What a great night sleep I had last night. That NyQuil put me out like a lark doris, like a lark. I had very little drainage today and felt better than I had in a few days. Judy on the other hand is still having problems with her neck. We stopped at a pharmacy for some more medicine but she is still quite uncomfortable.
The weather today was absolutely perfect with mild sun, temps in the low 80’s and at times, cloud covered. When we started out this morning, we were driving in the Missouri River lowlands where the soil is rich and smooth. Then we changed into some semi hilly regions and gently rolling hillsides marked with small ponds everywhere. Of course, there were hundreds of ducks on them and as I passed, I yelled out, “See ya in the fall.
One of our stops today was in Mitchell South Dakota. Mitchell is famous for its Corn Palace. Now I have heard of the Corn Palace for years so I knew that if we were this close, we just had to go by. I thought that the whole building was built with corn but such was not the case. It was rather unique though.
There were several pictures on the outside of the building and they were all made of corn. Part of it was from the cob itself, the husk, tassels, stalks, etc. They were quite artistic.
After leaving Mitchell, we rode for about an hour and I told Judy that I was going to stop at a Rest Stop to shut off my hearing aid. The wind noise was driving me crazy. As we were stopping, I asked her is she wanted to use the bathroom and she did. I told her that I would be at this picnic table when she got back. About an hour later, I woke up and she was laying on the other side of the bench waiting for me to wake up. She did tell me that I had done some pretty loud snoring.
All winter long, I had been reading about the “Badlands”. I had seen pictures and thought that we would just ride through and keep going. Judy and I were both shocked at the beauty of this region. It turns instantly from gently rolling hills to this barren rock cragly looking creatures that are hard to describe. But the beauty of it all is the colors that are running through the rocks. There is hardly any vegetation and it looks like an abandoned gravel pit. Below are some pictures but it doesn’t come close to describing the beauty. We came over a hill and the majesty and beauty almost brought me to tears. Check these out:
Judy took most of these pictures while I was driving. We spent the night at a KOA beside the White River on the edge of the Badlands. The town is named Interior. So far, we haven’t seen a town. It is gently raining as we turn out the lights and close our eyes. Good night everyone.
