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We’re on to leg two of our cannonball run. Today’s drive is 460 miles and 8 hours. Plus we changed time zones we left mountain time and entered central time.

The drive was beautiful again with lots of rolling hills in South Dakota along with a billboard for wall drug every few miles. We stopped at wall drug when we visited South Dakota back in 2023. You have to stop at least once in your life to check it out, but it’s not worth the return trip.

After wall South Dakota, we passed the edge of the Badlands of South Dakota. While we loved that visit and wouldn’t mind stopping again. We just don’t have time.

We drove past a lot of roadside attractions on the stretch of highway. About halfway across South Dakota, after crossing the Missouri river, we stopped at the Chamberlain Lewis and Clark welcome center. The Missouri river is actually the longest river in the US longer than the Mississippi, which most people think. While here we were able to see the dignity of earth and sky statue. This is a 50 foot tall, stainless steel statue, honoring the indigenous people.

After that, we passed through Mitchell, South Dakota, which is home of the corn Palace. We stopped there in 2023 also. Again, it’s another one and done. Shortly after that, we headed south on I 29 into Iowa.

We traveled parallel to the Missouri river and stopped for the night shortly into Iowa at winnaVegas casino. It’s nothing but a parking lot with a power hook up for 15 bucks a night. We also went into the casino and grabbed a pizza and some wings for dinner. Tomorrow is another early day and a long drive day.Read more