South Dakota
South Dakota is far from both coasts and so is a place that few foreign visitors to the US get to. But it actually has a decent amount of stuff to see (and a heck of a lot more than North Dakota does).
Outside the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota (the only Corn Palace in the World!!), Karen managed to make a new friend with one of her favorite things about the US - hot dogs.
We also saw this interesting piece near the Corn Palace. Not surprisingly, the Corn Palace is surrounded by "tacky" items and shops.
I really enjoy the Badlands National Park. It's full of strange rock formations caused by erosion and the colors are quite magical. It's great to see it at different times of the day to see the way the sunlight hits differently.
We also managed to get a great sunset our first night there.
I really liked the colors on these hills. I thought they looked like snow cones with grape and lemon flavors. Upon closer inspection, they tasted nothing like grape and lemon. I guess that's what you get when you use natural flavors rather than artificial flavors.
And here's a sign you don't see everyday:
And if you drive through South Dakota, you're sure to see hundreds of advertisements for Wall Drug for hundreds of miles before you get there. It's worth stopping to see this mecca of tackiness, including the roaring T. Rex that goes into action every 12 minutes.
And our final destination in South Dakota was, of course, Mount Rushmore, featuring four of the US Presidents. Unfortunately it was very overcast and foggy the day we were there, so here's Karen enjoying the view from the "Grand View Terrace". Hmmmm, not much of a view.
The clouds finally blew away to some extent and we at least managed to get some sense of them. It really is quite an achievement.
Nearby they are also working on a monumental carving in the mountains to Chief Crazy Horse. I think they've bitten off a bit more than they can chew, as all of Mount Rushmore will fit in Crazy Horse's head and then they are trying to show him mounted on a horse. They've been carving away at it for 50 years already and still have loads more to do. Estimated completion date? The year 2050.
Outside the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota (the only Corn Palace in the World!!), Karen managed to make a new friend with one of her favorite things about the US - hot dogs.
We also saw this interesting piece near the Corn Palace. Not surprisingly, the Corn Palace is surrounded by "tacky" items and shops.
I really enjoy the Badlands National Park. It's full of strange rock formations caused by erosion and the colors are quite magical. It's great to see it at different times of the day to see the way the sunlight hits differently.
We also managed to get a great sunset our first night there.
I really liked the colors on these hills. I thought they looked like snow cones with grape and lemon flavors. Upon closer inspection, they tasted nothing like grape and lemon. I guess that's what you get when you use natural flavors rather than artificial flavors.
And here's a sign you don't see everyday:
And if you drive through South Dakota, you're sure to see hundreds of advertisements for Wall Drug for hundreds of miles before you get there. It's worth stopping to see this mecca of tackiness, including the roaring T. Rex that goes into action every 12 minutes.
And our final destination in South Dakota was, of course, Mount Rushmore, featuring four of the US Presidents. Unfortunately it was very overcast and foggy the day we were there, so here's Karen enjoying the view from the "Grand View Terrace". Hmmmm, not much of a view.
The clouds finally blew away to some extent and we at least managed to get some sense of them. It really is quite an achievement.
Nearby they are also working on a monumental carving in the mountains to Chief Crazy Horse. I think they've bitten off a bit more than they can chew, as all of Mount Rushmore will fit in Crazy Horse's head and then they are trying to show him mounted on a horse. They've been carving away at it for 50 years already and still have loads more to do. Estimated completion date? The year 2050.
posted by Kevin at 8/07/2007 04:20:00 PM
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