South Dakota: Day 1

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 10/25/2017 at 21:21 • Filed to: South Dakota, corn

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I can now say that I’ve seen the Corn Palace, it’s pretty neat.

Giant Fiberglass Corn Mascot? Hell yeah

Every gas station I’ve seen here has only had these two options: 87 with ethanol or 87 without ethanol. Not a car enthusiast’s best case scenario, but we’re driving my dad’s Fusion so NBD.

On the plus side, the speed limit is 80mph.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/25/2017 at 21:29

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Wall Drug should be on your list.

WRXforScience > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/25/2017 at 21:52

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My grandparents used to live on the corner two blocks down the street from the Corn Palace (or corny place as we used to call it). We could see the front mural from their living room. They change the mural every year, but you probably saw the pictures if you went inside.

They moved to a retirement home in Sioux Falls to be closer to the rest of our relatives (my parents and us kids moved to Texas, long ago).

functionoverfashion > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/25/2017 at 22:06

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Please tell me you also went to wall drug

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > functionoverfashion 10/25/2017 at 22:17

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I have not

functionoverfashion > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/25/2017 at 22:19

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You can’t miss it if you’re driving across SD.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/26/2017 at 02:15

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The Badlands and Black Hills are worth a visit. I can’t believe I still got grandparents in Rapid City. No wonder my father joined the army and never looked back.

Tristan > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/26/2017 at 02:16

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South Dakota is high on my list of places I’d live if my wife ever lets us leave God-forsaken Oregon... Take the scenic Badlands loop, stop at Wall Drug, go to the Mt. Rushmore visitor’s center, see Crazy Horse, and definitely go to the Pioneer Auto Museum! My sister’s husband just got orders to Ellsworth AFB by Rapid City. Wide open spaces, low cost of living, beautiful scenery... I’m jealous.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Tristan 10/26/2017 at 08:56

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I’m actually here pheasant hunting, so I’m going to see a lot of fields.

Pickup_man > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/26/2017 at 09:07

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91 isn’t too hard to find, most BP and Shell stations have it, but Caseys only carries 87 for some strange reason.

Good luck pheasant hunting! Numbers are pretty down this season but there’s still a few birds out there.

Hammerdown > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/26/2017 at 09:45

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Good luck finding birds. Counts are way down this year. Whereabouts will you be hunting at?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Hammerdown 10/26/2017 at 10:45

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Kimball. We’re a little worried about the wind speed, we may be shooting at 90mph birds lol.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Pickup_man 10/26/2017 at 11:00

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Hopefully, we saw a couple on the way up. We’ll see how it goes, at least we’re not expecting rain.

Hammerdown > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/26/2017 at 11:01

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Yea, I hope you have a dog to help get them up. They’re not going to want to fly and when they do they’ll be low and fast! Good Luck!

Tristan > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/26/2017 at 13:40

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I like fields, too... (I grew up working farms in southwest Minnesota).

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Hammerdown 10/26/2017 at 18:51

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We’ve got 4 dogs in our group, I got my 3 birds for the day.

Hammerdown > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/27/2017 at 08:11

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Congrats!