On Sunday morning we left Milwaukee and headed west. We made reservations for lodging in Wall, SD so we were going to get there even if it was 789 miles away or about 11 hours on the road. I'm glad we traversed this part of the country toward the beginning of the trip because it was pretty boring and I think our excitement for what laid ahead made this mundane part easier. Listening to stand up comedy on Pandora Radio helped too.
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| Wisconsin - the land of cheese... |
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| ...and corn. |
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| Selfie and pit stop in Sparta, WI. We saw PA tags on the bikes behind us. They were headed to the Sturgis motorcycle rally. I couldn't imagine riding a motorcycle that far and long. |
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| Picked up some beer for our cooler. |
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| Four hours later we crossed the Mississippi River into Minnesota. |
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| The Land of Lakes state was land of more corn. The road stayed straight pretty much all the way to Wall. |
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| We also saw about a million hay rolls. |
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| We missed the Minnesota sign going in but we got it on the way out. Hello, South Dakota! |
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| You see these concrete teepees at every rest stop in South Dakota. |
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| A sign that we were getting close! |
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| After about nine hours into our trip we stopped in Mitchell, SD to visit the Corn Palace. Wasn't sure what to expect when we got there but it was worth the stop I think. We picked up some microwave popcorn packs for the wedding gift bags. |
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| Back on the road again and approaching the Missouri River. |
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| Approaching a curve in the road! |
We stopped to eat at 9 PM in Kadoka but realized it was actually 8 PM because we crossed over into the mountain time zone. We had only 40 minutes left to go! Hallelujah! We got to our hotel after dark and luckily we made reservations the night before because they were booked full. It wasn't the fanciest of hotels but it sufficed. The next day would be a lot more exciting in terms of things to see.
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