Tag: Corn Palace

Happy campers

The new hitch seems to be working like a dream. Yay! The only time we really felt any swaying today was when we got hit by a super strong gust of wind. It made the drive to our next campground much more pleasant (the lack of swaying,  not the wind).

Dignity of Earth and Sky

I had hoped to make two stops on our way to Midland, South Dakota, where we are staying tonight. The first was the Corn Palace in Mitchell. And the second was the Dignity of Earth and Sky statue at the rest area in Chamberlain.

Greg put his foot down over going to the Corn Palace, so that was a no-go. I didn’t give him a choice about seeing the Dignity statue. We were going!

Dignity of Earth and Sky is a 50-foot high stainless steel statue that depicts a Native American woman holding a star quilt. I thought it was pretty impressive.

I felt a little like I was taking my life in my hands by following this path, but I did it anyway.

Also at the rest area is a Lewis and Clark interpretive center. Greg and I took a tour through that as well.

Then we hopped in the car to continue our journey.

Almost immediately after leaving the rest area, we crossed over the Missouri River.
And we got to see some hills! Okay, one hill.
And lots of fields of sunflowers.
And a whole lot a nothin’.

When we arrived at the campground, the temperature was 100 degrees.

Needless to say, there was no way I was going to be able to drag Greg outside to do any additional sightseeing. Sigh.

Tomorrow we are off to Hill City, where the real fun begins.