Today was a long driving day since we had to cross the whole width of Minnesota. Turns out that in addition to being the land of 10,000 lakes, MN is also a land of corn, as that was what we saw for most of our trip – perhaps that’s why Rowan was playing with her food during our driving lunch!
We made good time across MN, however, giving us time to explore the charming city of Sioux Falls, SD. We started at Falls Park, site of the old falls that gave the city its name – now much changed due to quarrying but still beautiful. From there we took the free public trolley into town, toured the outdoor sculpture exhibit throughout the city, and enjoyed delicious shakes at a classic diner.
We continued a bit further west to our campsite in SD, only to find upon arriving that we were nearly the only people here – guess we won’t have to worry about quiet hours! After a refreshing swim in the lake we were treated to yet another lovely sunset during dinner.
Day 10: Stillwater MN to Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area SD – 286 miles.
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We loved sharing your adventure for five days – seeing the northern Great Lakes and Ben’s 11th birthday were the best! Safe travels the rest of the way – we’ll be checking the blog – love, Lulu and Cha
Am loving your blog posts. Happy belated birthday to Ben.
I enjoyed Sioux Falls when I was there a few years ago. Amazing that there is enough altitude drop to have falls there, in the midst of so many really flat corn fields.