INDIAN CAVE'S

HEY YOU! GO EXPLORE!

For those of you out there who love hiking/backpacking or just being outdoors in general but believe you are restricted by your current location in flat ‘ol Nebraska look no further than Indian Cave State Park. I have, on multiple occasions, gone down to "Nebraska's best kept secret" to hike the trails and spend some nights out in the piney woods. Nothin' like gettin' away for the weekend... away from work, your parents, your girlfriend (ah thank god) and your studies. This park offers hikers great scenic overlooks and some spectacular views of the Missouri River. All-in-all this park offers over 20 miles of hiking trails which can consume a fellow explorer for a nice long weekend especially if you do what I did and take the wrong trail twice to find yourself going in a circle two times (dang hardwood trail!). AND I didn't even mention its main attraction (what it gets its name from), a natural cave formed by silt and fine-grained sand deposits (caves are awesome!). In this cave you can find ancient Indian picture writings (Petroglyphs) etched into the walls… it is the only known example of their kind in Nebraska (I actually drew them…shh…don’t tell)! But hey, If hiking isn’t your thing there are also multiple other activities to partake in including horseback riding and boating. Maybe you prefer to envelop yourself in butterflies, it's a 'can do' here at Indian Caves, they have their very own butterfly garden. Or hell, maybe you can just set up shop for a nice relaxing lunch at one of their multiple picnic areas (field trip?). I’m sure anyone could find something to do on this great little piece of land… they even have 347 acres of wetlands near the Missouri River if migratory bird viewing is your thing. Overall, the Indian Cave State Park offers plenty of recreation activities on their over 3000 acre boundaries. Heck, I’ll probably be going there before my second blog attempt and I’ll report back… I can be like a field reporter, ooo fun!... WHO’S COMIN’?!? For more info please visit outdoornebraska.ne.gov 

FYI. Hammocks work great for stargazing.

Louis and Clark were here!

So Lush, so green...

Can I camp in there?

It's a buffalo... no, an eagle head... no, a PETROGLYPH