Wall Drug (or West of the Border).

Wall, South Dakota to Sioux Falls.
This is probably the most authentic thing I saw in Wall. The town, like most towns along US 90 in SD, is a tourist trap. But this Jeep with canoe in front of a tack shop speak true to the native landscape and culture, which I do admire.
 Our best coffee of the trip was served from a waste-oil diesel powered Bug towing a solar powered coffee kiosk. The young lady brewed us our own pot. (We have huge travel mugs!)
Antelope are the best thing I saw from the interstate. Tourist trap billboards littered the roadsides. 
But the signs were comic relief for a constant landscape.
So I got off the highway. Best thing I did all day. I will never forget the sight of meadowlarks and red-winged blackbirds flying alongside my car!
We visited the Akta Lakota Museum. Visit their website to learn more.
Goodnight all.

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