Waterloo Iowa

Last night before we left Mitchell South Dakota we went to see the Corn Palace. They were still open so we got to go inside. We have ever only seen the building from the outside.
How do I describe the Corn Palace? It is a large building that has Russian type domes on the outside. It was built in 1935. It has been updated and it is now used for concerts, sporting events, and even proms. They put up a temporary gift shop on the basketball court. They stock it on Memorial Day and dismantle it in August before the corn festival. To say that corn is important to this community is a real understatement. The outside of the building is covered in corn murals all made with natural materials that are related to corn. It has also been called the world's largest birdfeeder. As we were looking at it a very large pigeon was hanging off the building getting his fill of corn. Every year the design changes and all the old stuff is taken down. I hope when I post the pictures that you can get an idea of what I am talking about.
This morning when we woke up I had the weather channel on and out ot the corner of my ear, I hear them say that Waterloo is under water. Now, considering this was our stop for today we were concerned. The rain had stopped but we didn't know if our Motel would be under water. They were really flooded. Turns out our motel is on high ground so we were okay, but many people were't that lucky. The motel's parking lot is filled with water restoration trucks. They must have called them in. There must be ten trucks in or parking lot alone.
Just this morning I was mentioning to Rich that in the 6500 miles that we have driven we have not seen an accident. Well, that string was broken this morning and it looked like a bad one. There was a semi in the left ditch on it's back with the cab completely crushed and there was a semi in the right ditch on his side with his load strewn everywhere. He was out and talking, but the other driver was pinned in his truck, They were sifhoning gas out of tanks so it didn't blow up. I sure hope that driver is okay. It was a bad looking accident.
We also stopped at Sioux City Falls. What a nice city. The falls were very good. They had good volume. I imagine all the rain that has fallen has contributed to their size. I took some videos,I hope they tuen out alright. I think that if we ever head out west this way again we will stop at Sioux City for a few days. There seems to be a lot going on and a lot to see.
We only have one more night until we head home. I am disappointed that it is over and glad that it is over at the same time. It will be nice to get back to our mundane routines. There is something to be said for familiar.