Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Minnesota to South Dakota

Last night we found a really great place to camp and this would be my first time camping on this trip. Linds and I set up the tent and I feel quickly asleep with a warm breeze blowing through the wheat grass surrounding us. When I woke up this morning Linds had our oatmeal breakfast ready and was reorganizing our packing situation in the back of her truck. It was 7am.

It was nice to shower, although the giant spider that decided to shower with me was less than welcome. I made Lindsay kill it.

We then headed out towards Devils Gulch in Garretson, MN where, according to legend, Jesse James jumped over the gulch while running from the law. Unfortunately it would take us a bit longer to find Devil’s Gulch because for the first time, we got lost.

We have been traveling off of the highway because I-90 just gets long and boring after a while. The alternate roads are a little slower but far more beautiful. Today we found ourselves on a road that was not paved and not leading us to our desired destination. Eventually we found our way, but we spent a good part of the morning driving around corn fields and cow pastures, and we were having a great time doing it. Getting lost was actually a lot of fun.

South Dakota is where we are starting to notice where the definition of middle America comes from. Life is different here. For starters, the size of the pickup trucks increases proportionally with the size of the insects. It seems like everything moves slower and the land just gets flatter and flatter. Driving along Route 14 West, we are surrounded on both sides by never-ending “amber waves of grain.” Pheasant count: 9.

We stopped by the Corn Palace in Mitchell briefly because although it has been a spectualr sight, this year was rather boring. Don’t worry, I’m still sending postcards that say “We Were Ear.”

Next stop: Pierre, SD.

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