It was about 1 in the afternoon when I came off the Chase County highpoint to the south. That, and Dundy County's little highpoint further south, were both neat little hikes among low sand hills, and actually, a bit of fun. Well, nothing of the sort here in Perkins County. This is the next county up from Chase County, heading north, and apparently the Sand Hills don't enter into this area. The highpoint of this county is a set of four flat regions all along its westernmost county road, heading north out of the town of Venango on NE-23. I passed through Venango and immediately, at the Nebraska-Colorado state line, went north on a paved road for a half mile until it bent west and headed off to Sedgwick, Colorado. Instead, I stayed north, now following a dirt road sitting smack on the state line.

The first area was reached slightly more than 6 miles later (from where the dirt road left the paved road), near Sedgwick County (CO) Road 16. This area supposedly has a benchmark called "Line", apparently sitting just inside Colorado a few feet. I tried to find it but had no luck. I stepped on the Nebraska side of the road just to be a good highpointer. The next two areas sit close by one another at about 12.2 miles, both a stone's throw east in farm fields. The last area was at about 14.8 miles, again off in a field. The rises are imperceptable and none stood out as anything special. Strictly a highpoint for completion purposes only, not something I'll tell my buddies at my old-folks' home in 40 years. Next, Keith County and some neat grassy hills near the Platte River.