Had a little excitement in White Lake South Dakota on Monday evening. A major thunderstorm started during the early evening and the sirens announcing a tornado went off, fortunately the storm just produced a lot of wind and rain.
The rolling ranch and farm land of South Dakota has brought back many memories of growing up on a farm in Eastern South Dakota. Endless wheat and corn fields and many small farming communities.
Toured the Corn Palace in Mitchell South Dakota on Tuesday. If you haven't heard of the corn palace, it is a community event center that is decorated outside and inside on an annual basis with thousands of ears of multi-colored corn. It began about a century ago as a way to celebrate the corn harvest and has continued to this day. Over the years numerous entertainers have performed at the annual celebration. One of my memories of growing up was going to the Corn Palace as a kid to watch The Three Stooges perform in person. Also watched numerous high school basketball games, played in the high school band and wrestled in the state wrestling tournament.
The bike is in the shop having a new rear wheel built. The wheel I put on in Denver simply can't take the pounding of the rural back roads and I have had several spoke problems in the last week.
Will be spending the next 2-3 days visiting family and friends before hitting the road again.
Have a great day!