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Saint Paul MN, Oct. 14

The last day frequently gets left out. Once you are home, as we are now, the blog post is less urgent. And honestly, less exciting. Rain was forecast for the long drive home on Thursday, a continual heavy rain. We changed our plans, cut short one of the nights at Badlands, took one last series of walks at Badlands Wednesday morning, and headed for Mitchell South Dakota. Staying here would shorten our Thursday drive in the rain by three hours.

For the unknowing, Mitchell has been home to the Corn Palace for 125 years. Inside a gymnasium used by a local college and high school. Outside, an exterior covered in 325,000 ears of corn in 13 different types of corn kernels to present a mural to the world. The theme changes so each year the exterior is different. The interior also has a series of panels describing the Corn Palace and its history.

One final night at a Hampton Inn and Thursday we were off for home. The rain was a bummer for driving but much was much needed moisture for this part of the country.

Next trips not set yet but possibly the end of the year including the southern tip of Texas and back up the Mississippi River, next fall to the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and a spring trip either to southern California or southeastern U.S. This trip: nine states, 48 days, and 8,420 miles.

Ed and Chris, Saint Paul MN Oct. 16