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Buffalo Gap National Grassland

Out of the series ‘Straight ahead’: Pictures taken from the front row of our car. 

Yeah I’m sorry it’s a blurry pic. But a sharp photo wouldn’t make the burger any better. We got hungry by crossing that Missouri and after driving all day long through really flat lands and excited to get yet another burger. Of course a place called Al’s Oasis must be a tourist trap and we stepped on it. I especially like the love they put into  putting the ketchup on that 100% buffalo patty. 

What a town. Really in the middle of nowhere, quite exactly in the middle between Atlantic and the mighty Pacific oceans, time seemed to have stood still in that town.

Again we were zooming through corn fields and corn fields and corn fields and maybe one or the other soy field (all with genetically modified seeds, but that‘s another topic). We were heading west (oh, what a surprise), were really excited getting to Yellowstone NP and quite fed up with corn (some still are).

Almost running out of gas we finally arrived in that town called Kadoka with 736 inhabitants (counting the dogs, too), got our motel room and while Bud only wanted to get to sleep, I convinced Tyler to get out with me and hit town. What we did.

Now, obviously ,hitting town‘ is a too big term in that context, but we found the bar. That was closed on Sundays. Even though only 8pm, we didn‘t see anyone  anywhere, the houses were almost all dark already, still Main Street was wide as in our country the highways. Some wind was going and we almost could see the cowboys getting themselves ready for the duel. Time really stood still in that town. I really would have loved to talk to people living there about their lives, pitty I couldn’t find any. 

We kinda arrived in Kadoka, South Dakota with 736 inhabitants and … free Wi-Fi. The city bar is closed on Sundays, streets around town empty as maybe always, not even a dog’s barking. 

Of course we gonna post more of what happened in the past few days on the road soon. Just hang on tight and recommend us for the upcoming Tumblr Tuesday.