A Little Roundabout Trip To Nebraska, Day 6 & 7, Sioux Falls

This day started the trip toward home and took us from Rugby, ND to Sioux Falls, SD to spend two nights.  It was a 464 mile day so we got an early start and just ate leftovers and cheese & crackers for a quick lunch on the road.  The drive took us back east on US-2 and south on I-29 which we had driven going to Rugby (I-29 only from Fargo).  US-2 is a good, four-lane road with 70 mph speed limit and few vehicles.  I think you would consider it as heavy traffic if you can look out your windshield and in your rear-view mirror and see more than two other vehicles.

There was a big difference in land from rolling terrain around Rugby to table top flat near Grand Forks and we saw some soybean harvesting happening and the wheat was done but there are lots of crops still standing ready.

We checked in to the Country Inn and Suites in Sioux City, and could see the Arc Of Dreams out our window.  We rested a while then went to the hotel’s Falls Landing Bar and Grill for a supper - Philly cheese steak for Bev and a chicken Caesar salad for me – no pics.  The hotel was okay but I doubt we’ll stay at another Country Inn and Suits if we have a better option.

The primary reason for stopping in Sioux Falls was to see the falls which we had not taken the time to see during previous stops in the area.  Unfortunately, there was very little water flow so the falls were a disappointment.  These are my pics and I’m not sure what the geese were doing except maybe fishing.

These are from the web when the water is running well.

The falls are on the Big Sioux River that runs through the city and the Arc of Dreams is also above the river.  Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls owns and maintains the Arc of Dreams, a monumental stainless-steel sculpture spanning the Big Sioux River between 6th and 8th streets. The sculpture was created by South Dakota Artist Laureate Dale Claude Lamphere and is nearly the length of a football field. At the center of the Arc of Dreams is a 15-foot gap, 80 feet above the river, representing the leap of faith dreamers take to see their dreams come true.  

We drove around and found Sioux Falls to be a prosperous, clean, well-maintained town and the main street had no empty stores.  This is the main street.

During previous trips to South Dakota we noticed that the asphalt roads had a pinkish tint and it’s due to the quartzite used for the gravel and below is a building built from it.

In summary, we found Sioux Falls to be a very nice looking city.  I'll finish up this day in the next post.

Photos can be slightly enlarged by clicking on them and the blue words are links.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

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