I can see for miles

Today was another long day in the truck, starting in Chicago, fighting our way out of the rush our traffic, and ending in the apparently oft visited town of Wall SD.  We travelled through the land of Cheese and lakes through seeming endless bugs to find ourselves in South Dakota.  Forget about miles per gallon, we were tracking BPM, Bugs Per Mile.  The windshield looked like it had been through a war and was barely translucent by the time we stopped for gas in South Dakota.  Miles and miles of corn fields kept us company all the way through Minnesota and into South Dakota.  We couldnt resist stopping at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, and though it was closed, the photos speak to the corn-tastic appeal.  We enjoyed some sweets from a local shop and then pushed on to Wall.  Tomorrow holds the promise of a good breakfast at Wall Drug, apparently a huge draw(if you buy the local propaganda, it hosts 20,000 visitors a day in peak season).  There were signs starting in Minnesota and were quite frequent.  Then off to Badlands National park, finally some hiking...