Today we traveled from Greybull, WY to Deadwood, SD. We headed north on Hwy 14, through Big Horn National Forest. The roads and scenery were much better than we had anticipated. There was limited traffic which made for a good ride. The temperature also dropped from 80 in Greybull to
68 at the peak of Granite Pass on Hwy 14.We jumped on to I-90 and headed towards Sheridan. We were hit with head winds blowing 20mph with gust up to 40. After 50 miles of that, we felt like we had just got out of a boxing ring. We stopped in Gillette for lunch. Next stop, Devil's Tower.
We reached Devil's Tower and took a few photo's. We decided not to go into the park. I'm not sure what else there was to see other than a museum or movie.
We started our final leg of the day towards Deadwood. After fighting the winds again, we finally reached Hwy 14a in Spearfish. I had read about 14a on a motorcycle website. It was a bit crowded, but we were able to get in some good riding before hitting traffic. The State Patrol had part of the road closed because of a rock slide that covered the inside lane.
We arrived in Deadwood around 6:30. It's not the nicest KOA we've been to thus far, but the weather is good and temperatures are in the 70's. Tomorrow we will ride around the Black Hills, see Mt. Rushmore, Sturgis, and anything else we can.
Total miles = 2,539.
I'll update again tomorrow.
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