617,000 Acres of Sunflowers and Cows
Hopefully as I travel more, I can learn to keep a better record of where I am and what I’m seeing. Sometimes I’m so in the moment that I forget to take notes and even pictures!! Until I get better at this there may be gaps in my travels and what I’m doing…
The way I prefer to travel the days I’m on the road is to drive only four to five hours and to take back roads instead of the main highway. I like to do this to enjoy the journey more, see things that I have not seen before, no stress when driving, and also want to enjoy the campground or area where I stop for the day. I’m always looking to stay on a lake so that I can kayak and maybe even get a bike ride in.
When going through Nebraska and South Dakota I was pleasantly surprised by the miles and miles and miles of stunning sunflowers. It was absolutely beautiful that I had to stop in get inside the garden.
“In 2013 South Dakotans planted 617,000 acres of sunflowers. No other state came close to this number of acres. North Dakota was second, planting just under 500,000 acres of sunflowers in 2013. There are two types of sunflowers planted in South Dakota; oilseed types used for birdseed or crushed to make sunflower oil and confection types or those grown for human food markets.” This was taken directly from the Co-op site if you want to learn more about the sunflower market!
oh my goodness this was amazing!
(didn’t get my new glasses before leaving!)
