Chasing Black Hills Gold: Great Roads in South Dakota
The Black Hills of South Dakota boast some of the nation?s best motorcycle roads, with rugged natural beauty as a backdrop. Oh, and then there is that little rally that draws a few folks to the area each August. Photos by the author.
“I hear the voice of the mystic mountains/Callin’ me back home/So take me back to the Black Hills” -Doris Day
Doris Day is one of a multitude of artists who have crooned about the storied South Dakota mountain range. Songs of lush beauty, colorful characters and a rich, often infamous history fill the lyrical canon the hills have inspired. For those of us who grip handlebars rather than microphones, the Black Hills can be equally inspirational. Rising majestically from the Great Plains, the Black Hills of South Dakota are laced with hundreds of miles of serpentine tarmac. Tantalizing roads run through the area?s canyons and forests like the marbling on a quality steak. A map of the route taken, by Bill Tipton/compartmaps.com.
The Black Hills have drawn millions of motorcyclists to southwestern South Dakota for the better part of a century. The lion?s share of that attraction has been the town of Sturgis, which has hosted a rather famous rally since the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club organized an intimate gathering of racers and spectators in the 1930s.
While never a real rally guy, I knew that I should make one trek to the Sturgis Rally as part of my lifetime motorcycling resume. However, knowing that the hundreds of ...
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