scannon Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Gert, You can change Derek W. to Hotels Reserved. Eight cars with reservations! Its going to be a great trip. Thanks for setting this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) Did anybody ever ride the 1880 train from Hill City? I am considering to add this to one of the Black Hills loops. Roundtrip 2 hours 15 minutes and $24 per ticket sounds reasonable but maybe somebody here knows if that is worthwhile. http://www.1880train.com/images/img_home.jpg Edited February 16, 2011 by slomove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 First I've heard about it but I'm up for a steam train ride most any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 We are game for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squarefour Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well I'm all set with the changes, except I can't seem to get a hold of the Ranchester place to cancel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) If anybody is still on the fence, here are some other things (than Se7en driving) that are available in the Black Hills area. May be sufficient to get the family interested :bigear: More advertising here: Edited February 26, 2011 by slomove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 We were excited to begin with, now we are even more pumped to visit the area. Thanks for posting that. " Her Madge " the car, is up on blocks right now while I get her fettled and ready for the trip. So far I have found a small leak from a tiny crack in the oil pan, got to get a sump guard, small movement in the passenger side front wheel, possible ball joint or wheel bearing? And I need a bigger gas tank! In process of making a half hood..Oh, we boys and our toys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Our Miata club visited the area a few years back. Those bison are not pleasant animals to be close to. One of them head butted a pickup a couple of times. I was getting nervous in the Miata, not sure I would want to drive a Se7en through the herd. The rest of the trip was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanG Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 We missed the buffalo roundup by one day on our last trip out west in the M100. It should be a fabulous trip. I wish we could join in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I hope the snow melts before the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDROCKT Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Geez!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 I hope the snow melts before the tour. I believe so CUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA (392087) Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary Period of Record : 6/22/1911 to 9/30/2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Average Max. Temperature (F) 35.6 38.1 43.2 52.3 62.0 71.7 80.1 79.1 70.0 58.5 44.4 37.3 56.0 Average Min. Temperature (F) 9.6 12.3 17.7 26.9 36.2 44.7 50.9 48.8 39.5 29.2 19.1 11.8 28.9 Average Total Precipitation (in.) 0.38 0.51 0.95 1.98 3.21 3.18 2.82 2.33 1.36 1.12 0.52 0.40 18.77 Average Total SnowFall (in.) 5.7 6.7 11.2 9.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.7 5.1 5.8 48.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 That first picture came to me in an email awhile back. According to the email it was supposed to have been in S. Dakota. However, close inspection shows the cars are driving on the left side of the road but I cannot come up with any country that drives on the left side of the road that has that much snow. Anyone know just where the picture was taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Could have been taken in NZ up in the Southern Alps but that is just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoPho Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 That first picture came to me in an email awhile back. According to the email it was supposed to have been in S. Dakota. However, close inspection shows the cars are driving on the left side of the road but I cannot come up with any country that drives on the left side of the road that has that much snow. Anyone know just where the picture was taken? It's in Northern Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost7018 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 And we bit*h about our snows!