Day Two of our westward migration went along with minimal bumps! I met four Iowa farmers at the Onawa McDonald’s who have been watching our troop of students mosey on through the past couple of years – they had questions about what we do and it was a great reminder that we are officially in Small-Town-America! Our first pit stop of the day was in Mitchell to visit Cabelas.
(I just like visiting all my stuffed buddies.)
I generally like driving through Lakota country (just to see if I can pronounce the names), but this time it was specially entertaining because of Katie’s and my own Lakota place names project we just finished up for Doug’s class. On the way from Mitchell to Wall, we had a sub-emergency involving fast winds and a busted Jeep top – nothing a little rope and duct tape can’t fix!
(A student partakes in the Walliest of Wall Drug meals: free ice water, five cent coffee, and a hand made donut.)
We eventually made it to Devil’s Tower National Monument (the nation’s first!). We fit in a short hike before the light officially left us, and grilled some hot dogs in the dark.
(Moonrise over my lovely palace.)
I am exhausted!
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