June 13 Sioux Falls South Dakota

Sioux Falls South Dakota is a typical American city that has one of the neatest parks we have ever seen. One of the things that makes this park so interesting is the number of families and individuals who take advantage of it's beauty and facilities. This park was aptly named Falls Park.

The falls at Falls Park, though not very high as waterfalls go, are quite spectacular due to the rushing water and the various sloughs that are here.

It was nice seeing so many families visiting the falls and just enjoying nature in some of it's awesome beauty and power.

The people in this photo give you an idea of the size of the falls. Check out the women in the top right sitting on a rock.

This photo gives a pretty good overview of what the falls and park are like. Behind me is grassy scene and the ruins pictured below

These are the ruins of the 1881 Queen City (Sioux Falls) Flour Mill which was billed as the largest flour mill in the Midwest, at that time. The mill building was seven stories high, and  there were several smaller out buildings. It must have been a very impressive sight for 1881. There is bad news to the story however since the mill was only in business for two years. The reason for the failure was lack of sufficient water and wheat. It would be interesting to see the climate data for that period.

                                                     This gives another overview of the park and some of the facilities. Note the viewing tower in the background.

 

 

People were fishing downstream of the falls and the downstream area was very popular for people just sitting and enjoying the mild weather and the areas beauty.

 

I bet he had to bait her hook as well.