Black Hills, day 3

Day 2 of our trip! I almost forgot to blog it, but then I saw a Wall Drug brochure on the table and that sparked my memory. We woke up in Worthington, had a delicious [sic] hotel breakfast, and hit the trail headed west.

Some things in the world stand up well to repeated viewings– places you’d be willing to see again. Others are worth one visit, no more. Our first stop fell into the latter category: the world-famous Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. I’d never heard of it before; it’s basically a small sports arena whose outside is decorated with (you guessed it) corn (see picture below). It was fun, and there were lots of other Nice Things in the surrounding area, including statues of Elvis and the Blues Brothers. Mom got some pictures of the boys with Mr. Corn, the Corn Palace mascot, but I don’t have them here.

After a long and not particularly interesting drive, we hit our second planned stop: Wall Drug. This was another category-2 attraction; they have every kind of western-themed souvenir crap you can imagine (and a lot you probably haven’t), plus some mildly interesting curiosities. The boys loved it; my favorite part was the ice cream we had there. Then it was back on the road, a dinner stop at the Fuddruckers’ in Rapid City, and on to the campground!

It’s made of corn!

Tim with the King