We're on our way. We're heading to California to start a slightly modified life. Excited as it may be, we've got a lot of ground to cover. I thought you would like to see the things we encounter on our ~2000 mile journey. (I know it 's just what you have all wanted!). Enjoy! Travel miles today: 397 miles

Travel miles total: 605 miles

Places of interest: A huge day of sightseeing. Although I think I enjoyed it way more than J...

First stop: Sioux Falls downtown to see the reproduction of David in the park. I found it pretty weird that Sioux Falls, SD, has a naked man statue in their downtown, but it was nice. On our way out of town, we drove by the concrete outline of the USS South Dakota, but no pics. It was pretty lame... I want the real ship.

Next up: The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. The height of cheese. Loved it!

Then: 1880 town outside Murdo, SD. We originally had a 1880 town close to Sioux Falls on the list. We drove past and it was like the set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We passed that one up for the original.

On to: Wall Drug in Wall, SD. The best part... J got a pic of me riding a jackalope. We marveled at the cheese. We were almost eaten by a T-Rex. And we scored some fudge, red raspberry rubarb jam, pheasant jerky, huckleberry tea, and bison summer sausage.

Finally: Mount Rushmore. I actually really enjoyed the monument. It was also nice to visit on the off season with hardly any other tourists. And for some reason, we didn't have to pay. Score! We finished with the mountain, Wove our way through the Black Hills, and ended up in Hill City (Comfort Inn) for the night.

Tomorrow: Devil's Tower and Wyoming!