3857 miles since Rancho Santa Fe
4667 miles since Loreto
Crawled out of Deadwood mid morning. Road construction held us up for a bit, then real nice easy 2 lane through the Black Hills to Rapid City. Nice road to the south entrance of Badlands National Park. The ride through the park is nice, not too much traffic. We exit the park and head to Wall for the night and the world famous tourist trap, Wall Drug. There are lots of motels and the usual Super 8, Econo Lodge, etc. We like to stay at the small local ones if we can. We stop at a few for a look. They are pretty ratty and run down, a result, I'm sure, of the big chains coming to town. The 2 nicer local ones have no one in the office and don't answer the phones. We opt for the Best Western. In reality, the bigger ones have larger and quieter rooms, and the most important feature, being able to get the bike close!
The Badlands
A few More Random Thoughts
The shortest
distance between two points is boring
If you give anyplace
a second chance, you'll find something interesting
If it has more than
2 wheels, it's not a motorcycle
A person who has not
driven a motorcycle does not know what a good motorcycle road is
Local beer is good
where ever you are
A GPS can be a helpful tool, but a
map is a map and an necessary tool
I've often regretted
not passing a slow moving vehicle when I've had the chance, I've
never regretted passing one
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