried. I remember lots of fun times at Tomahawk Park. Thanks for the memories and I look forward to watching more videos. Stay safe and healthy.

[@moore_2_explore]

Flexible like Gumby! We have found it more challenging to get into some Harvest Hosts over the last few months. Many seem to be booking stays well ahead. We love them and used to really like that you could usually get in with a day or so's notice which is great for the way we like to roll. They are adding more hosts all the time though, which is great! Nice job as always!

[@julieh3327]

Thanks for sharing your travels with us. Love the story line you create as well as the information about each stop along the way. We love trains. We’ve been in Southern CA recently and saw some of those REALLY LONG trains there along the Salton Sea!! You answered one of my questions by telling us about how long they were. :D. Safe travels.

[@erased-slate]

I really appreciate your pace both in life and in your videos. It is so good that y'all can change direction and make the most of it. Y'all truly find the beauty that most of us would miss because we hurry to whatever is next. Thank you for another excellent video.

[@EmbracingDetours]

What a thoughtful comment - thank you, Jeffrey! We are so fortunate to have the ability to slow down, take the scenic route and find the beauty in unexpected places. Before full-time RVing, our travels were limited to a week vacation where you feel like you have to fit everything into this condensed time frame. It's a flawed system which is why we decided to do things our own way, so glad to have you along for the adventure 🤗

[@673Piper]

Thanks again for a great video, enjoy them very much. I also enjoy you two as well, you're an awesome couple. Safe travels.

[@EmbracingDetours]

We're so happy to have you here, thank you for your kind words and for watching and commenting!!

[@OffRampAdventures]

These kind of adventures keep people like us inspired! 😄

[@EmbracingDetours]

That is so kind of you to say! Before embarking on our adventure we used other KZbinrs as inspiration, it's so cool to know that we can now be that for others 😊

[@MidLifeJourney]

Hi Bri and TJ! We did not stop by Cadillac Ranch or CarHenge and were very close to both. We really didn't think we would be interested in either but CarHenge looked pretty cool. We were amazed at how dog friendly some of the places are. Mac's Creek looked very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@davide8629]

We’ve stayed at the Harvest Host brewery in Broken Bow. It is nice and peaceful and we enjoyed a meal there. There is only one spot available though. Spoke with some folks also eating there who were staying at the muni park and they said it was nice. Good to see your vid from there to confirm. Thx

[@mrdave22]

my aunt had a gremlin, i loved it. rolling fishbowl...

[@EmbracingDetours]

They are funny looking little cars!

[@johngoodwin8889]

North platte is where the canteen was during the second world war where all the service men went on the train to rest recupe

[@CharlesinGA]

I watch a lot of RV videos, but this is the first of yours, Probably because I too have driven NE 2 from Alliance east all the way to the Missouri River at Nebraska City. Had visited the Black Hills and then the Museum of the Fur Trade in Chadron and went to Alliance for the solar eclipse in 2017. At Carhinge and nearby they were asking $150 for parking your RV for Sunday night, so I stayed 2 miles north of there. Leaving I spur of the moment opted for highway 2 and in the afternoon arrived at Halsey and the Bessey Recreation Area of the Nebraska National Forest. Nice campground for $11 a night. The path of the eclipse followed highway 2 fairly closely and so there were people everywhere. I was just trying to get out of there!

[@dallaswillard3155]

awesome as usual. More to see in that area then I expected. You guys do a good job of explaining all the neat stuff to see and evaluating as well. Thanks. Love your video's.

[@SAMEntalhealth]

Wow that Nebraska Stonehenge thing I really interesting I never knew that existed😮😮❤❤

[@cherimagelky8963]

Carhenge, I used to drive by there often going to and from university in South Dakota.

[@wilsonjw42]

There's a sod church in Arthur, Nebraska. Great place to visit!

[@billcummins9579]

I loved my Gremiln , bought it brand new in 1977.

[@carolannworsham7152]

I would like a trip to be so relaxed and able to change without much ado. My husband still races to get to where we've planned and that many changes would freak him out. I would love to follow the road available...just sounds more interesting to luck up on some place really unusual. I'd love it. It's probably what attracted me the first time to your video..Embracing Detours!

[@christinemerzario5860]

Great fun thanks

[@EmbracingDetours]

Our pleasure, thank you for watching and commenting Christine!

