DC to Lexington, KY to Marion, IA to Pierre, SD

We've been on the road for a couple of days now.
The drive from DC to Lexington, KY was nice; driving through the Blue Ridge mountains of Virgina, the Allegheny's of West Virgina and the grass lands of Kentucky. We had a great drive through quite a variety of topography. The best part was stopping in all the small towns for gas and stuff. The towns are wonderfully Rockwell in nature; the typical downtown surrounded by great old houses.
Angie and I have been really curious about the change in topography as we move from state to state.As soon as we cross a state line the terrain instantly changes from the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley to deep valleys of West Virgina, replaced with the flat grass lands of  Kentucky. Its very lush and green.

Leaving Lexington we moved into the central plain states; heading north by northwest to Iowa. Lots of corn fields and soy beans. Wide open spaces.
We've been fortunate missing most of the heat and storms as we move north. It's actually pleasant lately. Angie is always shocked when she steps out of the car and her glasses fog up.
Made it to Marion, IA to visit my aunt. We had a wonderful visit and enjoyed the stay.

Today, we left Marion and headed toward the Dakota's. But before we left Iowa we took a small detour to visit the "Field of Dreams" ball field. Actually it was a lot of fun and interesting.  Did a lot of driving today to make it to Pierre, SD. Pierre is the capital of SD and is on the  Missouri River. I was very impressed with the vastness of SD. It has these wonderful rolling hills that afford great vistas of the prairie.

Enough for now, sorry no pictures maybe later. Heading for the Badlands and Mount Rushmore tomorrow, keep you posted.