Nebraska – The Tanking Tutens

We traveled to Mullen, Nebraska to set up camp and let our gear dry early the next morning. We also set up a time for the next day to go tanking down the Middle Loup river. Our camp had a beautiful view of rolling green hills, and we were right by the Middle Loup. The kids enjoyed playing in the river, and Elijah and I took a walk up to a bridge where we were surrounded by swallows. We got a good night’s sleep, but because of all the mosquitos(and a few ticks), we decided we would drive to South Dakota after tanking. We then took our trip down the Middle Loup. It was a lovely, peaceful 2-hour float in a cattle watering tank. We bumped on and paddled around river strainers (trees and things that have fallen over into the water). The kids took turns using the paddle to “help” me as I maneuvered the tank, and we saw beautiful horses, deer, red-wing blackbirds, and the swallows that were nesting under the bridge I walked to the day before. The kids jumped out and swam a little, and we sang songs as we passed the time. It was Very Original!