Thursday, August 7, 2014

Day 6: Taking a Gamble

The weather was nice enough this morning that we decided to take a gamble and took a nice long ride today. We decided to ride Spearfish Canyon, then meet our friends Kristi and Ray in Deadwood.

Spearfish Canyon was a great ride, as usual. We stopped at Bridal Veil Falls for pictures. I used the GoPro as we rode the canyon, but still need to download and edit the video.


When we arrived in Deadwood, we talked to a group of folks from New Zealand. It was their first time at the Rally and they were enjoying the event. They were on a four-week holiday and making their way across the US. 

We gambled a little while we waited for Kristi and Ray. I didn't do so well, I was down about $30 by the time we got the page for dinner. The machines insisted on eating my money. 

After a wonderful dinner and great conversation at the Gem Casino with Kristi and Ray, we rode through Boulder Canyon into Sturgis then took the highway back "home". We arrived well after dark, and got to say hello to another almost-family member -- Chris (Genevieve's brother). It was good to see him. 

So after almost a week in the Black Hills, we leave for the Pacific Northwest tomorrow. It should be an interesting ride. Hopefully we'll get out of here before the crack of noon, but somehow I doubt that will happen. <sigh>

Here's hoping for good weather in the days ahead.


Mileage today: 168.1
Jae's trip total: 889.0
Donna's trip total: 900.6

4 comments:

  1. Hi Jae-

    Crack of noon... I'm all too familiar with that one. Good luck.

    I didn't get a chance to sit down with you and see what your route out of the Black Hills is. If you're going on I-90 across MT, I'd suggest 12 as an alternative. Nice quiet two lane through little farm towns. I haven't taken 212 out of Belle Fourche, but it might be worth considering as well.

    Safe journey.

    Harl

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    1. Harl, we ran into a guy today who told us that 12 had some construction going on. He mentioned some long delays. Sounds like some of the past fires in Montana are causing issues along some of the roadways. We'll keep an eye out.

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  2. Just letting you folks know that Old Sam is keeping an eye on your journey. Keep it safe!

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