[@jimkathleenboggio7172]

If you can head down to Sidney and stay at Cabelas campground. $25 a night full hookups. Beautifully landscaped and very clean. And if you open a credit card they give you $25. So you stay for free. The only Cabelas campground in the US.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Darn, we missed it by driving Hwy 2 rather than I-80... next time! Thanks for telling us about it!!

[@dougallen8466]

We two just love your videos. We just purchased a 2020 1/2 new Lance 1995 and anxious to get out this year.

[@nickhinman6429]

Thank you for showing the place I call home in a great light. We get called the fly over state but there is much more here. You actually drove by my home when in Alliance

[@WaterFowlFinAddict]

Welcome to Nebraska ! I worked out of Bailey Yard at the diesel shop and was one of the people who lost his job, such is life though. Hope you guys enjoyed your travels through !

[@timpeterson3605]

So glad I watched this episode, my hometown is Broken Bow. Travel safely.

[@davidlegge8303]

Thank you for this video. I’ll be traveling through NE next summer so I’ve altered my route to take the scenic byway. I’ll even spend a night in Broken Bow. I’ve saved this video to watch again when we get there. Thanks again and safe travels.

[@johnhernandez5206]

Great video guys!! Love seeing you guys explore and bring us all great content. Very cool places to visit one day. Thank you!!

[@EmbracingDetours]

Thank you, John - we're happy to have you along for the adventure!!

[@JosephBrown83805]

"Car hinge" looks better than the Cadillac Ranch by far!

[@dennysisk6260]

Definitely did look better than the Cadillac Ranch. Was there probably 30 years ago. Thanks for sharing.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Cadillac Ranch was a mess when we were there - good from afar but far from good scenario. Carhenge was much better managed. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@sarahgill1248]

My Uncle, Philip Dennington, wrote a book called Buffalo Bill in the 60s. It’s still published now. I’m ashamed to say I’ve never read it but it tells the story of William Cody. I’m not sure what prompted a Bank Manager from the Isle of Wight to choose such a topic!

[@sylvialmartel]

always be blessed

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

I love quirky roadside attractions and trains (my nephew is a train engineer) so this was fun!

[@JessicaSmith-gx4ib]

Absolutely love your videos! I'm so happy I found your channel. Definitely giving us the desire to head out west when we retire in a couple years. Thank you for sharing your life.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Yay!! Thank you Jessica, we're so happy you found us too 🤗 There's SOOOOOO much to see in this country, we feel like we've just scratched the surface after 3 years!

[@proceedingonwardinamerica]

Great video. We love how you guys embrace the travels

[@EmbracingDetours]

Thank you so much! We find that planning too far ahead actually creates more stress for us.

[@byronbrasher8118]

reminds me of caddilac ranch in armadillo tx

[@EmbracingDetours]

Very similar! We actually visited Cadillac Ranch a couple of years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4qygJVqZbl3d8k

[@crawford757]

I was there last year and ya it was boring.. But Don't tell anyone that.. The Gift Shop is amazing. Plus in the tower you can sleep in the stairwell and no one will bother you...

[@EmbracingDetours]

We thought the same thing until we started talking to the volunteer, the more we learned about it the more interesting it became!

[@dennismassie3552]

👋🏻Florida ☀️🌴🇺🇸🚂

[@EmbracingDetours]

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[@rogerbrekas8239]

We've been through in Nebraska twice but have never known about Carhenge. That's very interesting information.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Happy to share it with you, Roger 👍

[@scampofscamps8080]

I had two Gremlins, they were chick magnets. I was teaching a girlfriend how to drive a 3 speed manual trans, she dropped the clutch on a washboard road and rolled it in the ditch. Bought a second one a few days later. Not long after a guys knocks on our door and asked if the wrecked one was for sale, he builds race cars out of Gremlins, he left that day with two Gremlins. Replaced those Gremlins with a Chevrolet Vega Wagon, named it Naughty Vega... don't give a 16 year old boy a station wagon... things happen. LOL

[@EmbracingDetours]

Oh. My. Gosh. This is a great story 🤣 Thank you for sharing!!

[@hikerhobby1204]

I just came home from visiting Omaha, NE. The zoo is awesome!

[@EmbracingDetours]

We'll be getting into the Omaha part of our travels through Nebraska in the next video or two. We couldn't believe the amount of things to do there, it actually made it hard to decide what to do but the zoo made the cut!

