Sioux City, IA to Vermillion, SD- Day 9-45.51 mi.

Key word: Hot!

We started later today because we wanted to take advantage of a bike shop very near the hotel. Our bikes needed some adjustments, I needed more tire tubes especially for the trailers, and I wanted to replace Tai's broken waterbottle cage. Albrecht's Bike shop took care of all those things and we were on our way by about 9:30. Albrecht's shop suggested an alternate route that took advantage of some great bicycle trails. We just got on the trail when we arrived at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. It was a great museum. We didn't take the time to listen to the 1 hour tour but did our own little tour. They even had wax representations of Lewis, Clark, and Seaman. Lewis and Clark talked, moved, rolled their eyes, and made hand gestures. Seaman barked, but we couldn't quite interpret that. It was rather eerie. We left at about 11:00 and it had become quite hot, so we sweated our way to Vermillion. In the process we crossed the Little Sioux River which put us in South Dakota. Vermillion had a very nice campground that was free, but no showers. We had a restful night there.
Seventh Grade Question: The Native Americans in the Vermillion area spoke of a very sacred place. All Native Americans respected this spot and left it alone. They believed that very tiny people with big heads lived on this spot and could kill intruders with very powerful bows and arrows. Lewis and Clark climbed to this spot when they found it. What is the name of this spot? P.S. They didn't find the big-headed little people.

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