Last Friday, Joe and I had to head to Rapid City, South Dakota. Joe had an eye appointment with a specialist which his Casper eye doctor had referred him to see. So off we went. This was only my second time to South Dakota, with the first being on the other side of the state. That visit was only long enough and far enough to have dinner so I could say I'd been to South Dakota.
These are some of the things we saw along the way...
Prior to the advent of U.S. numbered highways in 1926, roads in Wyoming were identified with names. In 1912, the Black and Yellow Trail was developed as a tourist route from Chicago to the Black Hills of South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park. The name "Black and Yellow Trail" is derived from the two major tourist attractions along its route: the Black Hills and Yellowstone.
This route led to the first automobile entrance into Yellowstone, which opened in 1915. By 1926, U.S. 16 was commissioned over the route of the Black and Yellow Trail (officially known as the Chicago, Black Hills, and Yellowstone Park Highway). The name Black and Yellow Trail slowly faded into obscurity as the easier to remember numerical U.S. system took hold, but some still refer to U.S. 16 today as the Black and Yellow Highway.
Driving down the road to Gillettee, I spotted these mailboxes and had to turn around and take a picture. There were a total of 60, yes 60 mailboxes here. This goes to show you how rural some places are.
This is a very old homestead I spotted along the interstate heading into South Dakota...
Can you tell the wind was blowing? It was blowing really hard. Can you tell?
This was the first rest area when you entered the state.
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