Since we were up early and had a long drive yesterday, John and I slept in a little this morning. After getting cleaned up and eating breakfast, we spent most of the morning just sitting around visiting with Amy, Dave, and the kids.

Following lunch, we decided to head over to Falls Park. The Big Sioux River feeds the falls in the park and since there has been so much rain in the area, the falls have a lot of water flowing over them. Sioux Falls had a problem with a broken sewer pipe. This along with heavy rains, forced the city to allow sewage to drain into the river. The park has restricted areas where you were not allowed near the river or falls due to contamination. This situation should soon clear up and all areas of the park reopened for visitors.

We climbed the observation tower to get a view of the entire park and surrounding area. The day was so clear, you could see for miles.



After climbing the tower, we walked around the park looking at some statues, the river, and falls. It was a beautiful day with sunny skies and, finally, low humidity.




We left the park and stopped at Kum and Go for some soft drinks before we headed to Best Buy. Dave had some questions about his new router and hopefully their advice will solve their computer problems. Next stop was home and time for supper. We all spent a quiet evening watching the Vikings first preseason game.