Monday,
6/30/2014
Aberdeen,
SD
Destination
was Storybook Land in Aberdeen, SD. We
had 301 miles to travel and figured we would just get our hotel and go to the park
tomorrow but with speed limits of 75 and us driving 80 we made excellent
time. As we traveled across North Dakota I noticed a lot of bodies of water some covering 10 acres or more but there
were fences leading into the “lake” on one side and then out on the other; you
could see the tops of fence posts just above the water too. In other bodies of water you could see
electric poles and you know they did not set the poles in bodies of water. Another went right to a farmer’s house – he now
has waterfront property! Another
location had an equipment shed sitting in the edge of the water. These bodies of water did not have names so
they were not lakes and they did not appear to have a river or creek feeding
them. In some locations several of these
larger bodies of water were actually connecting to each other. From the vegetation growing around the edges
some appeared to have been collecting water for a few years while others were
only about a half-acre or less and appeared to have just formed this year. Where is all this water coming from? They certainly don’t have that much rain and
there is no mountain runoff. Is it from the
amount of snow? If so I’m glad I’m not
here in the winter. Ok arrived in
Aberdeen around 2 p.m and went to Storybook Land to check on hours and cost;
open until dark and it is free. Wow you
don’t hear that very often. The kids had
a ball; we wondered through the Land of Oz; through the haunted forest; walked
through Dorothy’s house and the tornado hall; went in the Lion’s den; went in
the 3 little pig’s houses; climbed Jack and Jill’s hill and went down the
slide; visited Old McDonald’s Farm and saw the animals; rode the carousel and
the train plus so much more. A great day for the kids.
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