What a refreshing ride after yesterday! We had a delightful day, light breeze (going in the right direction), sunny and warm. South Dakota surprised me again - we did have some flat terrain today! There was virtually no climbing and just a straight flat country road almost all the way in to Mitchell. I just toodled along, though my toodling picked up speed for a while when we hit a cross/tail wind (I love it when that happens!).You know you've been biking a lot when a 70 mile day is so easy that it is almost considered a rest day......
When I got in to Mitchell I went to the world's only Corn Palace and it is quite a sight. I promised you a picture and I will post it later (I only have 2 USB ports and they are both currently in use, so I can't hook up the camera). [Update 7/15/07 - photo is now posted.] This year's theme is "Salute to Rodeo 2007". Some a-maiz-ing Corn Palace Facts - right off the the gift bag made with corn:
*The Corn Palace is redecorated every year sporting a new theme.
*600,000 pieces of corn are used to decorate the outside each year.
*3,000 bushels of grains and grasses are also used each year: milo, rye and sour dock.
*Nine different colors of Indian corn are used to create the mural pictures.
*Over a ton of nails, staples and wire are used to fasten the corn and grasses.
*Approximately $100,000 is spent each year for redecorating.
That's it for today. Tomorrow it's on to Sioux Falls and a rest day on Sunday - yahoo!!!!!
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