Day 9 – Home Again – TigerTracks

Home again safe and sound. Today was a great travel day with cooler temps and light traffic (other than the craziness that is St Louis). Covered 600 plus miles, 3200 for the week. And it was a spectacular trip. Scenery was fantastic! We met some incredible people too! A surprising number of them had ties to southern Indiana or Louisville. Got to know two couples from very different walks of life and at very different points of life. People we probably would not have spent time with had it not been for the motorcycle connection. But it’s things like that which turns a great trip into something more. And thank you for following along again. There are a lot of incredible places to visit even if you never venture beyond our lower 48 states. So, get out there.

Scotts Bluff surprised us. It’s worth spending a day, especially if you have an interest in that period of history. If traveling to/from the Black Hills, catch Fort Robinson and the Agate Fossil Beds.

The Black Hills and Custer State Park are phenomenal. We highly recommend. Be forewarned though that the entire area is heavily commercialized for tourism. Every town seems to be a little Gatlinburg with a western theme. Crowds will be big and food often difficult to find without long waits. Fast food and national chains generally don’t exist here. Despite all this, it is worth it!

If you’re in the area, you have to visit Devil’s Tower. It’s just too strange not to and quite impressive close up. The drive through eastern Wyoming is good too.

The Badlands are spectacular! You need to see them. Do plan on spending at least 24 hours. The changing light transforms them continuously.

Mount Rushmore and The Crazy Horse monument

We did not actually visit Mount Rushmore this trip but it is visible from several vantage points. The night show is supposed to be fantastic and quite patriotic. The Crazy Horse Monument is spectacular in size. It’s not much money to go in and the museum has a fair collection of artifacts and art.