Saturday 9-30 Pelican Lake State Park

We're in South Dakota

We spent last night in the parking lot of the Dakota Magic Casino in North Dakota. We did not have power so it was a little chilly when we woke up. Larry started the furnace to take the chill off, it didn't take long. While the Minnie was heating up I made oatmeal for breakfast. After breakfast we got ready to go.

The South Dakota state line was just across the highway from where we stayed, how cool was that. Our next destination was 90 miles away at a state park near Watertown South Dakota, we had been to Watertown last spring. While we were driving it started to sprinkle. We were going to visit the Bramble Park Zoo and revisit the Redlin Art Gallery but it's suppose to rain on and off all day so we decided not to do either one. Instead we stopped at Walmart and picked up a couple of items that the Walmart in Fargo did not have. While shopping we saw some hooded sweatshirts that zipped up instead of pulling over your head. Larry has been talking about getting a new sweatshirt to replace his old one. These sweatshirts were exactly what he wanted. We picked one up for each of us. There was a Dollar Tree in the same parking lot so we walked over and bought the Lance's cookies we like, we had run out a couple of weeks ago.

In South Dakota when you visit their state parks you need a reservation and a day use pass. When we were here in the spring we bought a year pass so we didn't have to worry about the day pass. We drove around the campground and found a site. You can go either online and make a reservation or you can call them. We called considering it's a little cheaper and faster. It's suppose to rain for the next few days so Larry made the reservation for three nights. After setting up the Minnie I made soup for lunch.

To have access to the internet we have a hotspot device for AT&T called a Mobley, the Mobley does not work in Canada so Larry had reactivated a phone on Cricket. It worked really well all over Canada. He decided to keep the Cricket phone working for another month but since the Mobley is now working he called Cricket and chose a less expensive plan. 

After having lunch we went on a hour walk around the campground. We walked about 2.5 miles. We hiked a nature trail that took us through trees and by the lake. The trail was 2 miles round trip. The trail was setup with flowers so bees, butterflies and birds could pollinate. We saw a few flowers and butterflies. The trail was easy to walk. There were a few places to stop along the trail and enjoy the lake and the surrounding area. There was an observation tower so you can get a better look of the lake. While walking back to the Minnie we met a friendly three legged Cocker Spaniel. It was a very nice walk.

Pelican Lake State Park entrance sign

Flowers we saw during our hike

The hiking trail

A little section of Pelican Lake

For dinner I used the leftover chicken and made enchiladas. After dinner we went on another walk, we walked for a half hour to the gate area where there was an archery range. It was very nice. It had a platform where you stand on and try to get the targets. There were other targets all round the area. As we were walking back to the Minnie it started to rain. By the time we got back we were soaked. 

Even though it rained on and off all day we still had a great day.