I love Moab. Such unique landscape all around southern Utah. The drive through Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, and then Monument Valley is pretty impressive. This time of year will be very nice.
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From: "Mike Frey mike21b@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 10/01/2015 12:32 AM (GMT-06:00)
To:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Martin Earl
Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR - South Dakota, Wyoming, then on to West Coast
with detours
The 1880 town. You will see the signs before you get there.
>> Went there. It coincided with time to take a break.
The Minute Man missile silo/museum at Cactus Flat; you have to be there before 8am, get in line for tickets to see the Minute Man control room.
>> stopped at the visitor's center. Interesting, and as you
described.....
On 9/21/2015 1:38 PM, Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:
Hi Mike, I am disappointed I won't be here when you pass through. sigh. Perhaps when you pass through in the spring on your KLR?
Stop at the first welcome center (that is open) and get an Official South Dakota map. It has an expanded Black Hills Map that you will find useful.
There is a 'tour' at the Hydro-Electric Dam just N of Pierre that is interesting. The 1880 town. You will see the signs before you get there. The Minute Man missile silo/museum at Cactus Flat; you have to be there before 8am, get in line for tickets to see the Minute Man control room. This time of year, there are only two tours:1030 and 2.30 ; only 7 tickets each tour. Even if you don't get tickets, there is the museum of the Cold War that will make your hair stand on end (if you read the displays!)
That is followed by the Bad Lands. Buy the National Park Pass for $80; it will get you into the rest of the parks for one fee (except Custer SDSP = SD state park) allow a minimum of 4 hours Wall Drug is more than just a tourist trap; it is a working museum with lots of arts an artifacts. Get the buffalo burger, medium/ medium rare; otherwise, it will be overcooked.
Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse monuments south of Rapid. Be sure to drive the Iron Mountain Road; it has the 'pigtails' and three tunnels that open up a view to the Stone Faces. There is the Custer State Park; here is where you will see a lot of Buffalo. No telling where they will be so you will pretty much have to drive the entire park to make sure you see them.
There are numerous 'commercial' caves with unusual crystals/formations if that is you cup of tea.
Get off at I-90, exit 23 and go West on #34 to see Devils Tower. If time is no object, afterwards, veer N and visit the Little Big Horn Battle Field (Battle of Greasy Grass/Custer Last Stand). Hear the park ranger interpretations hourly at the visitor center. Then, Be sure to go on the bus 'tour' with Native American interpreters. Be sure to walk last stand hill and Reno's Redoubt; both locations will make the hair on you neck stand up!
Drive over the Bear Tooth Highway (if open) from Red Lodge to Cooke City and enter Yellowstone. I would suggest you take the Eastern Leg of the upper loop of the Yellowstone Park as there is a lot of construction on the West side of the upper loop.
If the Bear Tooth Pass is closed (US212), you can cross the Big Horns at Sheridan on US14 to Cody and enter Yellowstone at Cody. Housing is spendy; and be sure you have reservations in advance.
HTH. revmaaatin.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Mike Frey mike21b@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.comDSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I put NKLR in the subject line because we'll be in my wife's 2000 Chrysler Concorde, driving it back to its homeland in central CA after holding it hostage in PA for 12 years. Looking for suggestions on what to see while driving through the mountain states. I'm not looking for dual sport type roads, this car is a boulevard cruiser, not well suited for twisties We're going straight to Waukesha for the family visit (they will then join us 2 weeks later in CA) Since we are leaving familiar ground behind as soon as we head west out of WI, We'll be playing tourist through South Dakota and the remaining states, re-entering familiar ground after Reno - if we go that way - or Vegas, if we take a southern route through Utah. At what point does the landscape really change in western SD? Any good scenic highways through the Badlands and Black Hills areas, or should we just stay on the interstate and take side diversions as we see the opportunity? Then, Wyoming. Weather permitting, we plan on going through Yellowstone and then turning in a southerly direction, deciding somewhere around Salt Lake City whether to take I-80 towards Reno / Tahoe, or continuing south through Utah, going into CA at the southern end of the Sierras. We lean towards the National Park areas of southern Utah. I've never been to SD, WY, or UT, other than flying over or airport stops, and I'd like to read some suggestions on what to see. and where to go. There is also a mothballed 1996 KLX-650 waiting for me in CA, it has less than 1,000 miles on it and this bike will eventually be back in PA - or I'll ride my ready-to-go 2006 KLR across the country, but that probably won't be until spring. No point in keeping 2 bikes in CA since I am still out there only 20 or so days out of the year. Mike
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