69342 326 miles 46* Overcast at the start but sun came out a few miles later 8:30 AM $3.91 in Kadoka
Having driven I-90 W on much of our honeymoon and remembering that boring, hot ride across SD in a Pinto in July, we decided to count and photograph the Wall Drug signs. We were surprised at how well kept the signs were. In 1979, we thought there was a sign every mile but today, we only counted 80 between Mitchell and Wall Drug.
YOLO-"You Only Live Once", "Busted Nut Bar and Grill", the towns of "Reliance" and "Winner".
Cattle, bill boards and wind turbines were the general scenery. At times, we were in rolling hills and then back to flat spaces. We stopped at the Bad National Park and took a walk in the "slump" where the high rock had cracked and fallen to the ground creating a green space. The scenery was amazing, with view points at 2700' and a campground mid way through the park. We checked out the Campground Host site. No trees and all the picnic tables were under shelter making us think the wind must blow on a regular basis. On the way out of the park, we saw several prairie dog towns. The park road took us right into Wall, SD for lunch and a chance to see how much had changed in 35 years.
We continued on I-90 W to see what Sturgis, SD looks like in the off motorcycle season. Since we've had very little good exercise, we walked a mile into town, hoping the museum might still be open. We were about 10 minutes too late so we strolled the main street remembering how it looks jammed with bikes. We did find one antique store open and several bars. The Best Western where we stayed had an agreement with the next door restaurant so we got to choose from menu items, not a breakfast bar as most hotels.
My phone had an update and now, my pictures are out of order :( so this set begins at the end of the day.
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We were here in 1989 on the bikes. We camped 60 miles away
and spent about 4 hours in town which was sufficient. We rode through
again in 2010 about 2 weeks before the big rally. Vendors were already
setting up. It was a good time to be passing through as opposed to
being at the rally itself. That is a crazy time! |
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Giant rocking chair yard
ornament |
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| Main Street in Sturgis on a Thursday night. Not one bike in sight. |
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Creative chain saw carving on
this tree advertising a
flower shop. |
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| Even the mail truck has a motorcycle on it. |
"Your window to the West" in Wall
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Lynn on the bronco 1979 and on the jack a lope in 2014.
No bronco in 2014. |
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1952 service trike on display in the Harley Shop
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| Sonny and the local girl in 1979 |
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The new local girl with Sonny in 2014
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| The cafe served home made doughnuts! |
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| Yummmeee. |
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| The pictures don't do the scenery justice. It was just awesome. |
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| At every turn, there was another amazing sight to see. |
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| Board walk around the "Slump" |
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The blue sky set off the lighter shades of rock. Erosion has no pattern.
The rock in directly ahead had a very pointed top where other rocks
were flat or rounded. |
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| Slump boardwalk |
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The rock became rounded and more colorful as we drove through
the park. |
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| I bet the night sky would be filled with stars from this campsite. |
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| Selfie in the Badlands |
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Field art along I-90. These horsemen were chasing
the stage coach below... |
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We saw many signs for an old west trading post at
this exit. It was the off season so it was closed. |
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| Farm country |
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| More big boy equipment along the way. |
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| One of the many bill boards on I-90 |
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| Typical cattle ranch scene. |
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| This unit is becoming an antique. |
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| Crossing the Missouri River |
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| I liked the gigantic American Flag |
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This was a bill board for the Firehouse Winery. They had
quite a collection of fire trucks. We must have seen
at least 5 ads with different trucks. |
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| Dinosaur chasing a guy across the prarie |
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We drove by this museum but from the exterior decor,
decided not to spend the time or money. |
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