Anyone been to Black Hills SD? Iron mountain road, needles hwy, and Deadwood makes for a great motorcycle adventure. Some notes captured below on the journey.
Anyone been to Black Hills SD? Iron mountain road, needles hwy, and Deadwood makes for a great motorcycle adventure. Some notes captured below on the journey.
Last edited by dude987; 02-10-2012 at 06:28 PM.
Sounds like a good trip.
Passenger, luggage, and speed is exactly what happened to miles per gallon.
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Thanks! I'm planning a road trip in the US and the Black Hills, Deadwood etc. are on my list. I'll take a good look at your notes to make a nice route. Great stuff!
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Nice summary, no pics?
Rode to Sturgis from Ct a few years back. Went across the top of Lake Superior and hung a right. Dropped south around Eagle Butte, ND. Did the Black Hills, Deadwood, etc. God's country.
Coming back we wound up in Duluth about midnite. We'd ridden thru wind, rain, and crippled deer crawling off back roads. For lack of a choice, we stayed in a run-down hotel populated by alky's and druggies, where a cop had been recently attacked. The room was dry, clean, and we were treated well. Turned out to be a pretty good trip.
Originally Posted by Beemer01
+1 no pics - didn't happen
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Yep..was stationed there for (4) years at Ellsworth AFB.
http://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm
You should experience it in the winter. Yes one can ride year round out there. Famous for it's Chinook winds
http://www.blackhillsweather.com/chinook.html
..or like most most tourists don't bother to stop by...
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/..._Knee_Massacre
..and observe a small bit of history.
Seems it only allowed one file upload. Got a lot more pics if I can upload additional files.
Last edited by dude987; 02-10-2012 at 06:28 PM.
Retired or active?+1 no pics - didn't happen
Best time to go is late spring - early summer. Less congestion. Have the place all to yourself.
OK. Here another pic.
Last edited by dude987; 02-10-2012 at 06:29 PM.
In addition, a trip through South Dakota without a stop at Wall Drug doesn't count. I'm afraid you will have to go back and do it again.+1 no pics - didn't happen
I was at Ellsworth from 1983-1987. When were you there?
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