Road Trip Report: Nevada, Wyoming, Nebraska 

I'm 68 years old, when I was a kid in grade school geography and history were the only two subjects I really enjoyed, now I 'very been an over the road driver for about 40 years with about 4 million miles under my belt, I really enjoy your vids, you do a great job

Imagine traveling all night through the Nevada desert and coming to a motel and it’s all clowns

Send Congress to the Clown Motel.

Shoutout to the girls in the bar with drinks that match their hair, that’s pretty iconic tbh

I just went on my first road trip ever. I moved to the US about a decade ago and never really got out of California (except for vegas) but I fell in love with your channel a couple of months ago and that motivated me to finally hit the roads and go explore this beautiful and BIG country... I first picked the four corner states trip following the advice from your video on it. Loved arches, LOVED Canyonlands (skipped the grand canyon lol) Zion, Santa Fe, Sedona... it’s all breathtaking! Thankfully everything went as planned, your video on hotel chains also helped and haven’t thought of which trip I’ll go next but I can’t wait to do many more.

Another great information video. Thank you for making these videos. 👍

I like your trip. Going through small towns is great! Cheers from Brazil!

I just got back from a trip to Austin, TX for the long weekend from northern Florida. I almost flew, but you helped encourage me to drive instead. I got to see some cities and towns of Mississippi, Louisiana, and East Texas along U.S. Route highways that I never would have visited if it wasn't for driving!

Nebraska looked amazing, need to get there soon

I live in green river Wyoming. Pretty cool you visited. Planning to move to Vegas by the end of the year. Because I’m tired of the cold weather, more gluten free restaurants, and the car scene. Racing, car shows, car meets, etc.

Great stuff Kyle, the Nebraska part of your trip was fantastic!

Can't stress enough how much I enjoy this content. Thank you for creating it.

A Scottsbluff resident here glad you enjoyed the town I know there isn't much to see but it still has its moments

Hey, you came through my home town of Scottsbluff/Gering Nebraska! Its always interesting to hear what an outsider has to say about where I live.

Thanks for stopping through Nebraska! We appreciate the tourism!

"For the most part Wyoming isn't well-known for its towns." ...nice understatement

Thank you so much for your videos. So packed full of substance.

Great road trip, Kyle! I did a big solo road trip last year, which led me from my home base of Milwaukee up to US hwy 2 through northern Minnesota, North Daktoa, and Montana. Then spent some time in the Panhandle of Idaho then drove down breathtaking US Route 95 down the western border of Idaho. Then looped back around through Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa. My car actually broke down in Ogalalla, NE so I spent some time exploring that western Nebraska town while the car was getting repaired. Thanks for inspiring me to get off of the interstates and exploring the quiet US highway system and back roads.

In our road trip in an RV from Chicago to Colorado and Utah, my sister-in-law wanted to cross Kansas off her state list. So we got off of I-80 in Kearney and took Rte 34 across the southern border of the state. Ate at Runza in McCook. When we got to Haigler, we took dirt roads into Kansas and found the KS/CO/NE Tripoint marker. Again, in a 28' RV. Good times...

That Sublime, Cowboy, Girls, Hair, little standup routine was hilarious. Bravo.

I am from Nebraska and I loved your photos from the Western part of the state! Great stuff! Thanks Geography King!

A few years ago after visiting Scotts Bluff National Monument we headed into the town to get something to eat. We pulled into a restaurant parking lot when a young man called out to us--he had seen our license plate and wanted to talk about "home". He had grown up only about 20 miles from our home before work took him to Scotts Bluff. We love these little moments as we travel. We would suggest the next time you are on 36 going through Missouri that you stop in Marceline to see all the Walt Disney related sites and just a little east of there is the birthplace of General Pershing. Thanks for your suggestions on the 2 NE state parks...might just get added to our list!

