Murals of Wheatland

After settling into our site at Lewis Park, we hopped in the car to check out Wheatland. The “tourist” area is quite small ... just a couple of shops and a museum. Didn’t see anyone but the locals going about their business. I imagine that changes when the annual Platte County Fair and Rodeo comes to town.

What surprised me the most about our quick visit into town was all the murals we saw. And all in really great shape ... no pealing paint here.

The last series of murals were painted on what used to be the windows of a brick building. Alas, just as I was getting ready to step out of the car, the thunder and lightning we’d been hearing delivered on their promise of heavy rain. So, I had to be content with drive-by shooting. By the time we got back to the campground 5 minutes later, the rain was over and the sun was out.

Blue skies and sunshine — something that’s been hidden from our view these past weeks by smoke from the California and Colorado wildfires — was a nice change of pace today. 🤞🏻 we continue to enjoy these conditions in South Dakota.Read more