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Cowboy Capital of the West
After the disappearance of the buffalo herds, the grassland of the plains was available for cattle, and ranchers moved onto the land. The demand for Texas cattle started a great movement of Texas longhorns into the state. The Union Pacific railroad offered to haul cattle to Chicago at a cheaper rate than in Kansas, and beginning in 1870 thousands of cattle were driven along the Chism and Western Trails toward Ogallala to be shipped to Chicago. In 1873, Ogallala became the first important cow town along the Union Pacific line. When a cattle herd reached Ogallala, the cattle were sold to a buyer and the cowhands were paid in cash. Having been on the trail for months some of the cowhands celebrated too much and lost three months wages in a single night in the saloons of Ogallala.
Ogallala was the toughest town on the whole trail drive up from Texas. Perched on the prairie beside the railroad tracks were dance halls, gambling houses, saloons, dugouts, soddies tents, and wood frame buildings. The end of the cattle drives came when an epidemic of Texas fever swept over Nebraska, brought with the longhorns and affecting thousands of head of cattle on the Nebraska range. A quarantine law was established which brought the end of the Texas cattle drives.
Our next stop is Oshkosh, Nebraska. It is 44 miles from Ogallala to Oshkosh. Your jogging distance will be 22 miles. We will meet you in Oshkosh.
Ogallala
Oshkosh 44 miles
Before students participate in the jogging, their medical
status should be reviewed. Health problems should be
considered prior to participation in any physical
activity.
Fitness
Reminder!
Know the the rules of quality and safety of aerobic exercise. Your body sends you different signals when you exercise. Your breathing and heart rates become faster. You can feel your muscles work harder. If after exercising you become sore or don't feel right, let someone know so that what ever is wrong can be corrected.
Fitness concepts review
Warm-up and cool-down
Taking your pulse
Heart rate
Aerobic endurance
Frequency of exercise
Intensity of exercise
Time (duration) of exercise
Overload Principle
Principle of Progression
Principle of Use and Disuse
Target Zone
Quality and Safety of aerobic exercise
Nebraska
Platte River History Jog
Fort
Atkinson
Fremont
Columbus
Central
City
Grand
Island
Kearney
Lexington
Cozad
Gothenburg
North
Platte
Ogallala
Oshkosh
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff
Morrill
Teacher
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