50,000-Mile Service

After Little Bighorn, Ben and I continued to Theodore Roosevelt National Park for North Dakota's 50 Rides 1 Nation photo. We stopped briefly in the Painted Canyon, which was beautiful but would have been stunning if the sun had been out. We then turned south to spend the night in Bowman, ND. It was a very long day with lots of very boring interstate miles.

We left the hotel at 06:30 again still heading south. The weather held for us as we.crossed into South Dakota, but the paved roads did not. We decided to take the dirt anyway, which stayed decent for the most part. The best part about the dirt, though, was seeing so many animals so close to the road. Pronghorns, mule deer, whitetail deer, turkeys, and hawks. Amazing.

After about 20 miles and crossing into Montana, we finally popped out on pavement before I ran out of gas. I had to fill up with 87 octane, but that's better than the alternative.

Once in Wyoming, we beelined for Devils Tower National Monument to take a photo for the 10 Rides for 2021. Then we beelined to Gillette, WY, where we're now stopped for service at Deluxe HD. Because of the Sturgis Rally, they can't do my full 50,000-mile service, but they'll get most of it done. I'll get the rest caught up on the next service.

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

Day 137 mileage: 581.4 (total 33499.3)
10 Rides for 2021: 1 (total 6)
50 Rides, 1 Nation: 1 (total 29)Read more