NOVEMBER 2016 • NEBRASKAland 59
Winter Reservations
Cabin Notes: With 15 mini-lodge
cabins and two "green" cabins open
during the winter, Ponca State Park
in Dixon County has whatever you
need to fulfi ll your winter family
needs.
Use these lodging options, and
their discounted off-season rates,
as a home base for winter fun at one
of Nebraska's most beautiful state
parks.
For reservations, visit
Outdoornebraska.org and click on
Reservations.
The Aftermath
E
ach family faded
back toward the city
throughout the afternoon,
agreeing to do it again
the next fall. Since that
weekend, I've heard
from each of the families
throughout the year, who
all agreed that the snow-
covered trip to Ponca would
go down in history as one of
the best, if not the best, in
our time visiting.
What Ponca State Park
showed us was that it
doesn't matter what the
weather is. If it's raining,
we'll play in the mini-
lodges. If it's autumn-like,
w e'll hike the trails, ride the
roads, and look for wildlife.
And if it snows, all we need
are the sleds. And a camera.
For the world totally
opens up at Ponca when it's
blanketed by white.
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George Chin of
Omaha is all smiles
after catching a
rainbow trout at the
pond.
