In a never ending attempt of spreading BYT wings
as far as BYT wings can be spread:
we are going to start a semi regular Travel and Leisure section (as an extension of our tangents,
thus far only present in LA, NYC and Seattleand most definetly open to future contributions
by all you travellers of BYT yaya pants).

And we open up with a beaut:

South Dakota

, the land of many a natural treasure (and small long haired pony) and also the home state of Aaron from Bellman Barker
(formerly the Run-In, who are playing a show at Galaxy Hut this saturday the 13th) and Kat Bangs of Wonderland Ballroom fame) who were kind enough to do the interpid photo-reporter stuff for us.
lets start out with some fun and possibly useful SoDak facts:

Population:
754,844
State Animal:,/b>
Coyote
State Tree:
Black Hills spruce
Highest Point:
Harney Peak, 7,242 feet
State Bird:
Chinese ring-necked pheasant
State Mineral:
Rose quartz
State Capital:
Pierre
State Fish:
Walleye
State Gemstone:
Fairburn agate
State Nickname:
The Mount Rushmore State
State Insect:
Honey bee
State Fossil:
Triceratops
Statehood:
1889
State Flower:
Pasque
State Soil:
Houdek
State Dessert:
Kuchen
State Sport:
Rodeo

and then: watch as Kat and Aaron bravely navigate indian casinos, South Dakota Nightlife, farm life and a few other things in between:
(click on photos for larger images and commentary)

and start booking your 2007 vacations now.