People told us that the trip across South Dakota would be a tough one, but we didn't really believe them....we do now. WOW...what a boring place!!! After we left the Badlands, we saw basically nothing. Seriously, NOTHING, but cows every now and again and corn all the time. At one point, we ran into some road construction, and the signs told us to expect up to 30 minute delays. GEEZ! Brian and I would have KILLED each other if we would have had to wait for 30 minutes looking at absolutely nothing. They had shut down all lanes in both directions except for one, for nine miles. So, that meant that traffic on one end or the other was stopped until the people from the opposite direction made it across the nine mile stretch. We were literally the last car that made it across without having to wait. We had to carry a black and white stick to the other end to let them know that the last car had come through (see pic of Brian below).
Sites of South Dakota...
Hay:
Brian with the stick:
And a weird animal head (we think it is an antelope) and an upside down hammer:
After a really long drive (535 miles - our longest drive to date), we made it to Stillwater, MN.
We stayed in a really cute B & B called the Ann Bean Mansion.
We went to the Freight House (thanks to the suggestion by Leah!), and then had dinner at the Dock Cafe.
After a night cap of a Premium Grain Belt Beer in honor of our Minnesotan friends, we called it a night. Short trip to Chicago is next!
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