South Dakota is a flat state without a lot going on until you get to the western part of the state. It was really weird to see for miles and miles without trees, houses, or anything. We randomly stopped somewhere for gas and met a guy from Henderson, KY. Small world!!
One of the best things about crossing South Dakota was the billboards. We saw a billboard advertising the largest bull head in the world, a corn palace, and our favorite, WALL DRUG! Wall drug in an amazing touristy town located in Wall, SD. We saw the first billboard advertise "Wall Drug, only 355 miles!" ONLY, you guys. ONLY! After that, every couple of miles it was: free ice water! 5 cent coffee! Giant T-Rex! Good eats! We decided that we HAD to go, and said that we would only stay for thirty minutes to check it out and get back on the road. Well, thirty minutes turned into two hours because it. Was. Too. Awesome.
By the time we reached the campground in Keystone, SD all of us were ready to get out of the car. We pitched our tents and settled in for the night as darkness approached. Our KOA campground was fantastic! It was almost like not camping at all. We had a great grassy area all to ourselves with water access right across the gravel drive, bathrooms and showers a short walk down the road, an outdoor tent area that provided an all you can eat pancake breakfast, great lodge area with helpful staff, a coffee shop, restaurant, swimming pools, and tons of other amenities. Ian and I went to take showers after we settled in, and just as we got back to our tent heard a sprinkle of two on the top of the tent. Within a few minutes, it was a downpour and full thunderstorm. Lightning flashed, thundered crashed through the hills, the wind whipped around the sides of the tent, and the rain just wouldn't stop. Well, we survived! That was our first time camping out in the USA, and it was definitely a trail by fire.
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