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Saturday 7/1/06 - Minneapolis, MN to
Rapid City, SD :
610miles
During the Minnesota 1000 this
year Carrie and I went out to Nemo, SD for a Bonus stop. We realized
we hadn't been here and really appreciated the area
in quite some time. Since we had nothing todo over a 4day 4th of
July weekend we decided to ride back out and spend some time
visiting places we've
been driving by on the way to other places. We also got some
great advice from the Team Strange crew as to some roads to check
out.
Pictures:
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Worthington, MN |
Perkins! |
On the way to Palisades State Park |
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Palisades State Park. NE of Souix
Falls, SD |
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The dog in the back looks a little stiff |
Mitchell, SD |
Corn Palace |
It's not all corn |
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arena inside |
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for future reference |
Lovely SD |
Stick man in Cactus Flats |
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Badlands |
Badlands |
Badlands |
Badlands |
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Badlands |
Badlands |
Badlands |
Badlands |
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Wall Drug |
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Trex |
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Another stick gal |
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Storms in Rapid City |
Perfect timing it moves out for us |
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South Dakota Air and space Museum
B1-B |
B-29 |
KC-135 |
B1-B |
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KC-135 |
KC-135 |
B-52 |
B-52 |
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B-52 |
B-52 |
B-52 |
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B-52 |
B-52 |
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Minuteman 2 |
Minuteman 2 |
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F-111 |
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T-28 |
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A-7 |
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Firehouse Brewing |
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Friday 5/5/06 Rapid City, SD to Deadwood, SDl : 350miles |
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We
made plans to hook up with Bart Bakker since he was
vacationing in the area. First we headed to Vanocker Canyon for some
fun before the traffic got
too bad later in the day. We rode it up from Rapid City, then back
down on the way to Hill City to pickup Bart. With Bart riding the
hack, we went east to
Keystone on Old Hill City road before turning south through the
pigtails. We had a great lunch at the state game lodge and went south
through custer.
After heading north we stopped by Bart's relatives and they even fixed
a loose wire for me!
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Video of Vanocker Canyon
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78meg
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Nemo |
Nemo |
Nemo |
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Vanocker Canyon |
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Bart Bakker in tow |
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Old Hill City Road |
Keystone |
Keystone |
Keystone |
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Pigtails |
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Wildlife |
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Savoy |
Spearfish |
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Monday 7/3/06
Deadwood, SD to Deadwood, SD via Bighorn Mountains : 650miles
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4:30am rise
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Deadwood |
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Wyoming Border |
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Coal mine along side the freeway in
Gillette |
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Coming into Buffalo |
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Buffalo, P got sick here |
As close as we got to rain |
Powderhorn Pass |
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Meadowlark Lake Lodge |
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Ten Sleep Canyon |
Ten Sleep Canyon |
Ten Sleep Canyon |
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Ten Sleep |
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Aircraft graveyard |
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Aircraft Location |
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In the middle of Nowhere |
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Lovell, Wy |
About to climb the bighorns from the
west over 14A |
The blueish part of the mountain is
the squiggily road on the gps |
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The was supposed to be a resevoir.
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Better look at the road on the mountain |
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Climbing |
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Halfway up |
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The road below |
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Almost to the top |
The top |
great view |
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The plateau on top |
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Heading down |
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We thought this would be a winner in
Spearfish |
The menu was great, food just soso |
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