Wall Drug

What can one really say about Wall Drug? If you have ever traveled I-90 across South Dakota then you know the feeling of anticipation that Wall Drug creates deep in your gut. For 300 hundred miles you drive, not having much besides powerlines and rolling hills to look at. Yet, South Dakota takes on new interest if you pay attention to the countless Wall Drug signs along the highway. These signs take a mere trinket shop and create a mythic shop of epic grandeur and excitement. These signs make you think you can find the whole western experience in one drug store.

The signs, the signs make the time go by. They are so prevelant that you cannot, not stop. After 300 miles you have to know what this drug store really is all about. Beth and I did not ignore the call of Wall; we traveled in avid anticipation of what we might find there. We were not disappointed. We rode a giant jackalope. We took our pictures with ceramic figures of show girls. We ate lunch and strawberry rhubarb under tiffany lamps and along side every cattle brand sign known to man. We saw the cheesiest of touristy gifts and enjoyed watching the myriad of people from all over the world take in what Wall had to offer. We bought post cards and a bobble head jackalope who we have named Ernie. Ernie will travel with us as our mascot so keep an eye out for Ernie in all our travels!!

There are no words to really discribe Wall Drug. It is an experience that captures the west, the tourist, traditional lifestles of South Dakota, and the new global community. It is worth seeing, if not for its excentricity then at least for the free bumper stickers and ice cold water.