South Dakota continued...
Capitol building in Pierre:
Of course had to find the "Liberty Bell":
Inside the dome:
Kid B goofing off:
Impressive stairway:
Overseeing the legislature:
While this picture doesn't accurately portray it, I think this was the lightest and brightest capitol yet:
Prelude of things to come:
Sorry Elmo, we had to leave you in the car:
Next up, Mitchell - the home of the infamous Corn Palace!
They were still working on the side of the building when we were there, one of the nearby roads closed for the staging area:
You can see the outline of the design where it isn't finished yet:
Kid B - "That's so cool, the sky is really green"
Grandpa and I exchange slightly worried looks as he hits the gas...
We were racing a bad storm across South Dakota and lucky for us the tornadoes that touched down were a good 40 miles north of us!
Next state - Minnesota, you betcha:
But not without a quick detour into Iowa, much to their father's dismay ("I said no Iowa!"), to stand on the highpoint - Hawkeye Point:
Yes, they let you just drive up onto the grass:
And yes, it's only a whopping 1,670 feet above sea level!
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