This is a lot behind a Days Inn...nothing fancy, but it has full hook-ups and since it is a Passport America campground it was only $15.00 a night. These kind of campgrounds are fine for passing through...not particularly one that we would want to stay in for any length of time, but 1 or 2 nights is just fine.
The next morning we visited The Corn Palace--our first glimpse of "kitsch"
The entire front of the building is covered in corn cobs which are cut in half. The first corn palace was built in 1892 and every year a new design is created on the outside of the building to the tune of $100,000 plus each year. WOW. That's a lot of money to put corn on a building. Inside are photos of all the different facades created each year and then I came across this
and it made my day! A baby corn. How cute is that? Made me think of my 2 grandsons and how much I miss them.
Back on the road--this is our first glimpse that the landscaping is changing
We stopped here and ate lunch at Casey's Cafe and had the best hamburger on the trip so far and homemade pie too.
Back on the road, we are still driving roads that go on forever
and still seeing cow farms
and endless land
and then we see this
More kitsch! But it definitely breaks up the trip and you can't help but smile.
to see 1880 town. It's a reconstructed western town and with an added bonus of the largest collection of Dances with Wolves props. Apparently, South Dakotans are extremely proud of the filming of this movie in this part of the state.
This is the coffee grinder where Kevin Costner shows the Native Americans how to make coffee. The horse is a copy of the horse that Kevin rode. And the last photo is of Kevin's post in the middle of Lakota land.
Hey Ang, Randy and Jesse-
ReplyDeleteLove that "pet dinosaur" picture. You don't see something like that everyday! I am enjoying catching up with your progress. Keep those updates coming!