Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Day 3 in Pierre, South Dakota

Crawfords cross the Mississippi River for the first time 

Welcoming us to a VERY wide state

Beautifully black rolling hills that greeted  us, following
hundreds of miles of flat farmland.

The Missouri River a.k.a. "The Wide Missouri" with our new family duck.

View of Fort Pierre, SD

Things Learned on Day 3:


  1. Wisconsin has beautiful rolling hills that end at the Minnesota and then it is flat once more
  2. 30 mph wind really decreases fuel economy but allows hundreds of windmills to store the energy
  3. You can see for miles when trees are short and land is flat
  4. Gas stations that offer casinos and a car wash do not provide a thorough wash
  5. You know your in South Dakota when you are the only car on the highway at "rush hour"
  6. Unlike I95, I90 does not have out of state license plates (except ours)
  7. Some states choose to use red pavement/concrete...what about the colorblind

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Location: Pierre, SD 57501, USA

3 comments:

  1. SASMay 23, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    This makes me so happy to see your SD experiences. Hope you said hello to my people for me :)

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  2. JewellMay 24, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    Shan, was that Sara Sterner? Bet you and Robert are so happy to get OUT OF THE CAR at the end of the day!! Love you, Mom

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  3. Sara K.May 27, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Yay! Love the picture with the Wide Missourah behind you! Did you know that Pierre is one of the only state capitals that is not on an interstate? S

    Jewell - This is me! :)

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