BADLANDS

this morning sean and i are dining upon a continental breakfast from the best western...which is a deserved time of rest after spending sixteen hours in the car yesterday! and we didn't even come close to killing or annoying each other.

highlights from yesterday's drive
*Austin, MN: the official SPAM museum! we were able to learn about the history of spam, play SPAM games, visit the Monty Python SPAM cafe and purchase our favorite SPAM memoribilia!
*Mitchell, SD: the official CORN PALACE! It was too good to be true...an entire building decorated with murals made of corn...it was designed in celebration of the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark, so all the murals were of Lewis and Clark and Sacajawea!
*The world's largest bull's head. We drove by it somewhere in South Dakota...it was not impressive at ALL, but after seeing a sign a bit later for the world's largest PHEASANT, we decided National Lampoon's was mocking an actual problem when they mocked "The world's second largest ball of twine."
*The Badlands. On the way into our destination of Rapid City, SD last night, we took a scenic byway through the Badlands National Park! Omigosh...it was amazing...Sean was certainly overwhelmed with the serenity and the color...and we were there right at sunset and watched a bright pink sun set behind the hills! ACK! such a good detour...

Today we're headed to Mt. Rushmore and Devil's Tower on our way through SD and WY into Montana! Woohoo!