Wake up, move on, set up camp, take a quick look around; wake up, move on, set up camp, take a quick look around….. These last couple of days have been very different from our “base camp and explore” style of travel. But, as South Dakota flattened into a vast featureless cornfield, there wasn’t much to explore. The northeastern corner does have two features: 1)
A concentration of lakes; 2) The Courteau des Prairie.
The Lake Country, as it is called, does have a bunch of lakes, big and small. Most are just dark, shallow lakes surrounded by tall grass. Occasionally, a very nice, clear lake will have some houses and trees surrounding it. Our campground, Fort Sisseton State Recreational Area, was situated next to a couple of the darker lakes. Another nearby state park, Roy Lake State Park, straddled one of the nicer clear lakes. That park even featured a swimming beach. You wouldn’t want to swim in the mucky lake next to our campground.
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