We left Mitchell in haste, heading to Chamberlain, to see the Akta Lakota museum that tells the story of the Lakota Sioux that once populated this region. It brought tears to my eyes. We drove through the Crow Creek Indian reservation, saw some buffalos roaming in the distance, casinos, scattered mobile homes and junky cars in a dry landscape of hills. The 110-mile road through the reservation is a perfect bike ride though. We are camping at Farm Island State Park, 4 miles east of Pierre, the state capital, on the banks of the Missouri river. It's a nice campground with a bike route going through it, oh yeah! We took the Vespa into town, nothing much to see/do here either. Picked up a brochure at the chamber of commerce with a bike map. Took a walk around the campground and onto the mosquito-infested island. Watched another movie in bed. We are getting ready for a bike ride tomorrow.
Tourist trap across from the Corn Palace in Mitchell.
A fake saloon, with casino.
Here's the Palace, it's a basketball stadium.
A home (the blue rectangle in the background) with in-laws apt. (the teepees in the foreground) in the Indian reservation.
In Pierre on our Vespa.
The first school in Pierre.
Our campground.
On the banks of the Missouri river.