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Beyond Carhenge: The Jewels of Nebraska's Highway 2

July 12, 2017 by Carson Vaughan in On The Road, Local Color, Behind the Headlines

This year marks our home state of Nebraska's 150th anniversary! To celebrate, Carson put together a list of the "The Jewels of Highway 2" for USA TODAY.

Photo Essay: Bessey Ranger District, Nebraska National Forest

November 03, 2015 by Carson Vaughan in Local Color

At nearly 20,000 acres, the forest within the Bessey Ranger District is the largest hand-planted forest in the United States, established in 1902 by visionary botanist and professor Charles E. Bessey. Growing up, I didn't grasp the significance of a national forest in the middle of the nearly treeless Nebraska Sandhills.