Nevada is a trip! My wife is from there and it's full of great weirdness. The wide open skies are amazing in the midwest. It's just flat horizon in every direction. I'm in Oregon, and there's so much geography poking up, it's hard to get a horizon line like that of the midwest. I can't wait to hit the road again.

Just to say, tho a few days late- Yes, I do often recommend your channel to people when I'm commenting on other You Tube pages. Particularly on current event/ economy related channels where people are saying how expensive one place is, or when I see someone saying the great myth about everyone fleeing the cities for the suburbs-- You know what you've said! haha And I've been watching all your videos. Thanks so much for the work. Also, your library show and tell video was really fun, tx for that one!

Loved the commentary and lisening to your experiences on the road. Keep up the good work.

thank you! Great to learn about western Nebraska. As a result of your recommendations, there are now several places in western NE that are on my list of places to visit!

I just got back from a 3100 mile road trip. Took your advice and booked the same hotel chain throughout, and man, did it make it so much less stressful. Many of the roads are much better than they used to be (albeit often more crowded). Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for America with us.

1. Big props to you for making voids like western Nebraska and Route 36 interesting to hear about! Your style is terrific and your spoken text is excellent. 2. Runza is an unfortunate name for a food place.

You missed Valentine in Nebraska. It has a wooded area that I think you would enjoy. As far as ranches in the west of Nebraska and cornfields in the east, there is a very interesting geographical phenomenon that takes place there. It's called the 100th meridian west. This paragraph from Wikipedia describes it best and why ranching is found to the west and farming to the east: In the central Great Plains, the meridian roughly marks the western boundary of the normal reach of moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, and the approximate boundary (although some areas do push the boundary slightly farther east) between the semi-arid climate to the west and the humid continental (north of about 37°N) and humid subtropical (south of about 37°N) climates to the east. The type of agriculture west of the meridian typically relies heavily on irrigation. Historically the meridian has often been taken as a rough boundary between the eastern and western United States.

Empty desert American roads are great.

My mom was a long distance truck driver so I got to tried with her back and forth across country. Listening to your travels bring back great memories so thank you for your videos ❤️💕

Western nebraska is one of my favorite areas of the country, especially the niobrara river valley.

I love how you get to share the beautiful trip pictures you take in your videos, makes for such a nice subject and we get to see what you’re talking about through your eyes! My boyfriend and I love your videos 😊

Man, hope them pitcher gals find their Prince(s) Charming one day..

Countryside looks empty in many places, which is an advantage of a big country. Food look interesting

Kyle, love the video. Love seeing the TOP album in the background! East bay! All the way! Also, would have loved to hear more about the journeys through central Nevada. It's probably my favorite place for a road trip.

Tower of Power!!! And geography. But also Tower of Power!!!

Yes, Enid is surprisingly nice. By the way, I do understand why someone would avoid St. Louis, but, two GREAT things are there. Ted Drews frozen yogurt and the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Well worth seeing.

Love the tower of power album cover in the background! What is hip!

You missed a lot of nice little towns in eastern Nebraska..York, Seward plus the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Lots of fishing and camping and nice folks. Don't skip it next time. Have a nice day.

You conceptualized Nebraska very well. And grand island suuuuuucks. A major blemish on the state in many regards. I would invite you to check out Ogallala, NE and Lake McConaughey some day! Hannibal, MO is also a lovely town. I discovered it on a similar road trip a few years back. Thanks for the videos 👍 truly inspiring and makes me want to drive !

