Dale124 Posted June 12, 2017 #1 Posted June 12, 2017 Well, after 2 days of riding, member Divey and myself made it to Deadwood, SD, yesterday afternoon. Our first day of riding was over 12 hours, 5 of which were in rainy, cool conditions. Yesterday, it was nice and sunny, but quite windy. Due to the weather, I chose to wear my half helmet, but I should have stuck with the full face, as now I have quite the wind/sun burn face,with the white raccoon eyes where my sunglasses were. I'm sure the people that see me think I look quite funny. Oh well, what can you do? What an interesting place so far. We stayed in the Celebrity Hotel last night, but they are booked up full today, so we are moving to the Bullock Hotel this afternoon. Reports are that the Bullock is haunted. They have a book that guests are encouraged to add their ghostly experiences. I'm just hoping for a good night sleep, not to be awakened by some "bump in the night " type of thing, although that would be good for a story. We are looking forward to checking the area out and meeting up with VR member Casey J, aka Tony. There are lots of characters here, and apparently they have staged gunfights a couple of times a day...cool. The local cemetery has a couple of famous "residents "- Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane. We are also looking forward to seeing Mount Rushmore, which is about an hour away. Dale.
slowrollwv Posted June 12, 2017 #2 Posted June 12, 2017 Glad you made it there safe. Have a great time.
CaseyJ955 Posted June 12, 2017 #3 Posted June 12, 2017 Glad you made it safely, there is a little tour of the Bullock basement and it's pretty cool. Probably the best food right there is above the Old #10 . Give me a call and let me know what your scheduling looks like. I'm pretty open for the next few days.
RandyR Posted June 12, 2017 #4 Posted June 12, 2017 Be sure to visit the Crazy Horse memorial nearby. And some nice twisties thru the park area just north of there.
cowpuc Posted June 12, 2017 #5 Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) OUTSTANDING YOU TWO LOP EARED KANUCKIAN WORLD TRAVELING MOTORCYCLE TOURING VARMINTS = SOOOOOO GLAD TO HEAR YOU TWO ARE HARD AT IT AND MAKIN IT WORK!!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: Dale,, pick up a left over Sturgis Rally map, put that lop eared varmint Divey in a headlock and tell em Puc said to follow you to Hill City - just a ways out of town on 385 (main road thru town) going back toward Dead Wood you will find Sheridan Lake. As you round the bend where Sheridan Lake runs along side 385 you will notice some rocky wooded mountain side on the other side of the road.. During the evenings - BEFORE dark - I have seen Big Horn Sheep right there.. Honestly,, I have searched the whole lower 48 over many times (LOVE animal watching) and that spot is the ONLY spot in all the mountain riding we have done that I have ever seen the creatures = THEY ARE AWESOME to view!! Also,, when/if you do the Spearfish Canyon ride = toward the end of that canyon ride there will be a huge lodge that has buildings on both sides of the road. There is a gravel road that goes off to the right on that bend where the lodge is - right on the corner there is (hope its still there) an old sign that says Water Falls this way.. I think the name of those falls are Rough Water or something like that,, Rough something.. Anyway - worth the time if ya wanna get out of the way and see something cool IMHO.. Also, if you take 16a down from Rush More to do Needles Hwy you will come to Playhouse Rd. where you turn right to go toward Needles Hwy (87).. Right on that corner (16a and Playhouse) is a small campground with real genuine Wolfs to observe.. Definitely worth the howdy IMHO.. AWESOME you two Lop Eared Varmints made it = enjoy, have fun, DONT FIGHT like my brother and I used to and,,,, hey,,, wait a minute,,, no pictures? Ummm,, DONT FORGET THE PICTURES ya lop eared varmints!!! Ride safe!! Puc Edited June 12, 2017 by cowpuc
cowpuc Posted June 12, 2017 #6 Posted June 12, 2017 PS = Divey,, please be sure and get a good picture of Dale before his Racoon look fades... Sort of like this = :stirthepot::stirthepot::crackup::rotf::rotfl: Wish we were there ,, be a Hot Dogs for everyone moment I tell ya = eh!!!!
BigLenny Posted June 12, 2017 #7 Posted June 12, 2017 DO NOT leave the area without riding Iron Mountain Rd. (16A) south to north from Playhouse Rd. up to 244. It's only 10 miles, but it'll take ya 30 minutes because its crooked as a snake, and a blast. The dang thing has 3 separate 360 degree turn arounds that corkscrew and overlap each other.
