The Black Hills have been on my bucket list for a long time. I planned on going there in June but I ended up having to cancell due to having my hip replaced at the end of May. I rescheduled in September which worked out well. September is after the peak tourist season so I was hoping for less traffic.
I planned this on the ADV forum and 4 others decided to join me. Besides myself we would have riders from Alabama, Tennessee, Texas and Colorado.
I addition to riding the Black hills I wanted to check off some states from my list. I had never been to North or South Dakota. In addition to those two states I had never ridden a motorcycle or scooter in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, or Wisconsin.
On Friday 9-5 I took off on my truck with my Vespa in the Back and drove to Concordia, MO. The next day
I entered South Dakota for the first time. I asked someone to take my pic and it turned out it was his first time in SD and he was from Alabama too!
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i drove to Sioux Falls where a Forum Member offered to guide me on a ride. As soon as we rode off I could check SD off my list of states ridden.
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Not long afterwards:
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We stopped and took some pics at an old bridge over the Big Sioux River.
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A little later I checked off another state.
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I loaded up my bike and continued to Mitchell, SD where I spent the night. The next day I drove west on I-90 stopping at the famous Wall Drug Store. It was quite the tourist trap.
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I drove into Badlands NP to check it out.
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I drove to Custer where i had reserved a room for 6 nights. 3 others showed up on Sunday with one more planning on joining us on Monday.
We rode the area in and near Custer SP on Monday.
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That looks like an Awesome trip. I'm liking all of your pictures.
My wife and i rode to Sturgis in 2002. While staying in Mitchell, did you visit the famous "Corn Palace". Its truly a wonder to see.
We also toured a Mustang Shelby museum there. They claim to have 1 Shelby from every year produced.
And I also remember there being a HUGE Cabela's just off the Interstate.
Safe travels.
Quote from: Merkur Man on September 21, 2025, 09:30:50 PMThat looks like an Awesome trip. I'm liking all of your pictures.
My wife and i rode to Sturgis in 2002. While staying in Mitchell, did you visit the famous "Corn Palace". Its truly a wonder to see.
We also toured a Mustang Shelby museum there. They claim to have 1 Shelby from every year produced.
And I also remember there being a HUGE Cabela's just off the Interstate.
Safe travels.
It was a great trip. I need to get off my butt and post some more pics.
More pics from Monday:
We stopped for lunch at the edge of Keystone. While eating a guy came up and talked to us. He recognized me from my ride reports on ADV. He was riding a Super Tenere from Wisconsin.
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Our next stop.
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More riding..
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On Tuesday we headed North and rode to Sturgis, Deadwood and Spearfish Canyon before riding back via Wyoming.
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When we rode out there 4 years ago, I missed Sturgis and Badlands. We were about 100 miles past them when I realized it. Glad you got to see them.
Quote from: jrobinson on September 24, 2025, 11:24:37 AMWhen we rode out there 4 years ago, I missed Sturgis and Badlands. We were about 100 miles past them when I realized it. Glad you got to see them.
There's a lot to see in the Black hills. We spent 5 days riding the area and I'm glad we had that many days. Here's some pics from day 3.
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Day 4 pics.
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Ran into this guy from Owens Crossroads area.
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Day 5.
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