God Bless the USA

Sioux Falls is an enigma to us. We took our welcome center lady’s advice and toured the Falls at Sioux Falls. On the way there we had to go downtown and passed I kid you not a casino on every corner! These are little hole in the wall places like the old bars and juke joints of the 60s and 70s. Then we find ourselves blocks from the University of Sioux Falls and then the Federal Courthouse. Then we passed through an area that reminded us both of downtown Louisville and Fairhope sort of. Lots of bistros and cool shops and restaurants. The buildings are all late 19th century and are built out of this pink stone that we discovered is what the falls flow over. It appears to be pink granite, but we don’t know for sure. We noticed that the interstate was pinkish and the sidewalks in town are of the same stone. Very interesting. We are thoroughly enjoying ourselves and continue to learn about this great land of ours. It is comforting to know that no matter where we end up at the end of the day, there is Law and Order on TV and there is a Wal-Mart, Walgreens and mall at every turn. God bless the USA.