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This is the online Spring Trek held on 19 April 1998


Here's a summary of our Spring Trek :

  • The Location - The day's tour was conducted in Adams County, Nebraska.

  • The Route - The first photo shows part of the map we used to travel around the county.

  • The Photos - Several participants took still images, while I videotaped scenes of the day's events. The video was later digitized and the results are seen below. How these images were made is described later in this document.


    Today's route was plotteo on the map

    Today's route was plotted on the map. [ Number of colors = 1,493;
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    Looking at the Kingstong Cemetary marker south of Hastings

    Looking for the Kingston Cemetery marker, south of Hastings.
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    An early morning view of the county road looking east

    An early morning view of the county road looking east.
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    Some of our road crew near the Lone Tree marker

    Some of our road crew near the Lone Tree marker. [ 2,448; 21,705 bytes ]


    Russ describing events near the Lone Tree marker

    Russ describing events which occurred near the Lone Tree marker.
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    Lone Tree marker near the county road

    Lone Tree marker near the county road. [ greyscale; 19,497 bytes ]


    Oregon Trail marker off the county road to the south

    Oregon Trail marker off the county road, to the south.

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    Members of the road crew investigating the old Oregon Trail

    Members of the road crew investigating the old Oregon Trail.
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    The Elm Creek marker and valley, looking west

    The Elm Creek marker and valley, looking west. [ 1,595; 21,215 bytes ]


    Swales west of Elm Creek, looking west

    12x shot of swales west of Elm Creek, looking towards Oregon & California.
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    Viewing the Oregon Trail to the west

    Viewing the Oregon Trail ruts headed west. [ 1,312; 14,177 bytes ]


    Another view of the Oregon Trail sign

    Another view of the Oregon Trail sign near the Lone Tree marker.
    [ greyscale; 21,913 bytes ]


    A Pony Express marker

    A Pony Express marker. [ 1,027; 18,277 bytes ]


    Russ and Corrine in the Kenesaw City Park

    Russ and Corrine in the Kenesaw City Park. [ 2,447; 21,516 bytes ]


    Picnic lunch in the Kenesaw City park

    Picnic lunch in the Kenesaw City park, looking east towards an old wooden
    cabin. [ 2,568; 23,618 bytes ]


    Rut nuts approach Susan Hail's grave

    "Rut nuts" approach Susan Hail's grave site. [ 2,079; 18,287 bytes ]


    Susan Hail's new grave marker

    This view shows Susan Hail's new grave marker.
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    Some of our O C T A  Chapter Spring Trekkers

    Some of our OCTA Chapter Spring Trekkers. [ 3,138; 27,105 bytes ]


    A closeup of Susan Hail's tombstone

    A closeup of Susan Hail's tombstone. [ 2,448; 30,063 bytes ]


    Thanks for joining us along the trails

    Thanks for joining us along the trails of Adams County, Nebraska!
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    These images and the HTML source code were made on an Apple IIgs computer,
    and tested using Netscape and IE.

    Images were made from videotape using an Apple 2 G S computer hardware and software

    Here's a screen shot of an Oregon Trail image being converted from videotape to
    computer screen image, using Allison software and the AST-VisionPlus Enhanced
    digitizer card. Then, SuperConvert 4.0 software converted graphic files from
    Allison to .png or .gif formats. An Apple IIgs peripheral was used to convert
    .png to .jpg files which you see here. All of these images are 320 x 200 pixels
    at 72 DPI.


    To learn more about this successful event and others down the road, join OCTA (national) and the Nebraska - Iowa (local) chapter. If you are a member of both organizations, then the Prairie Views NE - IA newsletter is free of charge. Nebraska and Iowa residents are especially invited to join us. Be sure to mention that you saw the OCTA and the NE - IA Chapter (including the 1998 Spring Trek) websites when you join. Thank you.


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    All photographs in this document are copyright (c) 1998 by Greg E. Nelson. If you wish to contribute items to this Online Report, contact the Webmaster. If you want to contribute to the newsletter, contact the editor.

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