Well, we survived Day 1 with 3 girls, 1 Subaru, 3 bikes and way too much stuff...anyone know someone in western South Dakota in need of some extra tank tops and sandals?
The day by the numbers:
- 10 deer carcasses spotted on the side of the road
- 1 tire-pressure light crisis averted (props to Emmie for knowing how to read good)
- 3 random stops
- 2 meatball subs consumed at Subway
- 14 hours from leaving Madison to arriving in Rapid City, SD
- 2 serious thunderstorms outdriven (props to my Oklahoma tornado spotting signs and Weather.com's iPhone app)
- 40 mile per hour winds along I-90
- 72 Wall Drug signs spotted (ok, approximation, but probably close)
- 1 awesome time at the world's ONLY Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD
If life hasn't taken you through Mitchell, SD to see the infamous Corn Palace yet, let me tell you a bit about it - it's a corny and buttery good time!
On the left we have the lovely palace itself which is covered in corn murals each year.
The palace was originally built in 1892 to allow "early settlers to display the fruits (or veggies) of their harvest on the building exterior in order to prove the fertility of South Dakota soil." We learned this and a number of other facts during an entertaining and informative video presentation photographed below.
To the left we have a "Cornparison" (literally, no joke) of the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers in South Dakota.
Above the stage on the left of the stage you can see the farmer with his homestead, cattle and religion. The Native American folks on the right have a teepee, bison and mother nature to cornpare.
Our young tour guide used the term cornparison without blinking and eye and I tried unsuccessfully not to lose it.
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