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There are 338 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes until BRAN!
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The smell of rum, sea, and black powder.
The crashing of the waves and the sails snapping in the wind.
The creaking of timbers over the raucous laughter of gentlemen of fortune.
Mates you are about to set sail to conquer Nebraska and bring back untold treasures. So, take the women and children off the streets, tap an extra keg of rum and light the red lamps 'cause with fair winds the Pirates of the Plains will come a callin to a port near you.
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Ahoy All Potential Mates
Handsome rewards await for Easy Work. If ye are a willin seafarer with strong legs seeking adventure, report to the good ship BRAN 29. Me requires intrepid souls to fill out a crew for a once in a lifetime voyage. Ye may return to our home port or get lost in the unexplored beauty of Nebraska. Ages 10-80 have already made their mark on the ship's roster. So perk up yer equipment with a little grease and apply before a fortnight from the 3rd of May. And if anyone troubles ye with deadlines, tell em Capt EasyRider is givin a big thumbs up for procrastinators. Appear before sundown; We sail at dawn.
No land lubbers need apply (unless ye be sailin a supply ship)
--Capt EasyRider
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Ahoy Mateys!
Keep yer eye on this site for future info. We'll be a-shovin off June 7th and come a-sailin' back into homeport on June 13, 2009.
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Alas, home port lads!
Chalco Hills
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Be Safe!
Look where you're steering.
Massacre Canyon Monument
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Bridge on the River Kwai?
Bike Bridge over Platte River
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We can almost see our destination amid the tall waves.
View from Highway 31
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Exemplary accommodations await us.
Change Exemplary to Superior
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Robinson Crusoe was gone for 28 years and returned to England June 11, 1687. Al has been going & going for 28 years.
The mighty Platte River
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Calming the seas just for us.
Highways 50 & 34 / Highway 89
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Some entertainment for our last port!
Checkout Germanfest in this city during the 3rd weekend in July.
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South Bend
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Beware of Moby Dick
Liberty
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Let's go a Sailin'
Swanson Reservoir : for those who want to get wet & wild
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Lighthouses of the prairie
Highway 136 : Edison-Oxford
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Oops!!! Wrong Voyage
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Pirate Beginning
A tall, mean, long haired pirate got his start on the banks of this creek.
Rock Creek Station
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We all need a little divine guidance before our journey commences.
Arapahoe
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By the Bye, the Lady Huskers have just swept the Cardinal and I see a carrier pigeon in the distance. Me hopes none of the mates have made a wee snack before it completes its mission.
Actually a turkey vulture; Alma Cardinals
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Passing of Our Fellow Matties
As we pay our humble respect to those who serve and also gave their lives on June 8, 1967.
Liberty
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Land Ho!
All my charts indicate this to be a friendly port. The natives are enthusiastic over our visit on June 8th. A young laddie let us snap this picture as he dreamed of pirate adventures.
Alma
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BRAN 28 Recap and Best Community Results
The votes are in, the riders have spoken. And from the comments on the ballots, riders agonized over their decision. Every town did a wonderful job and would have a good chance to win in past years. However, when it came to crunch time, an overwhelming number of votes went to Petersburg. Dunning was a distinctively strong second and Callaway received the most votes ever by a starting town.
I hope that next year's towns will showcase their southern hospitality and continue in the tradition of BRAN "Excellence"
--EasyRider
This Ride is Organized by Volunteers of
Omaha Northwest Rotary and Omaha Pedalers Bicycle Club
Proceeds Fund $28,000 Annual Scholarships
for Nebraska High School Seniors
who will attend Nebraska Colleges |
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