Day 7: The Great Sibling Trip 2017

About Us

            We are a brother (Detroit, MI) and sister (Houston, TX) who love to travel together to parts unknown. This year my sister flew into Detroit and we began our journey West. Stops include Davenport, IA, the Amana Colonies in Amana, IA, Marengo, IA, Des Moines, IA, Omaha, NE, Grand Island, NE, Rapid City, SD, Sioux Falls, SD, several cities in MN including Mankato, MN, Wisconsin Dells, WI, Marinette, WI, Mackinaw City, MI and back to Detroit.

            We are also stopping for selfies and pictures along the way at some very interesting and unusual out of the way places that you will see in the blog. Enjoy!

Fun Facts:

• Total Miles Driven so far: 2,240
• Average Miles Per Gallon today: 59.5 MPG
• Car being driven: 2016 Prius 4
• Miles Driven Today: Over 240 Miles
• Speed Limit in South Dakota on I-90: 80 MPH
• Speed Limit in Minnesota on I-90: 70 MPH

     We were busy today but not as much as the past few days so there won't be too much in the way of text to protect the innocent.

Geocaching
     We did some geocaching in South Dakota and Minnesota. We found several geocaches in both states.

Midwest geocache

Signing the log

Midwest geocache

Midwest geocache

Midwest geocache

What a clever geocache

Graves / Cemetery
     We visited the cemetery where our relatives are buried to pay our respects. It is out in the country in the middle of farmer's fields.

     There is also a grave stone that was discovered buried under a few feet of dirt of a veteran. They cleaned the stone off and placed it on top of the grave site.

     A few years ago we were here and the grave digger told us about a Fairy Circle that appeared in the cemetery. Legend has it that if a teepee had been standing for a long time in one spot, the oils from the hides would drip down on the ground causing the ground to be more fertile.  The result is a circle of darker grass and at certain times of the year, large mushrooms grow in the circle of dark grass.

Fairy Circle

Fairy Circle

Our summer town revisit
     When we were children, we used to visit this town all the time. We try to come back to it when we drive through the state and see how it has changed.

Relatives
     We visited with several relatives on the way to our next destination but to protect their privacy, I won't add pictures here.

Hystad Cabin
     On our drive through the Minnesota county, we ran across the Hystad Cabin. Here are some pictures of it.