We travelled over 300 miles today and saw some of the iconic sights of South Dakota along the way. Our first stop was Wall Drug. For us east coasters, it is the equivalent of South of the Border. You see signs for it for miles. That is a picture of me on a jackalope at Wall Drug. We have yet to see one in the wild.
We then drove through the Badlands National Park. It was our eight and last national park on this trip. The scenery there is a moonscape on one side and vast grasslands on the other. The park has a nice visitor center and we were lucky enough to see three bighorn sheep, an eagle and more prairie dogs during our drive.
We are spending the night in Mitchell, SD, the home of the iconic Corn Palace. The Corn Palace has been there since 1892 and is annually decorated with a corn cob mural. This year the theme is modes of transportation and the 125th anniversary of Dakota Wesleyan University.
In case you were wondering, we are following the Phillies and heard the early part of the game on XM and watched the end in our hotel. Great game!
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