And this was odd, because it was the middle of the night.

Travel Date: Wednesday, June 30

And we're back in service!  I must say that so many parts of the country, while quite beautiful, are seriously lacking in internet service.  There is much to catch up on. 


When we last left we were on our way through Minnesota and South Dakota.  What we thought would be a boring day stuck in the car, turned out to be quite an adventure.  After miles and miles of what we thought was empty land, we came across a little town called Blue Earth, Minnesota.  It was this glorious place that was home a legend.  Standing sixty feet high, an enormous Jolly Green Giant statue stood.  (Can you see one of us in this picture??)

Energized by the sight of this jolly green man we hit the road and headed onward to South Dakota where we stumbled across a town called Mitchell, which is home to the ONLY Corn Palace in the world.  Yes, the only one. Created years ago to attract people out west, this enormous building is decorated with hundreds of murals made of...any guesses?  Corn.  Lots and lots of corn.  (all of the different shades of yellow and brown on the side of the building are different ears of corn!)

Impressed yet?  Okay well if random road side attractions are not your thing, our next stop should catch your interest.  We decided to take a drive by tour of Badlands National Park in South Dakota.  For miles upon miles, sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires fill the land as far as the eye can see.  The pictures do them no justice, but we were both pleasantly surprised at how gorgeous this place really was.  

Once we left the Badlands, it was time to stop in the town of Wall, where the famous Wall Drug is located.  For over 200 miles before this location, vague signs about how much we need to visit this place lined the highway.  While in this enormous local tourist trap, we encountered some interesting folk and ate some delicious homemade ice cream.  

At this point we were getting a bit weary, but knew we had one more stop to make before we could set up our camp for the night.  After hours more on the road, we made it to the city of Keystone, SD, home of Mount Rushmore.  Every night in the summer a brief video and lighting of the sculptures takes place and we didn't want to miss out.  Since it was night the pictures were a bit blurry so we made sure to go back the following morning for the real deal.  

After more than nine hours on the road, we finally made it to our campground and set up camp by 10pm.  Had to get some sleep for Mt. Rushmore and more travels!

-The Walrus