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Nebraska National Forest - This forest is unique in that
it's the only man made forest in the United States. The trail I did here was Scott Lookout Trail
which starts near the campground on the north end and it follows a sandy path (The forest is located over top of the Sand
Hills of Nebraska) through a forest of Ponderosa Pine. It is a very, very quiet forest, I couldn't hear anything, not
birds, bugs, or anything for that matter. The trail continues on up and comes to a picnic area near an old windmill.
I had some food here and took a break, and then continued on the trail. I finally caught site of the tower, and took
a look around, and it was gorgeous. You can see all the way until where the forest ends and it gives way to sand hills
and rangeland. The tower was closed when I got there, but there are still great views because there aren't many trees
in the area. The tower is open I think on weekdays between like 12:00 and 2:00. I took in the views and then followed
the road back for a complete 6 miles.
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