A short driving Day of 150 miles took us to Cody, Wyoming, the town named for the world-famous Buffalo Bill Cody. I started riding with Dick Dochnahl in the caravan’s “luggage truck” as we followed Dick’s brother Denny in his 1934 Packard. Buffalo Bill The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is a complex of five museums […]
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Author: John Sweney
This was mostly a travel day, going 304 miles from Rapid City to Sheridan, Wyoming through the Black Hills of SD. I was riding again with Dave Johnson. We stopped for a couple hours in Deadwood SD… Yes, there REALLY is a Deadwood! It is something that prevents a man from two severe […]
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In my first day as a “rider” I hitched with Dave Johnson in his 1938 Packard Darrin convertible. We toured to Mount Rushmore and then to the Crazy Horse Memorial — both monuments to man’s desire to carve a lasting impression into the earth. Mount Rushmore At only 6 stories high, the faces of Mount […]
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The Badlands got its name from the French trappers who explored the west in the early 1800s. They called the area “bad land to cross” and it stuck. For good reason, as you’ll soon see! Wall Drug Our 222 mile drive from Pierre to Rapid City started well and included a stop at the famous Wall Drug in […]
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Another really long day of driving (304 miles) took us from Sioux City, Iowa, to Pierre, South Dakota. I had fellow tour participants Bill and Chris Snyder riding along with me. Flatlands Once in Pierre, we settled into our hotel. I looked out my window, and saw the Cadillac had a FLAT TIRE. Fixing a […]
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