[@hikerhobby1204]

@@EmbracingDetours : Nice! Don’t miss the lower level. There are Beaver with their houses and all kinds of cool animals. Be safe out there. Really enjoy you four! Thank you!

[@Sadie04074]

I like your channel! Subscribed!

[@vicO1323]

25rd I see what you did with dogs and the stick at Broken Bow. My friend has told many stories of his time with the railroad. There's a makeshift car planting at the International Car Forest in Goldfield Nevada.

[@EmbracingDetours]

I had to give Ron Greiner your 1st place medal today 😉 I'd like to take credit and say I planned the whole stick that looked like a Broken Bow in Broken Bow thing, but it was just one of those happy coincidences. I'm sure those are some interesting stories your friend has! I had no idea about the car forest in Nevada, they are everywhere! There used to be a bunch of Airstreams buried in the ground like that near Tampa, FL but they pulled them out a few years ago. You can find pictures if you google Airstream Ranch.

[@vicO1323]

@@EmbracingDetours Thanks for the tip. I found the airstreams in Florida. I don't know what the fascination is about burying things. Maybe the pups can give you an answer.

[@robinowen3058]

My father was born in Broken Bow...it was quite interesting to get an idea what the area looks like. Safe travels!

[@EmbracingDetours]

Very cool, glad we could show you around a bit!

[@ConsidertheWonders]

Cool stop at carhenge! Never heard of this place. Loved seeing the railroad yard. Always interesting to see the inner workings of an operation 🤙. Good stuff y’all 🙌🏼

[@rayscottakaLurch]

Couldn’t click on the video fast enough! Macs Creek looks amazing. Safe travels!

[@EmbracingDetours]

Glad you enjoyed it 🥰 Yeah, the winery Harvest Hosts can be amazing which is exactly why we decided to drive another hour rather than stay the night at the rail yard. Thanks, Ray!

[@rmhiatt]

Mac’s Creek is a great place to hang out! Didnt know it and the Golden Spike were Harvest Hosts! Very cool 😎 we live in North Platte and my husband has been an engineer for over 20 years. Love following you on your detours🧡

[@colenichols3580]

Love you guys, wish we could have hooked up for a beer when you guys were up here in Washington. Looked like you were close. My wife and I stay in Auburn.

[@paulbaker2680]

I agree TJ, Gremlins where ugly. But don't forget about the Pacer, wow that one WAS UGLY!

[@gatorglenn2892]

Yes you beat me to it . The Pacer was the fish bowl with no power at all.

[@harley9218]

Since this is the first time I've watched your channel, you may have heard this before, but TJ bears a striking resemblance to RVing with Andrew Steele.

[@WhereRVStaying]

Great job!!!! Thanks for sharing!!! New friend here!

[@wenkev02]

Not sure when you changed your hair , but it is super cute! Great video this week thanks.

[@swompy5146]

Hey, did the same as you in 2017 with an airstream. Its fun to watch others doing the same.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Great minds think alike 🧐 Thank you for watching!

[@Retired-nohurry]

Great video

[@bobr7867]

TJ - bro the facial hair! 😳 Was that a requirement for staying in Broken Bow? 😂 Loved the trip in Nebraska - we’re actually thinking of making Nebraska a destination after seeing your last couple of vlogs. Far more interesting than I expected, similar to you guys I s’pose. I’d love to stop at Bailey Yard but my better half may not find it as enthralling as I would. Safe travels!

[@EmbracingDetours]

Haha, TJ goes through fazes where he gets lazy and doesn't shave for awhile but it never lasts long. You need to check out our Quartzite video for a good laugh about his facial hair 😆 Yes, Nebraska really surprised us, quite a lot of interesting things to see and do, we'll have a few more videos from there as we continue through the state. If you decide to go we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!!

[@loganbell322]

I am from broken bow and my dad is the owner of Kinkaider the brewery that you were planing on stay but there is not place for any camping or staying in a house.

[@rongreiner6357]

love your adventures, cant wait till we get to do ours !

[@EmbracingDetours]

Thanks Ron, we hope you're able to start your adventure soon! By the way, you beat out VicO for first comment this week which is quite a feat, he gets it 9/10 times. Here's your medal 🥇😉

[@TheMountainMatt]

Not sure if you’ve been to the “Enchanted Highway” in N Dakota yet but I think it’s right up your alley😁👍🏼... it’s off of I94 on the western side of the state.

