Day 24

Friday, October 3

Traveled across South Dakota on I90 today.    Not a lot to report.  Traveled a little over 400 miles.

The jet stream has dipped down into central USA so there was a great amount of cold wind from the NW in the Dakotas.   Steady over 30 mph with gusts over 45 mph.   It was generally behind us while driving but pushed the trailer around a lot, especially when tractor-trailers passed.    Not fun.

There was light snow and sleet in Sioux Falls, SD.

Spending night in North Sioux City, SD, on the Iowa border.    Iowa and Missouri tomorrow.   May freeze tonight.


Linda Adds:  South Dakota pushes tourism in a big way with museums of some sort at every exit.  Popular themes:  Western movement, dinosaurs, antique cars.

One interesting billboard with a story behind it is Wall Drugs in, of course, Wall County.

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Ala Burma Shave signage, it is an interesting story of salesmanship.  For their story read the history at this web site:  https://www.walldrug.com/t-history.aspx

I am reading an biography about Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose family finally settled after many moves in the South  Dakota town of De Smet, where Pa, Ma, and Mary lived out their lives, and where Laura met Almonzo.  Of course, there is an appropriate museum there.

The wind was strong today...and cold, making it difficult for even the birds.  I did see a lovely owl perched on a fence post and a coyote.