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THE HIGH POINTERS

Tennessee Couple Visits Kimball County To Get High On Nebraska

Ty Proffitt is known as a "high pointer," and his wife Sheila accompanies him on some of his high point trips.

The couple left Tennessee at 3 a.m. on this particular trip and flew into Denver, then drove straight to their first high point adventure, Panorama Point, in southwestern Kimball County.

Ty and Sheila will cross Nebraska's high point off their list, as well as those in South Dakota, North Dakota and Colorado. Before Tuesday, Ty had visited the high points in 34 states. They will return to Denver and fly back to Tennessee on Monday.

Ty said Nebraska's high point is "very nice," meaning...