Days 8 & 9: Racking up Midwest Mileage

This is the drive where the environment around us became the main attraction. Day 8 saw us drive from Chicago, Illinois to Blue Earth, Minnesota. Day 9 from Blue Earth, Minnesota to Wall, South Dakota.



South Dakota is home to the Badlands, dramatic land formations molded by extensive erosion.



We also drove through lots of prairie's in South Dakota, rolling hills filled with long green grass, home to Prairie Dog's. On one gas stop we saw lots of them in a field, all standing on hind legs as they're famous for, and scurrying down their holes as I approached.