Comfort Inn And Suites Mitchell

... didn't have time to go into museum). Food and service was much better here, even got asked where I was from in the gift shop! We had our first taste of Boston Cream pie &#8211; which was sort of like a maderia cake, sandwiched with a vanilla-ish<br>cream/pudding stuff and iced with chocolate icing. Fred had a Denver sandwich, which was scrambled eggs with ham &amp; capsicum, 'sandwiched' between two slices of toast. The salads here all ...

I have attached three pictures of our scenery that we have seen through upper MO, IA and SD (so far). You can't tell much difference since it is Corn, soy beans, corn, soy beans, etc. We have been told that they are having a good corn crop this year.<br><br>We have seen lots of bikers going and coming from Sturgis. It seems that many bikers come the week before and go on on different "rallys" or rides.<br><br>We went into town to see the ...

... first built in the late 1890's when Mitchell was competing with Pierre to be named the state's capital and to celebrate the abundent corn harvest. In August of each year, freshly harvested corn is attached to the building to form murals and a celebration is held. Local artists design the murals which change each year. Some of the famous people who have appeared at the Corn Palace are John Phillip Sousa, Lawrence Welk , Bob ...

... strenuous, rugged walk to the rim of &#8220;The Wall&#8221; to look at the view of the valley. With its ladder and cliff edges, it is not for wimps. We survived it with only slight injury. That trail will find a place in our list of greatest memories, along with Angel&#8217;s Landing in Zion, Navaho Trail in Bryce, and Fiery Furnace in Arches. Travel these trails when you are younger than us! The ...

Despite my 15 year old's objections, I had to see the world's only corn palace. Unfortunately, it was neither as corny nor as palatial as I had hoped. Also, we got lost in town, which, as my son pointed out, was a hard thing to do. We had a nice room though (although, IMO, a bit pricey for a rural spot).

... to the Badlands or Black Hills, you may have seen this unusual slice of Americana. The Corn Palace was built in 1892 as a corn exhibition hall. The exterior walls are decorated in murals completed using local corn. They are stripped down and new murals are created every year. <br><br><br>When we traveled through here 5 years ago, the theme was the Lewis &amp; Clark Expedition. This year&#8217;s ...

... Then we drove in to find a spot to park, which should have been easy, as the place was almost empty. By some strange quirk we ended up driving out of the car park and back to the kiosk, much to the amusement of the attendant and to the delight of Monty, who got another treat. After parking up, we popped into the Café for a quick coffee and after joking with someone in the checkout line ended up having the coffee bought for us, while ...

... It was a good thing we didn't continue on Cascade Trail - it's the longest in the park. We decided to go to Notch trail, unpaved, which met the kids' requirements, and Moderate to Strenuous - "Those afraid of heights should avoid this trail." The kids informed us that they wanted to be able to climb rocks. We decided that we would just go in a little bit to explore and turn around. On the way to the trail, we met an 8-year-old boy looking for Monarch Butterfly caterpillars on ...

... campground out of the first three we have stayed at. After we set-up camp, we took off to the Prehistoric Indian Village. At first the cost of $6 each was a bit much for this small place, but it turned out to be worth it. It came with a guided tour which made the difference. At the museum, there was a archeological site that was covered-up so the dig could go on all year ...

... from the now defunct cingular and doing something that the hackers refer to as 'break out of jail' (but I don't have a criminal record?). The only problem is that with the two of us so far entrenched in the US outback; AT&amp;T doesn't even work out here! So to date, I haven't actually used the phone portion of this fabulous gift yet. Owh, btw, I'm not sure how this works, but I have a Des Moines number...