From North Dakota via South Dakota. I couldn’t resist making a little loop through South Dakota on our way to Wyoming. Actually I’d meant to spend some time in South Dakota. But as we travelled down Highway 85, everything seemed seemed shrouded in haze. I suspect that a forest fire was burning and the smoke was creating the haze.
The plan was to visit the Black Hills of northwestern South Dakota and maybe have a gawk at Mount Rushmore. But the Black Hills looked mostly grey when we got into South Dakota and so, after lunch, we hopped on Interstate 90 and headed towards Wyoming.
It is and has been very dry in these parts. As we went further south the fields of grain and sun flowers gave way to mostly ranching. I passed a big herd of sheep on a lonely hillside. And there sitting among the sheep was a big sheep dog. He was lying down keeping and eye on things. But ever vigilant, I’m sure.
It was even hotter today than yesterday. I’d say well over 30C although now that the sun has gone down the temperature is dropping. A woman I talked to today says that the weather is fairly unpredictable. Snow in September would not be a big surprise. And snow comes and goes during the winter as they have chinooks in these parts.
Tomorrow it’s over the mountains to the west and on to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
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