Post-It's from the Road

[mrdreamjeans]

Began my trip to Seattle from Minneapolis today. Drove 594 miles. Holed up in a nice Fairfield Inn in Rapid City, SD, attached to an indoor water park near Mt Rushmore. Ate supper at a truck stop where I had a surprisingly tasty meal for $10. The day was mostly sunny and in the low 40's till about 3 pm. I drove the final three hours in a rain storm in temps just above freezing. The posted speed in South Dakota is 75 mph. Everyone was driving it!

Scribbled a bunch of notes on the side of a Kleenex box, so I wouldn't forget ...

Passed these Billboards:

* Dick's Body Shop - 24-Hour Toe Service

* We Dakotans Reject Animal Activists

* Help Manage Your Wildlife .. Wear Fur

Sightings:

* A 60 ft high statue of The Jolly Green Giant
* A sign for "De Smet, SD - Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder
* The beginnings of The Badlands
* The partially frozen, majestic Missouri River at Chamberlain, SD
* Lots of big sky and wide open spaces ...
* A charming metal sculpture of a t-rex being lead on a leash by a young boy

Musings ...

Waved in several directions at blt4success66 when I drove through Sioux Falls, SD! Howdy, Paul! I had no way to contact you at 1 pm on a Sunday afternoon.

The large farms with overflowing silos, multiple sheds, big weathered houses and barns really must be self-contained to withstand the Winter and isolation.

Drove like crazy to get to Wall, SD to visit the drug store and galleries. They were all closed. I'll have to visit when I drive back through in April.

Stopped for a late lunch in Mitchell, SD. It brought back memories because gotmoof and I had to stop overnight there five years ago on our ambitious double-move. There was an issue with the wiring of the U-Haul I was pulling behind the truck. I did manage, today, to take a photo of their (famous?) Corn Palace:) Most of this building is made of corn!



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