The only critique is that you called Runza a “snack” food 😂 when I’ve literally eaten there for dinner twice this past week. It’s a local favorite but them Don and Millie’s cheese Frenchies are a childhood favorite too I still enjoy 😊 Western Nebraska is an unknown oasis of beautiful sand hills and peaceful spots to visit that are unknown to most even residents of the Nebraska who live on eastern side of the state. Some cool side trips I recommend along with those in this video are starting at Courthouse Rock, then driving to Chimney Rock, then Scott’s Bluff. You can see each bluff formation from each destination and it’s a fun day trip. Then go stay and watch the sunset at Lake McConaughy outside Ogallala and spend a day on its sandy beaches. I recommend a jet ski to jet around the lake and find some fun private sandy beach 🏖 Other cool spots are Smith Falls outside Valentine Nebraska which is the largest falls in Nebraska and also connects with Niobrara river which is great for day Canoe trips fun for any ages. Heading east towards Omaha there’s Platte River state park which is a fun city get away along the Platte River. If you’re into museums they have the Air and Space Museum right down the street and of course the Henry Doorly Zoo 30 min north which literally is all it’s cracked up to be.

Wyoming is one of my favorite states to drive through. Amazing scenery and almost empty. Utah has amazing views as well

You should visit Ashfall Fossil Beds in eastern Nebraska. It's also remote, but really cool!

Awesome! 3 weeks ago I just got back from a St. Louis, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and back home to St. Louis. This road trip took 16 days. Camped In Yellowstone for 4 days, and Tetons for 2. Drove the Flaming Gorge - Uintas National Scenic Byway (if you haven't driven it, you must). I watched your videos and took your roadtrip advice. Love your channel. I'm planning on another roadtrip, either to ME or to the SW, both places I haven't been.

Ive always wanted to visit Wyoming. Its beautiful

Lived in Nebraska years ago, miss all that space and seclusion. Live in western Washington now and even when you're on top of a mountain or deep in a forest there's often other ppl around.

Been through several of those places. Western Nebraska is cool. I worked in Scottsbluff a couple of times. I was there for the solar eclipse a while back. Alliance, Mullen, Whitman all nice to. I really liked the terrain and the trains.

I went to highschool in extreme northwest Nebraska near Fort Robinson, and it is an interesting part of the state.

Lived in Scottsbluff for 3 years. So happy you spent time in Western Nebraska and showed how cool it really is! You did it right :)

WOOHOO! I live two miles from downtown St. Charles. It is an AMAZING place to live.

Great video. I'm a long haul trucker and go back and forth over the 90,80,70,40 and the 10.. Its a beautiful country. Each state has its own characteristics..especially through the seasons. Winter can be harsh in several areas especially Wyoming. It is amazingly how empty and desolate areas are..amazingly beautiful!!

This was my kind of trip! Forget the tourist traps. I like off the beaten path and the unusual. These places remind me that not everything in America is copy cat the same.

HWY 120 is a wonderful roller coaster in western Nevada use to road trip that highway as a kid with my family.

I used to work at the playhouse at Fort Robinson! Glad you had a nice visit in western Nebraska!

I just watched your geographic profile on Nebraska today so this was timing on the upload for me :)

Love your videos man! Also Chattanooga too!

Greetings from Laramie. If you are ever through here again there are some very cool places not far off I-80 including the Snowy Range Scenic Byway (Wyo Hwy 130), Vedawoo (granite rocks just off I-80 between Laramie and Cheyenne), huge pronghorn antelope herds in Shirley Basin (N. of the town of Medicine Bow)(best seen in the winter), the Ames Monument about a mile off I-80 at the Vedawoo exit, and several others. There are some other things in the Nebraska Panhndle that should be seen including the Museum of the Fur Trade about 5 miles east of Chadron and Car Henge near Alliance the Toadstool Geologic Area, not far from Ft. Robinson.

Western Nebraska seems like a very nice region of the country most don't know about.

I drove from Portland OR to Phoenix AZ through southeast Oregon and down through Nevada to Las Vegas. It was some of the most magnificent scenery I've ever seen.

No time to stop in Kearney, Nebraska? There are some interesting museums to stop by as well as good microbreweries.

A+ for actually making me want to revisit Nebraska. 😁

Thanks for the upload, Kyle. Western Nebraska looks great for hiking and camping. The landscape looks a lot more rugged than most people would assume.

