The entry of 2007.11.26 shows this rural chapel that visitors on Interstate 80 below it to the west may have wondered about because of its deliberate farm-building design, albeit all glass on a timber skeleton. This year on Good Friday a huge crucifix was planted on the northwest-southeast axis north of the shrine, facing the Interstate and, in the distance, Gretna. I'll include the directions again, simply turning off at Nebraska Crossing and the big truck stop there, going south of the truck stop two miles, then right on gravel a mile to the small parking-lot entrance. As I've commented before, the place is whatever the weather is, no heat, no air-conditioning. The Roman Catholics have Saturday masses there, but it is open to all faiths (I'm of the Buddhist persuasion myself now).
Going west on the gravel road, one sees the shrine this way in mid-April.
Left shows how it overlooks Interstate 80, Gretna in the distance. Right shows its axis with the shrine. The woman at right and below, also taking photos, is admittedly short but does give scale to the size, enough to make me dizzy looking up at it.
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