Today we had an excellent 75 mile ride from
Chamberlain, SD to Mitchell, SD. The weather was cool,
the sky was clear, the terrain was flat and, although
we had some headwind, we can’t complain except for
some rough roads. (Nothings perfect.)
Mitchell, SD is the proud home of one of America’s
greatest attractions, the Corn Palace. I won’t go into
too much detail about the Corn Palace at the risk of
turning you off to these updates completely. Suffice
it to say that the Corn Palace is a building that
every year is decorated or redecorated with corn to
create fancy designs or themes. It serves as an events
center.
I suspect that the Corn Palace inspired the term
“corny” but I can’t be sure of that.
Tomorrow we’re off to Sioux Falls, SD and Sunday is a
rest day. We’ve actually enjoyed our ride across South
Dakota. We have heard some horror stories from
previous years where the temperature got way over 100
degrees and it created a health hazard for some of the
riders. The guides keep telling us how lucky we have
been.