Amateur Traveler, episode 828. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about a zoo, a

shrine in the Oregon Trail, one cave, 500,000 cranes and car hinge hinge as we go on a road trip in Nebraska.

Welcome to the amateur traveler.

I'm your host Chris Christensen, let's talk about Nebraska. I'd like to welcome the show Olivia Weisler from

Olivia weisler dot a Wicks site.com who's come to talk to us about the beautiful state of Nebraska.

Olivia, welcome the show.

Thanks, Chris.

Thanks so much.

I'm so excited.

Super passionate about my home state, so ready to talk about it.

That would be the connection that I was about to ask, is what's your connection to Nebraska?

Is that you've lived there?

Yes, I've grown up here. I only lived out of the state for about four years when I was in college, but even then I have made free print trips back.

Been a reporter out in Scott's Fluff, Nebraska for a a couple years and now I live in Lincoln.

So yeah, I love the state.

I've criss-crossed it multiple times.

It's great.

Excellent.

And why should someone come to Nebraska?

So Nebraska I feel is very underestimated. It's very beautiful.

People always think it's flat and boring and nothing's there.

I think it's flat, yes, I understand that. But what many people don't realize is there's actually four different environments. There's the Rolling Hills from where I'm from along the Missouri River. I'm from

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