Nikon
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Ohh, so it was one of those silly roadside attractions that used to litter the U.S. highways sponsored by a giant oil company. Makes so much sense now.It really is the middle of nowhere, but it's less than ten miles north of Little America, one of the largest travel stops in America. It started in 1952 as a motel beside US 30, the cross-country route before I-80, and has grown steadily since then. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_America_Hotels (It's named after the Little America research station in Antarctica, and they used to advertise with billboards with penguins on them.) Everybody going east-west through that part of the country goes past it, so they could easily have run into each other while filling up with gas or whatever.
It's also some of the best fishing in the world. Or it could have been sightseeing--hey, let's go up and see the Oregon Trail.
But looking at the photo, I'm going to guess they took the bike out for some off-road riding. Very popular sport in that area.
Could be. The motorcycle is a Kawasaki Triple 500, which is not really an off-road motorcycle although it is fast above 4k rpms. I guess dirt roads were good enough, kinda like California Dunes in its heyday.