After a great day in southwest Minnesota, we're finally in Sioux Falls, South Dakota! To finish the story of the tiny town this morning, it apparently has a large hispanic population, as there were two Quinceanera shops on the one tiny Main Street. After that town we took some back roads back to I-90. When we got back on I-90 we saw soooooo many windmills! There had to have been at least 10 wind farms, each with at least 15 or 20 windmills. Just before the South Dakota border, we decided to get off and head to Blue Mounds State Park. We ate our Subway sandwiches in the company of goslings, then went for a hike alongside a bison range (no big deal). After hiking about 2 miles through the sun-scorched prairie, we spotted some bison in the distance - about three-quarters of a mile from where we were standing. Continuing our hike, we came across a herd of at least 50 bisons, and were able to walk within about 500 feet of them. When we stopped to take pictures of them, the herd started moving toward us. When all was said and done, they came within 15 feet of us. It was cool to see them make formations as they moved towards us - females and babies in the middle, males flanking both sides and ultimately making a wall in front. The baby bisons were ADORABLE. They were completely clueless that we were around, and continued to frolic through the tall grass. Once the bisons realized that these two puny humans were no threat, they turned and walked away. We left the bisons be, hiked back to the car, and headed towards South Dakota. Sioux Falls is only about 20 minutes from the border, so we still have a ways to go through South Dakota.
FYI: Tomorrow we start camping. Two nights in Badlands National Park, one night in the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, and four nights in Yellowstone National Park, also in Wyoming. Because we'll be in the wilderness, we will post when we can. No post for a week or so does not necessarily mean we're dead.
Elijah
Here are a few pictures from today. We will post the rest onto Facebook. Enjoy!
Hilarious.
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