left Econo Lodge--took pic of Wall Drug. Onward on I90. Stopped at aNational Park Service facility to illustrate the Minuteman missiles which were scattered overthe Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana. All of this area was shut down with the warming of Russian/U.S. relations in early 90s. Interesting video about the process. All the silos were out in the open--the locals all knew where they were--anyone driving by on I90 went by them without knowing.
Saw first corn in ages--stopped at the Corn Palace in Mitchell SD--not a big deal--actually in process with putting up the new murals for this season.
Helen asked what the ? on the map was. I told her it was for vistor centers where people could ask questions. She was concerned because out here in the middle of nowhere, they surely don't get many questions. She decided she should ask one: Do you get many questions?
Drove into MN
Somewhere we went back to our own time zone--that and corn and beans and normal farms
make us think of home.
at a rest stop west of Albert Lea, MN saw a commemorative "spike" this is the last sction of I90 finished--done in 1978!!
Stopped in Albert Lea
Stats: 24418; 3,720 mi.; 24.0 mpg; 84:33 time; aver 44.1 mph.
Now at 49 state license plates--only Rhode Island eludes. Great--only 27 cars licensed in the state and only 5 of those ever cross the state line.
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