The Holiday Inn in Grand Island, Nebraska offered to watch my B'immer - I parked right by the front door. Yes, it takes a luggage mule to carry all the stuff I packed.

I'd heard rumors in the lounge the night before that Hwy 6 and Hwy 34 were rough, not well maintained. In the morning, I met a railroad worker from Lake Geneva, WI area who confirmed. Since there was chance of thunderstorms, and he reported I see lots of semi-ruts and potholes, I decided to go the I-80 route from here on to the Denver area.