Saturday, September 17, 2011

September 17, 2011

Leaving the Black Hills, Wall Drug, and Crossing the Missouri River.

Bright sunny morning as we drove through the Black Hills and back down to the plaines. As we approached Rapid City we encountered fog even more dense than that we saw in Wyoming. Went to a brand new Sams Club for gas and then east again. Stopped in Wall, SD to again visit Wall Drug. Hard to describe this except to say that every tourist needs to visit Wall Drug at least once. This was our second time. We probably will not need to do it again except that it is a good break spot on the drive across South Dakota.

East again to Pierre, SD. This is the state capital. It is literally in the middle of nowhere. No major roads go through or even nearby. Even the roads to it are not that large. It sits on the banks of the Missouri River in the middle of rolling prairie. Very nice capitol building which was evidently the model for many other state houses. We are camped in a city park on the edge of the river. The mid-west floods of the spring did not spare Pierre. Most of this parks infrastructure was flooded. RV campground, Little League field, tennis courts, skate park, picnic areas, and more. There are still sand bags around some areas. When we pulled in we were cautioned by other campers to check for electric power before choosing a site. Some sites do not work. The ground everywhere still has the rippled look left by water rushing over it.

The river is still very high. No bare shoreline to speak of. It is also a big river. Looks wider than the Sacramento.




Today was very windy. There were white caps on the river.












Still a pretty spot away from traffic noise.

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