Good evening from Wall, South Dakota. We put in 655 miles today and it was a lovely day to do so. My thermometer in the Caddy sat on 60 degreees out side for about the first four hours and then we got out of the cloud cover and into the sunshine and it went up to 70 and sat there the rest of the day. It is currently 53 degrees outside here in Wall and is going down to 44 tonight. I call that good fall weather.

We got to South Dakota and the speed limit went up to 80 mph That certainly made the trip go a little quicker. It also helped that there was little to no traffic on the interstate.  We saw a lot of crops in the fields as we made our way north and west today. However, of all the crops wwe saw, I'd easily say that less than one percent of them had been harvested even though it looked like they could have been. The coolest crops we saw were the fields and fields of sunflowers. By now they are hanging their heads over as they ciontinue to dry. I would really like to se how they harvest them.

If you have never been to Wall, SD you would probably enjoy it at least once. Wall became famous because of the local gas station in in the 1930's gave away free ice water to visitors and coffee at the diner was a nickle. It's funny how a thing like that can catch on and become tradition. Wall Drug Store has now become a megaplex facility with all kinds of stores and restaurants and a chapel for travelers. It is "the place to go". So, if you drive through South Dakota and need a good break, stop by Wall Drugs.

Tomorrow we head out to the Badlands for a drive and then on to Rapid City and the Black Hill and Custer State park. For the next three days we'll be in and around that area. I'll write when I get time. Until then, Peace.