As a Nebraska resident I was excited to see you came here! I do agree Grand Island is quite bland. Hope you enjoyed the trip!

You missed Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska. I stopped there on a cross-country (CA - CT) trip in 2013. It's great.

If you’re ever driving through Nebraska again, you should visit Kimball NE. It’s in the Southwestern corner of Nebraska near the Colorado border and you could maybe even visit Dix NE which is where my mom grew up!

Great trip through some of the most deserted areas of the US. The Sand Hills are beautifully empty, but have some interesting areas on their border- Lake McConaughey, Niobrara River, Chadron area. Last time at Agate Fossil Beds was during the eclipse, and it was packed with people!

I enjoyed hearing about your roadtrip! I love the ladies who matched their drinks with their hair.

I was just on a road trip through South Dakota and Nebraska myself a couple weeks ago before this was uploaded. Saw Rushmore, the Badlands, Devils Tower, and then Omaha. So awesome we were both on a road trip there in the same month. Shout out from upstate New York

Note I went to Chadron State College, and there are about 5 or 6 bars. Also in the area between Scottsbluff and Chadron, Carhenge, just outside if Alliance would have been a decent stop as well. Also driving through Nebraska is in general boring until you get to the Mountain Timezone since that's where the terrain changes.

Damn, I love your videos. Once you did the march madness vids, I noticed how much I really like geography. Thank you.

Love the tower of power LP in the background. You’re the best geo king!

Wyoming can be quite memorable mainly because of the natural scenery and the vast views. As for small towns, those can also be quite memorable because they typically are unique regarding history and other stuff. Exploring small towns is itself fascinating.

I also like your idea of just going to a small town local dive bar and just mingling a little with the locals I’m sure it makes for an interesting perspective of their way of life there.

Thank you for the great video.

Nebraska highway 1 through the sand hills is quite nice.

I truthfully have only been on I-15 through Nevada. Thankfully it is a short drive after you leave Vegas to St George, UT. Some interesting things to see on that drive but you can't wait to get to St George sometimes you don't appreciate it. Wyoming is interesting because you see the Rockies begin to change especially when you get near Montana. Wyoming is similar somewhat to what Colorado used to be. Mountains and Cowtowns. Some of those rodeos in Wyoming are worth a visit. Wyoming gas their own cowboy culture. Nebraska...Omaha is nice. You see the brown turn to green Fun to start counting trees as you go through it.

Nice. Being a native of the populous little island that is the UK, I absolutely love trips to the vast emptiness of Nevada.

I beg to differ. Grand Island is awesome. The highest point is Tornado hill, behind the high school. It's where the debris was piled from the four tornados that hit in one night, and is the only place the kids have to sled down in winter The western part of the city where its more open is the twister path. Fonner park and stolley road and the prairie museums and the friendliness of the people are what I look forward to seeing every last week in June.

You should've seen Car Henge in Nebraska. Great video man! I'm currently in Scottsbluff.

Wow awesome< I love these videos! One of my favorite channels for sure!.. going to Theodore r. National park this summer because of you, only got a week, thanks again Kyle!

You’re a lot like me. I like the open spaces and solitude. I once took a trip out to Black Mesa State Park here in Oklahoma for the same reason (as you did in your last video). The High Plains and the interior of the country is fascinating. It’s also home to a lot of history, actually. I grew up in north central Oklahoma, which is pretty desolate, but still very close to OKC and civilization. I had never road-tripped out west to the High Plains until a couple of years ago. I had only seen it in a plane flying to California. Lol. I’m also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, and we’re very, very glad to have Nebraska on our football schedule again for the next two years. Used to be one of the best rivalries in the country. Nebraskans and Nebraska football fans are some of the nicest people in America. Really nice people. Oklahomans have much respect for our friends up in Nebraska.

For anyone who's ever driven though Nebraska, the drive seems to take forever! I used to think Iowa was bad.

