Buffalo Burger

June 15, 2006
Morecroft to Cody River Camp, WY 311 mi

Up early and head west on Hwy 90. I love early morning riding with the sun at my back and no one on the road. Make good time to Buffalo, WY. Take HWY 16 through Big Horn National Forest. In Worland a blue Crystler pulls up to me at a stoplight. The guy rolls down his window and asks me if I have a Motovation Sidecar. We pull over into a farming center parking lot to talk about motorcycles and sidecars. His name is Lee and he is a preacher in town and would like a sidecar. He even stopped off at Motorvation in Sibley, IA last year. How cool would be to see a Priest in full robes riding down the road on a motorcycle?
Meeteese
From there I took the Gooseberry Hwy (Hwy 431) to Meeteetse where I get the best Buffalo Burger & Buffalo Chip Fries ever. Next store over is a cowboy, hat, boots and all making chocolate truffles. I had to try them – nothing exceptional. But then again I am comparing them to homemade Truffles.
Cody
Cody, Wy. I walk the main street and play tourist in the shops. I find a real cowboy store two blocks off he main drag and buy a straw cowboy hat. Drive up the North Fork river road towards Yellowstone Park. Camp on the river at a small state park. I met Jurgan & Turesa, a couple from Germany who have rented a RV and are spending 8 weeks touring the Rockies. They invite me to join them for a salad and beer. They are amazed and worried that I camp on the ground without a tent. They have been to Oaxaca, Mexico (20 years ago) and loved it. They speak a little English and I speak a little German, a nice couple enjoying a vacation.