In 2009 we decided to head back to Central Wyoming to see Independence Rock, Hells Half Acre, ride the Big Horn Mountains, and then spend a few days in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We started off on I74 to I80, and stayed on I80 until about 2/3rd's of the way across Nebraska. At Ogallala we turned onto SR 26 and followed that until it teed into I25 and made our first camp at the Holiday Inn Express in Casper, Wyoming. We used Casper as our home base and made a long ride in the rain down to Independence Rock and Devils Gap (head southwest from Casper on Highway 220). The next day the weather cleared and we made our way over to Hells Half Acre, Thermopolis, The Big Horn Mountains, and back to Casper. The Route was US 20 West from Casper through Thermopolis to Worland, then turned onto Highway 16 over to Buffalo then back south on on I25 to Casper. There are not many gas stations between Buffalo and Casper so be sure to gas up when ever the opportunity presents itself to you.  |
| Badlands National Park - Route 240 south of Wall South Dakota http://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm |
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| Badlands National Park - South Dakota |
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| Riding north of Boyson Reservoir on US 20 in central Wyoming |
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| Flow stone in Thermopolis, Wyoming US Highway 120 |
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| The hot spring in Thermopolis, Wyoming |
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| Custer State Park, SD http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/custer/default.aspx |
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| Hell's Half Acre Highway 26 Wyoming |
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| Chimney Rock near Bayard Nebraska |
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| Prong Horn near Independence Rock Wyoming |
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| The HD by Hells Half Acre |
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| The Big Horn Mountains Highway 16 east of Ten Sleep, Wyoming |
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| Highway 16 in the Big Horn Mountains |
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| The Black Hills of South Dakota |
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| The Black Hills of South Dakota |
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| Deadwood South Dakota view from the cemetery http://www.cityofdeadwood.com/ |
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| Along Highway 24 on the way Devils Tower, WY |
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| Devils Tower National Monument http://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm |
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| Looking northwest towards Devils Tower along Highway 24. |
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| Bridal Vail Falls in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota US Highway 14 http://www.spearfishcanyon.com/byway.htm |
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| Hill City, South Dakota |
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| Buffalo brat and a couple Fat Tires for dinner in Hill City, South Dakota |
