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As we started our drive through Nebraska, the road was absolutely straight, but there were tiny hills all along. Flat fields extended to the horizon. There were some cows grazing in the fields. The houses were near the center of a vast field, and were accompanied by a bunch of trees and a couple of silos (tower-like structures used to store grains). These were the only structures that stood out in this Heartland.
In Nebraska, we crossed into Mountain time zone, which is one hour behind Central time. We soon left I80 and got on I76 towards Boulder. Colorado greeted us as the "Colorful Colorado".
The roadside now changed from farms to ranches. The soil was much lighter in color. There were scrubs, but hardly any trees. We could feel the heat. The road was absolutely straight, but went through hills. We were surprised to notice that bicycles are allowed on interstate highways in Colorado.
We reached Denver and skirted the city to get on US 36 to Boulder. We could now see the "Rocky" part of the mountains closely. After Boulder, the road became quite steep, and I had to shift the car to a lower gear. The drive was quite scenic. We could see some snow-covered peaks to the left. There was snow under the needle-leaved trees on the slopes. We reached Estes Park and moved into a motel about 5:00pm.