Iowa to South Dakota- The Farmland Trek
Today started off slow and then turned out to be awesome! Our first stop was the Jolly Green Giant statue, which marks the half-way mark on West I-90. If you look closely, you can see Johnny between his legs!
First argument of the day: I started driving first (at 5:30am). After we stopped for coffee, I hit a bump on the highway and Johnny spilled scorching coffee all over himself. Don't worry...he got me back by singing in a foreign accent for the better part of the morning.
Scenery: Iowa is gorgeous. It was the easiest driving- straight roads through sunny, green farmland.
Our favorite part of Iowa was the turbines! There were acres upon acres of these things. They actually looked pretty majestic, turning gracefully in the open air, only disturbed by wind and sunlight.
South Dakota is AMAZING. We are stunned by the landscape of this country. Below are pictures of farmland and then The Badlands.
Weirdest thing we saw today: A dinosaur skeleton walking a human skeleton...I'm not sure how to elaborate on that.
Awesome pit-stop: Old West Antique Mall. To stretch our legs, we stopped here. It had amazing antiques and collectibles. Mom & Dad and Ellen & Mr I. look out for postcards from here :)
Tomorrow, I will post after our day of hiking and being tourists at Mt. Rushmore. No driving- yay!
We did not take any pictures together today, but I promise we still like each other. To satisfy the need for a human pic, Johnny insisted that I post the below (me in the Badlands). Goodnight everyone! XO
Loved the pic of Johnny and the Jolly green giant! I never had a big desire to see South Dakota, but I may have to now. Gorgeous pics!
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