From Elk Point, I headed toward Vermillion, the home of the University of South Dakota. Spirit Mound is 6 mi. north of Vermillion on SD Hwy 19. It was a beautiful, sunny morning to be exploring a piece of prairie looking much as it did for the Corps. Thanks to efforts of the Spirit Mound Trust, National Park Service, and SD Dept. of Fish, Game and Parks, the area was transformed from farmland into natural prairie. Local tribes told Lewis & Clark that little men inhabited the hill and shot all trespassers. Clark, Lewis, Seaman, and 11 others marched for 6 hrs in high heat to get there. No little men but a delightful view. These flowers were on the north side of the mound. The plaque had to be placed close to the trail. The one on the hill top was stolen!