Outlaw Trail
The Sandhills, NE

It's a wide-open landscape where cattle outnumber people. The Sandhills is a 19,000 square mile (49,400 sq. km) area of grass-stabilized sand dunes that sit atop the Ogallala Aquifer. This area, which is the largest of its kind in the world, is renowned for its gentle rivers meandering through pine-studded canyons, waterfalls and an endless ocean of prairie grasses alongside America's largest hand planted forest.

The Sandhills are also known for cattle ranches of gigantic proportions that are better comprehended from the air than the ground, and for wildlife refuges dedicated to protecting and preserving the Sandhills wildlife. Up-close views of ranching, cowboys, Native American history, wildlife viewing opportunities, cowboy poetry, story telling and art await the visitor to this quiet and seemingly undisturbed region.