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) And now back to the topic :hurray: To learn more about the area I got this book: http://www.sturgismuseum.com/cart/images/Black%20HIlls%20Motorcycle%20Rides.jpg It looks like the earlier picked tours were already pretty good but I did some more fine tuning. If we do all that there is little paved road in the Blacks Hills left uncovered.... Tour Start Sat, 7/9/2011 Jackson, WY Ranch Inn 45 E. Pearl, Jackson, WY 83001 800-348-5599 $105.00 Sun, 7/10/2011 Jackson, WY - Thermopolis, SD 247 miles Grand Teton, Shoshone Res., Wind River Canyon Roundtop Mountain Motel 412 N. 6th St. Thermopolis, WY 82443 1-800-584-9126 $79.00 Mon, 7/11/2011 Thermopolis, SD - Newcastle, WY 269 miles Southern Bighorn Mountains, Thunder Basin Grassland Pines Motel 248 East Wentworth, Newcastle, Wyoming 1-800-946-4334 $78 Tue,7/12/2011 Newcastle, WY - Custer, SD 50 miles Jewel Cave Nat. Monument, Crazy Horse Monument Rocket Motel 211 Mt. Rushmore Road, Custer, SD 605- 673-4401 $79.00 Wed, 7/13/2011Custer, SD - Custer, SD 149 miles, Hill City loop, 1880 Steam Train Rocket Motel $79.00 Thu, 7/14/2011 Custer, SD - Custer, SD 120 miles Southern Black Hills, Wind Cave N.P. Rocket Motel $79.00 Fri, 7/15/2011 Custer, SD no driving Laundry, car care, town visit Rocket Motel $79.00 Sat, 7/16/2011 Custer, SD - Custer, SD 198 miles Mt. Rushmore, Norbeck Scenic Drive Rocket Motel $79.00 Sun, 7/17/2011 Custer, SD - Deadwood, SD 266 miles Badlands National Park Cedar Wood Inn 103 Charles Street, Deadwood, SD 57732 800-841-0127 $120.00 Mon, 7/18/2011 Deadwood, SD - Hulett, WY 146 miles Sturgis, Spearfish Canyon, Sundance, Devil's Tower N.M. Best Western Devils Tower Inn 229 Highway 24, Hulett, Wyoming 82720 307-467-5747 $104.39 Tue, 7/19/2011 Hulett, WY - Dayton, WY 280 miles, Little Bighorn Battlefield Nat. Memorial Elk View Inn, 27 miles west of Dayton, WY on Hwy14, 307-461-4168, $69 Wed, 7/20/2011 Dayton, WY - RedLodge, MT 212 miles Northern Bighorn Mtns, Chief Joseph Hwy., Beartooth down Yodeler Motel 601 S Broadway, Red Lodge, MT 59068 866-446-1435 $125.00 Thu, 7/21/2011 RedLodge, MT - Jackson, WY 225 miles Beartooth up, Yellowstone, Teton N.P. Ranch Inn 45 E. Pearl, Jackson, WY 83001 800-348-5599 $105.00 Tour End Tourers: Gert B. SoCal, Birkin (hotels reserved) Dion D. SoCal, Locost (hotels reserved) Randall Z. SoCal, Birkin (hotels reserved) Bill G. NorCal, Stalker (hotels reserved) Skip C. / Tom M. Colorado, sharing a Caterham and a truck (hotels reserved, Newcastle-Red Lodge) Lancylad Alberta, Westfield (hotels reserved, Black Hills only) Bob S. Colorado, Caterham (hotels reserved, Black Hills only) Tom C. Colorado, Birkin (hotels reserved, Black Hills only) Derek W. Colorado, Lotus (hotels reserved, Black Hills only) Stewart G. Alberta, Stalker (hotels reserved, Black Hills only) Chuck Sp. Michigan, Ultralite (was pretty sure, but maybe Seven-less) Loren Edwards, Ultralite (highly likely, Black Hills only) Herb Utah, Birkin (highly likely, part only) Lee Utah, Birkin (highly likely, part only) Dick B. Texas, Birkin (possible) Al N. New Jersey, Lotus (will Bessie be ready?) Edited June 2, 2011 by slomove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Gert, Could you highlight the changes for us? It doesn't look like there are any changes to the nightly stops, just the day trips from Custer, is that correct? Thanks, Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Gert, Could you highlight the changes for us? It doesn't look like there are any changes to the nightly stops, just the day trips from Custer, is that correct? Thanks, Skip Yes indeed, no night stop changes. I tweaked these 3 day-trips but at the end, we may anyway end up changing our mind as we go Since we return to the hotel we can cut short or extend as we like. Wed, 7/13/2011Custer, SD - Custer, SD 149 miles, Hill City loop, 1880 Steam Train Thu, 7/14/2011 Custer, SD - Custer, SD 120 miles Southern Black Hills, Wind Cave N.P. [/url]Sat, 7/16/2011 Custer, SD - Custer, SD 198 miles Mt. Rushmore, Norbeck Scenic Drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks Gert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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