Night of driving

The past day of driving has been interesting. First of all, left Kansas City, MO and started heading to South Dakota. Got to around Omaha onto to discover that the road we were taking was closed. We got gas and I talked to the gas attendant about the road closer to confirm the detour route. Found out that the road was closes due to flooding. Interesting side story, I remember listening to NPR back in June about the flooding occurring in this area. Essentially, farm land and suburbia were being impacted by floods. The government had to decide between saving farm land, or saving houses in suburbia. They brought in the Army Core of Engineers and opened a dam that flooded the farm lands to try and alleviate the flood in suburbia. They had town hall meetings and consulted with environmental specialists - but this was the decision they came to. So, many farmers lost their farm land because now it is under water. Not only did they lose the use of the land this year, but it will take years for the land to recycle and be useable again. I remember hearing this story in June and feeling for the farmers. So it is interesting to be somewhat impacted by the local issue myself. Route 29 closed due to flooding ended up making a very interesting drive. multiple detours, lots of construction, and feeling slightly like you are driving in vain. All said and done, we did make it to our stopping location of Sioux City, IA right outside of South Dakota at 2 in the morning.

Along the drive last night I also saw a sign for Ouffit AFB which was cool to see because when would I have ever thought that I would be anywhere near Ouffit?

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Location:Pleasant,United States