Dale124 Posted June 12, 2017 Author #8 Posted June 12, 2017 Awesome, thanks all. We will get some riding in tomorrow. Neither of us were to anxious to get back on the bikes today after two long days of riding. Apparently there is the possibility of a large storm tonight, with large hail, so we moved the bikes into the covered parkaide across the street. If it doesn't storm, great, but if it does,at least the bikes should be safe. Dale.
pope3567 Posted June 13, 2017 #9 Posted June 13, 2017 Hey Dale/Doug, Glad to hear you made it. I know what you mean about the raccoon look. Wore my half helmet in Arizona in April and ended up the same way. Don't let it bother you, you look pretty darn funny anyway so it's par for the course. 😉 Enjoy the trip. Wish I were there with you guys. Post some photos if you get a chance. Remember what The Pucster always says...no photos, it never happened. Be safe...Ron
beastwood Posted June 18, 2017 #10 Posted June 18, 2017 Dale and Divey, Looks like I just missed you two. I opted to stay in the historic Bullock hotel, quite a nice place I must say. Free parking behind the hotel. I did visit Hill City on the way out of town, a nice well maintained mountain town surrounded by pine forest. The bar picture is not from the Bullock, but just down the street.
Dale124 Posted June 19, 2017 Author #11 Posted June 19, 2017 Dale and Divey, Looks like I just missed you two. I opted to stay in the historic Bullock hotel, quite a nice place I must say. Free parking behind the hotel. I did visit Hill City on the way out of town, a nice well maintained mountain town surrounded by pine forest. The bar picture is not from the Bullock, but just down the street. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109428http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109429http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109430 Wow, what a coincidence. That would have been great to bump into you, Bob. Sorry we missed you. Dale.
Dale124 Posted June 19, 2017 Author #12 Posted June 19, 2017 Here are a few pictures from the Awesome Deadwood area. 1: the fun but spooky Bullock Hotel. We spent 2 nights in this haunted mansion. 2: Wild Bill Hickock's grave site. 3: Needles Highway (?) one way tunnel. Very scenic. 4: Riding buddy, Doug (Divey) at Rushmore. 5: From left- Member Casey J (aka Tony), Doug and myself out for dinner after Tony showed us around the area. PS: Never trust that the waiter can competently take a decent picture. This one is quite blurry, rats.. We had a great time on this short trip. It was nice to see the sites the area has to offer, and to meet Tony, who was a great source of information about the area and an all around nice guy. Dale.
Guest divey Posted June 19, 2017 #13 Posted June 19, 2017 Hey @cowpuc. Can't blame the picture taking waiter on the raccoon face, lol! Sorry Dale, after all, Puc is the Pic Police who must be obeyed😊 Doug
Guest divey Posted June 19, 2017 #14 Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Here are a few pictures from the Awesome Deadwood area. 1: the fun but spooky Bullock Hotel. We spent 2 nights in this haunted mansion. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109441 2: Wild Bill Hickock's grave site. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109440 3: Needles Highway (?) one way tunnel. Very scenic. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109442 4: Riding buddy, Doug (Divey) at Rushmore. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109443 5: From left- Member Casey J (aka Tony), Doug and myself out for dinner after Tony showed us around the area. PS: Never trust that the waiter can competently take a decent picture. This one is quite blurry, rats.. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109444 We had a great time on this short trip. It was nice to see the sites the area has to offer, and to meet Tony, who was a great source of information about the area and an all around nice guy. Dale. Yup, it was great to meet Tony @CaseyJ955 and his hospitality was super. Thanks again. Doug Edited June 19, 2017 by divey
Guest divey Posted June 19, 2017 #15 Posted June 19, 2017 Dale and Divey, Looks like I just missed you two. I opted to stay in the historic Bullock hotel, quite a nice place I must say. Free parking behind the hotel. I did visit Hill City on the way out of town, a nice well maintained mountain town surrounded by pine forest. The bar picture is not from the Bullock, but just down the street. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109428http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109429http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109430 Sorry we missed you Bob. Would have been great to meet up with you again. Hope you had a great trip. Doug
CaseyJ955 Posted June 19, 2017 #16 Posted June 19, 2017 Glad to see you made it home safe, it was great to meet you guys. Good times! The pic came out great, definitely one of my favorite restaurants in the hills too.
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