I was a weather forecaster for a private weather company, that forecast road and pavement conditions for all the DoT's and DoR's in the northern tier states. This requires extensive knowledge of elevation. Driving across Nebraska, I had my wife check our GPS, and it provided elevation data. I am completely serious when I say, after each hour of driving, I was almost always within 10 feet, guessing how high we were. It was uncanny.

Another great video, Kyle. My wife and I are planning a trip to Maine later this year and I’m really excited about that. I have a friend who’s got a couple of homes there and we’ll be staying at one of her places. Should be a fun drive from Southeast OH/WV border. It’s about 15 hour drive.

I want to visit Toadstool Geologic Park in the extreme NW of Nebraska. There is a place called Smith Falls State Park about 20 miles east of Valentine, Nebraska that I stopped at with 3 kids ( a great middle of nowhere stop if going to Badlands in SD coming from the south east)... that turned out to be one of the nicest places we've ever visited & one of the most middle of nowhere places there is. Spent the evening after the last eclipse under a natural spring fed waterfall and Niobrara Wild & Scenic River. A very interesting ride in a mostly uninteresting surrounding area is US75 from South of Sioux City, SD (nice to visit Stone State Park in Iowa, just east of there) to Omaha, NE rolls over uniquely shaped potbelly loess hills through several Native American Tribes. US75 is a very nice ride, while I-29 over the river in Iowa could have you about to fall asleep except right around Council Bluffs.

Dang, really would’ve loved to see you drive through Colorado via I-70. The drive through Glenwood Canyon is stunning. Awesome video regardless! Thanks for sharing 😊

It’s so cool seeing Bishop in one of your videos!

Kyle I love the video but please tell me-were you ever concerned about running out of gas? How do you deal with that in such remote areas?

Toadstool geological park in NW Nebraska is neat - was close to where you were. Valentine Nebraska would be worth checking out also next time you drive through.

Next time you are going through northern MO on Hwy 36 you should definitely make time for St. Joseph. So many things to do right downtown; could easily spend one day at each museum and historic district there.

Watching your vids has inspired me to make my own little road trip...from Los Angeles to Phoenix, then yuma, san diego and back to LA

Epicness from Geo king 👑

THANK YOU ON PINE RIDGE.I DID 13 R TRIPS FROM RI TO WENDOVER/SALT,,AND GLAD YYOU STOPPED TO SEE THE TOWNS.VERY VERY COOL..THANK YOU

Western Nebraska on my list!

"Green River and Rock Springs western rough?" You are far too kind, Kyle. The only bigger dump in the state of Wyoming might be Rawlings. On second thought, it's a 3 way tie.

Thanks Kyle. Love your content…I always wanted to ask you if you could make a video on the best places to retire.

Enjoyed watching this, related a lot to a trip my family did last summer, went from Chicago to Yellowstone, most of it unplanned, following i-80 most of way, road tripping really does open your eyes and teach you more about each state/region. Wyoming was amazing obviously, really liked the Laramie and medicine now forest area outside of it, and how can you beat Jackson hole/Teton/Yellowstone. But western Nebraska was the surprise of the trip! Had this desolate beauty to it, great buttes, bluffs and western sandy scenery! (Most don’t know Nebraska has this) we enjoyed driving there, and stayed at great hotel in north platte, area was nice and clean. Cool to hear you enjoyed Nebraska too. Runza was great! Oh and also Iowa was a pleasant surprise, extremely hilly, cool views, and lots of clean and fun towns. Excellent town called Altoona has an excellent casino resort and Iowa has the best gas stations in my opinion! Keep on doing great videos man! 🎉👍

7:50 World Famous in all of Nebraska!

After your Geographic profile of Nevada, I decided to take a road trip there next year (specifically to see the middle of nowhere roads like Route 50), and I'll be in WY/NE next month, so this is perfect!