When we crossed over the Missouri River the landscape completely changed. It was these lush rolling hills. South Dakota definitely reminds me of the landscape in Dances with Wolves (which was filmed here)
Our first stop was the Corn Palace in Mitchell which is definitely something you have to see but maybe not deserving of all that hype. The corn palace is a building in which the entire outside is covered in corn and made into different intricate murals and designs. The inside of the building is actually like a convention center with a basketball court and theatre stage. The wallpaper.....corn! We didn't stay long..... there's only so much corn you can take!
As we braved further and further into SD we noticed a strangely large amount of road kill on the road.... but not the typical road-kill I'm used to..... I laid my eyes on coyote the size of wolves and of course wild pheasant. Mom and I noticed this absurd amount of roadkill not soon before we saw pheasants selectively choosing to run across the highway right as our car approached them! So we slammed on breaks and dodged these pheasants a number of times. Kamikaze pheasants! We were ready to pull off at our exit in Murdo when "BAM".... GOT ONE! Mom of course is upset because it's only the second thing she has hit with a car..... hahahaha...... oh mom.... that's nothing! Somehow the lucky little bastard flew away! Couldn't believe it!
So here we sit in the Best Western at Murdo. I took mom out to dinner at the Rusty Spur down the street. Neat place inside....could've been better food. The steak was of course great.... but no 5 star in my book!
We drove back to the hotel to find that our neighbors are a bunch of older guys with pickup trucks who are drinking Jack Daniels out of solo cups.....awesome!
So not much to report about today but we are going to the Badlands, Wall Drug (of course) and whatever else we come across!
Oh my god, I can't believe that I forgot to mention who we ran into in Blue Earth, South Dakota.... well, the Jolly Green Giant himself! Pictures below!
Me checking to see what's under that leafy skirt
Mom having a looksy
Welcome to South Dakota
First sign for Wall Drug
Momma's additions: a totally wonderful, unique Mother's Day. MN has tens of thousands of miles of flat farm land, one mile undistinguishable from another except for the billboards warning against Sin and Abortion, obviously an issue in these parts where the greatest entertainment for miles is The Corn Palace ("the only corn palace in the world", imagine that!). We laughed our heads off over Bill Cosby Live, were too appalled by Lisa Lampanelli whose schtik is indiscriminate racism. Eliza treated me to dinner, another culinary masterpiece... then we locked and double locked the motel door against the party in the parking lot and crashed.
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