I left Omaha at around 8:30am and only went to Sioux Falls, SD. The main purpose of this leg of the trip was to help my brother move into his new apartment that day. On the way, I took some interesting pictures of what remains of the flooding that occurred in SD with all the rain they got earlier in the Summer. These pictures show what used to be some farmer's fields.
I left the next morning and took I-90 at breakneck speed across South Dakota. Once I got to Wyoming, I had to make a small detour to check out Devil's Tower. After that, I didn't stop until I got to Sheridan, WY where I stayed the night.
I left Sheridan the next morning and took Rt. 14. What a great ride! I didn't get a whole lot of riding in that day though. I stopped early in Cody, WY (Yellowstone tourist trap town) and ate some great BBQ at Bubba's BBQ. I didn't get a lot of pictures this day either since I forgot to charge the battery in my camera the night before...
This is the view of the entrance to the Bighorn Mtns from just outside of Dayton, WY
Rt. 14 as seen on the GPS
I put on a LOT of miles this day - 600. You can see by the small map here the route I planned on taking. My plan was to run from Cody, up through Beartooth pass, down to Rt. 14a (again), down Rt. 14 to Rt. 16 and stop in Buffalo, WY for the night. But, when I got through Rt. 16, it was still early and I just didn't feel like stopping yet. So I ended up in Spearfish, SD before I stopped for the night.
Hwy 296 heading up to Beartooth Hwy (Hwy212)
Hwy 296 heading up to Beartooth Hwy (Hwy212)
Hwy 296 heading up to Beartooth Hwy (Hwy212)
Hwy 296 heading up to Beartooth Hwy (Hwy212)
I get to Beartooth Hwy and I run into this. It was only about a mile long though.
Leaving Beartooth Hwy
Rt. 14a
The summit on Rt. 14a
Rt. 14
Rt. 14
Rt. 14
Rt. 14
This one was taken on Rt. 31 after I left Rt. 14 and on the way to Rt. 16
Rt. 16
Rt. 16
Rt. 16
Rt. 16
Rt. 16
I wasn't sure if I was going to go all the way home this day. I took Spearfish Canyon south to Rt. 85 which actually took me back into Wyoming. From there, I went back into South Dakota again on Rt. 18 to Hot Springs. From there, I took US 385 south to US 20 in Nebraska. In Nebraska, I took Rt. 250 south. It was on that road that I had to stop for 3 bucks standing in the middle of the road (4, 6 and 10 point). I couldn't get the camera out fast enough to get a picture before they were took off though.
The following 2 pictures were the only ones I took that day. On Rt. 250, I ran into a stretch of road about 25 miles long where the grasshoppers covered the road. They peppered my lower legs and boots as I rode through them. It'll be a lot of fun cleaning all the guts off my clothing.
