Mitchell, South Dakota is the home of the Corn Palace. The murals on either side of the building are made with ears of corn. Corn murals inside Another interior view. Mount Rushmore mural showing the corn cobs that make up the mural. All things […]
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Rain, Hail and Winds
Some days the sun is out. Many days it has looked like this during our travels north through the plains states.
Preparing for Three Months in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
Nothing is easy, especially making plans to spend months overseas traveling to multiple countries. We have done it dozens of times over the years but no matter how much we plan we know that there will always be changes. Still, it never is easy […]
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
11.8 million years ago a super volcano erupted in what is now Idaho. In what is now northeastern Nebraska a number of different species of now extinct animals were drawn to a waterhole. The windblown ash from the eruption killed and buried hundreds of […]
Why it is Called Cottonwood
We have been traveling through Kansas and Nebraska. Wherever there is a source of water, there are cottonwood trees growing. The winds are spreading their seeds across the landscape. The image below illustrates why it is called Cottonwood.
