Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

The Tri-State Marker Comes With Interesting Background

A walking trail to the Tri-State Marker – where Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado meet – will allow one to experience the High Plains without disturbing the natural beauty of the private property. Previously, the landowner got to the point where he was thinking of closing off access to the marker because the private property was being damaged by carelessness.

The Tri-State marker is on land owned since the Depression by Dennis Kieler's family. His grandfather paid 7 cents an acre for it. Their house was half in Nebraska and half in Weld County, and for years he would get away without paying taxes...