We mostly drove today, but not until after a quick trip into the black hills and a visit to a national monument: Mount Rushmore.
From there we travelled through a little of Wyoming and into Montana to Bozeman just north of Yellowstone for the night. Tomorrow will be filled with adventures through another wonderful national park.
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Corn Palace.
A drive through the plains.
76 signs for Wall Drug.
Some hiking in the Badlands.
Dinner in Wall at the Cactus Cafe after discovering Wall Drug was closed.
Arrive in Rapid City in preparation for Mount Rushmore tomorrow morning. 
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We visited a wopping 5 states today: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Missouri was the same as yesterday, Kansas was disappointing, Iowa is inhabited entirely of corn, Omaha is surprisingly fun, and Sioux Falls, SD has caribou coffee and interesting Japanese food as well as falls which should be obvious from the name.
Today was long. Tomorrow should be a little more scenic once we arrive at the Badlands after we visit the world's only Corn Palace. Erin and I agree, though, that the world probably only needs one corn palace.
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I'm on my way, and with Erin aboard. We hit the road this morning and headed a little west and a little north before deciding to detour just a bit and change our course to make a stop at Lambert's, home of the throwed rolls. We then made our way further north to St. Louis where we officially started our trip west with a walk under the arch.
Tomorrow should take us through 6 states! We're planning an originally unplanned stop in Minnesota since Erin hasn't been before.
I recently looked back at my first entry to this blog and smiled at the way things can come full circle. Here I am, writing once again on the brink of another travel adventure. So many little tasks creep up before these adventures that I know I will likely forget something, though I hope I don't. Also, I've had so many things to prepare I don't feel as though I've spent nearly enough time thinking about the road trip that will take me to my new home (the location overall, Ben, not the actual building where I will be living, which we'll refer to as my new room in Jena's condo, though I'm sure it will be home in no time). I purchased my first AAA membership at Ben's recommendation and received a handy card and phone number in the case of any Road Side Emergencies. I've also been told that the Steins have sent a TripTik my way that I can't wait to peruse.
Our itinerary of cities and destinations:
St. Louis, MO
Kansas City, KS
Omaha, NE
A little piece of Iowa
the Badlands
Rapid City, SD (Mount Rushmore)
Billings, MT
Yellowstone in Wyoming
Missoula, MT
Glacier National Park
Parts of Washington, perhaps through Spokane
Portland, OR
Erin and I were originally going to go through Salt Lake City, UT but we heard great things about Missoula and Glacier and so changed our minds and decided to head north. Not too much longer and we'll be on the road.
Unfortunately, the worst part about a new adventure is saying goodbye, even though I know so many good things await. I think I'm just ready to be on the other side of these goodbyes. They aren't going to be easy.
To end on a lighter note, for anyone who knows the current me and wants to laugh, please read this previous post from the very beginning of my blogging days before I went to Italy:
Blackstone Merlot and Bongo Java Coffee
