Day 5 - Joining friends in Minnesota

Our Roadtrek parked next to Bob and Karen's travel trailor

We left Ames and headed toward Sioux City, Iowa.  The plan was to join up with friends from Toledo who were also headed to Yellowstone. We thought we would meet somewhere in South Dakota but we got ahold of Karen on her cell phone and learned they were planning to stop in Welcome, Minnesota for the night.  We did a quick search on the GPS and found they were straight north of us so we made a quick change of plans headed toward Welcome.

Carolyn checked the campground guide and found the campground.  She called and confirmed that Bob and Karen were there so we made a reservation and asked to be as close to them as possible. We arrived after dark, quietly set up right next to them, and sat down at their picnic table.  They looked out their window and were so surprised to see us. We had some good laughs and planned the next several days of travel together.

We had talked about this trip for the past several months and the time had finally come. By golly, we are going to really pull this off!

After a good night's sleep, our little wagon train headed west on I-90.  We had no real schedule but decided we should stop in Mitchell, SD and visit the Corn Palace.  If you've never been to the Corn Palace, it's worth the stop. All the art on the outside of the building is made with corn parts - ears of corn, corn stalks, leaves, etc.. The theme is always changing. The art changes from time to time. I'm not sure how often, but I suspect the changes are an annual event. The current theme is youth sports and there were separate pictures of runners, gymnastics, baseball, hockey and more.  It really is kind of neat.  The bonus is, it's free, so give it a shot when you are in the area.

Next stop...the Badlands in western South Dakota.