Spirit Mound National Historic Park near Vermillion, South Dakota is one of the few places along the Corps of Discovery Trail where you can walk, with absolute certainty, in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark. The boys stopped here because local Native American tribes reported that the hill was inhabited by three foot tall men with enormously large heads. Unfortunately, my father-in-law Richard and I didn’t find any of them, though we noted that excepting for our 6’2” frames, our heads more than certainly qualified. What a beautiful little park this is! A pleasant stroll took us to the top of the mound (populated with like a million toads!) and rewarded us with a stunning panoramic view of the South Dakota hill country.
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