Wild Bill Days, Deadwood - June13-15

[whitefang]

"Wild Bill Days" Deadwood, South Dakota:
This is an unbelievably popular event and rooms are usually booked up 2 to 3 months in advance. If you are at all interested, I strongly suggest you at the very least, book a room immediately at a Hotel of your choice in the area. If it turns out you can't go, then you can always cancel a day or two before and it won't cost you anything. If you don't do it soon, you will definitely miss one of the best cruises you'll ever be asked to join! Here is the preliminary itinerary.

Friday, June 13 - Leave Denver around 8:00AM – Pickup/ rendezvous with other members as we head north into Wyoming (I-25, Exit at US18/US20 toward Lusk, At Lusk turn North on US 18/US 85 through Newcastle, follow US 85 into Deadwood). It is about 375 miles/6hr.-45min. ride from Denver. I have allocated an hour for lunch stop; another hour for photos; and an extra hour for unforeseen delays. That makes arrival time around 5 to 6 PM. check in to your Hotel, rest up, and clean up.
We’ll meet for dinner and drinks at the Deadwood Social Club around 7:30 PM.

Saturday, June 14 - Breakfast at the Bullock Hotel between 6:30 AM and 8:00 AM - Leave for Mt. Rushmore around 8:30 AM. It is about 47 miles, or 1 hr. 15 min. to Keystone (Mt. Rushmore) via US 385/US 16 and SD 244, but we will allocate 2 hours because the drive is gorgeous and photos are a must.
Depart Rushmore at around 12:00 Noon and travel the "Needles Highway" . To completely enjoy the Needles, Tunnels, and Sylvan Lake, we'll make it take us about 2 hours to get into Custer. That would make it around 2:00 PM, and a late lunch.
From Custer we continue up to Crazy Horse Monument (about 10 minutes) and spend an hour there.
Return to Deadwood for a night on the town beginning with dinner at the Morning Star * , Kevin Costner's place. The rest of the evening can be spent doing the town!

Sunday, June 15 - Breakfast from 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM at the Bullock or other - depart for home via the southern route that will take us down and over to Jewel Cave National Monument.
All of this is still to be finalized once we know who, how many, and from where they are coming. Just let me know if you're interested and need more information your Host, pirate60
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[whitefang]

We made our reservations for the June 13-15 Black Hills Cruise last night. pirate60 was right, the Hotel he got reservations for was full, but we did find 3 hotels that still had rooms- the Fairfield Inn- Spearfish ($93+), Best Western-Black Hills Lodge-Spearfish ($107+), and the place we took, the Days Inn- Spearfish ($84.60+). We labeled the stay Rocky Mountain Solstice/Sky Club at the Days Inn.


So if you think you might want to go on pirate60's Cruise to the Black Hills, I would strongly advise you make your reservations ASAP.

[Sunfun]

Are strays from Minnesota welcome to join? This sounds like fun and is an easy trip from east to west!

[whitefang]

Originally Posted by Sunfun Are strays from Minnesota welcome to join? This sounds like fun and is an easy trip from east to west!

Glad to have you come.

[whitefang]

As we recieve information/ request we will post those attending:

Badi-Dea-CO-2
nighttamer-WY-2
pamjcoleman-NE-2
pirate60-CO-2
tazster221-NE-2
whitefang-CO-2
Jade Sky- CO-2
FtCollins Leslie-CO -2
RobtheElder-CO-2
Gilllette Kris- WY-2
WYdan- WY-2
exochris-CO-1
dipolley-CO-1
WhySam-CO-2

See ya there!

[slategreenbrier]

Since I first purchased my solstice 2 years ago I thought about[going to the Black Hills and Deadwood.Ive been there twice once on a motorcycle the scenery and driving is spectacular may have to do that if I go to the 09 Nationals in Denver.

[whitefang]

New to the Black Hills is: Tatanka - Story of the Bison A center created by Kevin Costner.

AND- Lonestar will perform at the Street Concert this year!

[nighttamer]

Don't know if we can make this one yet or not.

When I find out it will probably be to late, but we can always hope.

[whitefang]

All right from the Sky forum we've added tazster2211, a founding member of the new Nebraska Sky Club- Bellview, NE.

We've also updated "TheList" on that post.

Yes nightammer we've penciled you into a room- no problemo.

JUST A BIG NOTE TO ALL YOU NEBRASKA SOLSTICE MEMBERS> Come on up, join us, it a just a short drive.

There have just got to be some other Wyoming and Dakota members that can make it !

[whitefang]

There is still time for you to plan on coming to the Black Hills for Wild Bill Days and cruises to Mt Rushmore, the needles hwy. and Crazy Horse.

Why not come and have some fun!

[whitefang]

I've attached the revised Wild Bill Days Schedule for those coming on the June 13-15 Cruise with the Rocky Mountain Solstice Sky Club.

[whitefang]

Latest 10 day weather forecast posted by tazster2211 on the Sky Forum

10 Day Weather Forecast for Deadwood, SD - weather.com

[whitefang]

Only 6 more days till the RMSSC and friends cruise the Black Hills of SD.

We can't wait to test the twisties of the Needles Highway.

Maybe we will find the "Book of the Presidents" .

What a weekend!

[Rixtoy1]

From personal motorcycle riding experience, there is only one way to approach Mt. Rushmore, and that is from the South on what is called :Iron Mountain Rd:". It is Alt.16 from Highway 36 running through custer Park, just east of the Game Lodge. This is as technical and challenging as Needles Highway, with several 270 degree turns, where you wrap over yourself. The crowning moment is passing through a one lane tunnel through a granite formation and when you emerge, you are looking right at Mt. Rushmore. Breathtaking!
sine you will still be seeing 385 from Custer back to Deadwood on your return.
I would suggest the following:

From Deadwood, take the canyon road to Sturgis (14A) (Very pretty . . .).
then I-90 to rapid City (goes past a beautiful military cemetary east of sturgis).
167 south to Custer park east entrance.
36 to Alt. 16 (Iron Mountain rd).
The speed limit on I-90 is 75 and will go pretty quickly from Sturgis to Custer.

Also, for me personally, I spend hours in the museum and on the grounds at Crazy Horse. It is an unbelievable story. If I had to choose, I would park in the lot at Rushmore, take my pictures, and head for crazy Horse. If you have time to do both, great.


Just my thoughts . . .

[whitefang]

Yep! Pirate60 has a great cruise plannned.

We're going to do both the iron mountain and needles highways.

And great at the Casinos at night.

Sunday afternoon performance by Lonestar should be a hoot!