[@EmbracingDetours]

We haven't, thanks for the suggestion! We haven't explored much of ND yet, just a few days in Medora and Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park. That Enchanted Highway does look.... enchanting! Can't wait to visit!!

[@pisom4314]

my goal in life is to have a airstream & travel in the fall hunting with my german shorthaired pointers!!! i have a dumb question & i havent looked back on your older videos.. but how long is your airstream & what model??? part of me wants to get a old one & fix it up the way i want & the other part says buy a newer model & dont worry about it!!! thank you for taking us along &sharing your travels with us!!

[@EmbracingDetours]

Ours is a 2012 30’ International Serenity. Thank you for following along! P.s. we love GSP’s 🙂

[@pisom4314]

@@EmbracingDetours thank you im going to start looking, im not gettin any younger!!LOL

[@normp.3657]

good afternoon bri and tj! love to see where you head off to next.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Good afternoon, Norman! We look forward to bringing you along!! See ya next week 👍

[@omahaomaha8694]

Check out the air and space museum in Ashland Nebraska also check out lake zorinski in Omaha great place to ride a bicycle it’s beautiful there and there is a cabelas near by also there is old market down town Omaha lots of pubs and local brews and great food and across the river in council bluff Iowa is horse shoe casino and bass pro they have rv hook ups at horse shoe Casio.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Thank you for all the recommendations!! You seem like a reliable source with a name like Omaha Omaha 😉 We actually should get into the Omaha part of our travels through Nebraska in the next video or two. We were absolutely blown away by how much there was to do there, it made it very difficult to pick and choose but we found some great stuff. I'll add your suggestions to our list for next time, thanks again!

[@SAMEntalhealth]

Running into the 1 person that lives in Nebraska:"SANDHILLER!" 😅😅

[@jolenecreech7648]

When I was young, I wanted a Gremlin. Something about it was cute. Don’t know what it was. Ended up with a Datsun. 😀

[@thehappyplaguedoktor]

You missed Valentine, hilarious

[@sarahgill1248]

In England it is common to get a train daily to work or for pleasure to get to the seaside or one of the cities. It seems that in America, because it’s so vast, the trains are used for goods rather than people. Is that true?

[@cherimagelky8963]

There are passenger trains that go cross country, but yes, for the most part they transport goods. Bigger cities have more trains, but in the middle of the country, not much for passenger trains.

[@ericvaneck4296]

I sold an old Chevy Vega in Nebraska just east of there and wonder if it was the one sitting up on top?

[@EmbracingDetours]

How cool would that be?!?!

[@agm6095]

Little bugs in your beer and wine is free protein.

[@ellenbower4825]

I inherited a Gremlin from my mother as my first car. It never ran. That’s when I started thinking yellow cars are lemons.

[@EmbracingDetours]

Oh now that's funny Ellen 🍋😂

[@The_Traveling_Caldwells]

What kind of large watch is that?

[@EmbracingDetours]

Mine or TJ's? Mine is a Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music. buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/602068/pn/010-01985-31

[@kennyhernandez2846]

Well first off my buddy he builds Gremlins and takes them to car shows and my dad had one he bought it brand new they're great cars I like TJ's I won't say nothing what he said about Gremlins are you guys takecare

[@EmbracingDetours]

Well we knew we'd offend someone with the Gremlin comment, sorry Kenny!! Don't hold it against us 😉

[@kennyhernandez2846]

@@EmbracingDetours oh no I'm not mad you made that comment about somebody's going to get mad I've been around Gremlins. Just thought I'd throw it in there you guys take care of yourself

[@SilentStorm_5]

It’s gray because it’s supposed to look more like the stone.

[@randlayman2668]

Pacer was uglier than the Gremlin, just my opinion, great video as always, thanks

[@17655460]

Do you often have a problem with Harvest Host?

[@EmbracingDetours]

Until recently we have never had an issue getting into a HH. We’re assuming it has something to do with the influx of new RVers this year. Thank you for watching and following along. 🙂

[@eto2352]

Gremlin is so awful it's cool!!

[@EmbracingDetours]

Same concept as a dog so ugly it's cute? 😆

[@eto2352]

@@EmbracingDetours exactly!

[@tommyg5346]

My first car was a Gremlin. Hated that car. I was embarrassed every time I crossed paths with friends in town.......claimed I borrowed it from someone.

[@jolenecreech7648]

I was wondering if Brie ever drives?