Trekking across South Dakota -
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- Our road trip from the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming to the Great River Road in Minnesota continues as we ride from Deadwood, SD to a dispersed camping site just 6 miles south of Wall, SD on Highway 240 and spent the night. Dispersed camping can be found in the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, which is adjacent to the Badlands National Park area.
It was time to stop at the iconic Wall Drug in Wall, SD - population 818 plus the 2 million visitors who make the pilgrimage there every year. And to think that it all started in 1938 with the promise of free ice water - wait what?
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Had no idea Little House on the Prairie was based on a real family. I loved that show!
It's so good!
Richard i am 73 years old and still my daughter lift me on the back of her scooter. Love it. If it wasn't for the artherites i would still ride myself. Had a Honda Goldwing like yours. Best comfortable motorbike. Enjoy.
Thanks you sir. Cheers.
Max and I stopped at Wall Drug when we left Sturgis. Easy to spend a lot of time there. Chris is a unicorn and Rich is quite special too. Thanks for grabbing life by the handlebars and sharing with us.
Thanks a Bunch Josh. You’re pretty special also.
Hi, you guys are the best motorcycle couple on youyube . Thank-you for all the great rides.
I know a woman who wants to live in a camper and rides a motorcycle. My wife Joy has a BMW R9T and a G310GS and loves camping trips & gravel roads. Birds of a feather… maybe we will meet at some time. All the best for your travels.
Yes we will cross paths one day. It’s nice to be married to a unicorn
Glad I didn't see a cooking video but it was a motorcycle riding video
Thanks for the huge smile :)
You two are the best 👌. I haven't watched any videos for about 2 months because we moved from Florida to Texas and it was something I do not want to repeat. You have so much fun together it keeps a smile on my face while watching. I have to say again what a beautiful country we live in. So let me catch up with you and keep them coming 😏.
You're the best!
I get so jealous of Rich when I watch these videos n he is so lucky having a partner who does this with him n vice versa,I don't know that being together every min of the day would be for me but being with someone as incredible as your wife would help allot,be safe n have fun while you can
I do enjoy your videos even as I am a bit disappointed that you skipped Pipestone, MN. All native tribes made the pilgrimage to Pipestone to harvest the soft red stone for making ceremonial pipes. Even today you will find Native families working their quarries.
My Lady enjoyed Sioux Falls, South Dakota's Falls Park and the Palisades camp ground on one of our first long trips for her. Another trip from my home in Schleswig, IA took us to Pipestone and Redwood Falls before turning south to the Iowa great lakes; Okoboji ( east and west lake) and Big an Little Spirit Lakes on the states northern border. Food for thought folks on your next trip through the area, maybe before seeing the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota.
Thank You again, you all are in my prayers
Hoka Hey
These are great reasons to return.
I absolutely love your adventures
Thank You Daniel!🙌
Definitely a Unicorn. Your videos always put a smile on my face.Take Care and Safe Rides
love wall drug and your history lesson.
Thanks you.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that doesn't talk in the morning until I've had coffee 🤣.once again really enjoyed watching your adventures.
Thanks Graham
Great video. You guys are such naturals in front of the camera.
Thanks Joe. Thanks for watching us every week.
Sundays are tuff for teachers, even more now than ever. But your videos make sundays so enjoyable. Thanks
Awesome glad you enjoy. Cheers
Your videos are so addictive. Thanks
Yes, I am with you!! Coffee is a must in the morning. I have to have at least two cups to get going. Spam, spam...hahaha, too funny!!!
2 cups for me also. Glad you laughed!!
Everywhere I go I research and visit every cemetary I can!
The Big Slide. So cool.
Thanks.
Glad you guys have so much fun with the little stuff.
Thanks Kathy. 👍❤️
Great point, that those little dashes between the dates on the grave stones are what really count. Everyone's achievements, from the great to the least of us, will all be reduced one day, to a little dash on a stone. The only part of us that lives on in this world, are the memories in the hearts of those we connected with while we were here. We should all strive to make those dashes mean somthing good.
Yep for sure. Cheers
Great stories and history
Thank you.
Thank U Very Much for the wonderful SCENERY 😊 ❤ ☺
thanks for the smiles i had watching yall.. blessings
Y’all are awesome!! I went to Sturgis in 2005 and couldn’t resist all the Wall Drug signs along the way, had to check it out myself. Glad i did! Keep it up guys, Ride On. Keep Richard straight!👍🏻
you guys are doing what ive wanted to do all my life travel across America am from the uk but now i live in Thailand glad i found your channel . love the bikes guys
Thanks Dave. We would love to visit Thailand.
The love of old buildings is one of the things I like about the videos
Awesome
South Dakota is a magical place. Mrs Geezer and I love it there. When we lived in Colorado we would go to the Black Hills quite a bit NOT just for Sturgis. We traded it for Florida for a multitude of reasons. Yes the weather is as unpredictable as a room full of cats.
I love those plains, the wide open spaces, the pastel colors under a blue sky. I crossed the Dakotas a few times riding my Harley and it has been absolutely G-R--E-A-T!
I live in Europe and I will be able to go back to US finally - end of November. Probably too late to ride my bike, but I will see her again....and tell her about the tour I have in mind for the Spring in the SW....
I had the best “hot beef” dinner at Wall Drug a few years back. My goal is to repeat the experience.
Awesome. Thanks.
Like your videos we went up Scotland in are camper 5 years ago going again this year you have a nice setup God bless 😂
The video is pretty awesome. Chris you would've loved the chapel at Wall Drug. Ya'll stay safe out there 🙏
We did see it. We hear services on Sunday.
Good video guys thanks for taking us along on the ride nice old town's thanks for sharing take care and ride safe
Thanks Tom.
I was a Junior in high school when I lived in Wall, SD. Like I said before, I worked at Wall Drug store. (I did my license driving tests, both car and bike there.) I did the serpentine on my bike driving on a parking lot at the bank next door to Wall Drug.
One day I was working in Wall Drug and I'd seen many cattle prods and I couldn't believe two D cell batteries could make cows jump so bad. I picked up a short one... (Just 17 yrs old) and I stuck the prod end in one hand and pushed the button with my other hand. I gave a little scream as it spun me around and the cattle prod flew through the air going a couple aisles over. As I looked around, I saw old lady Hustead standing there watching me. I sheepishly said, "Excuse me", and started to walk away. As I was leaving I could see her cracking up and laughing at me so hard. I've never disbelieve those cattle prods because I learned first hand why the make even huge bulls jump and move to get away.
My Dad and I used to go to old city parks and schools to try metal detecting. One day we had just found some old coins below a slide.
The kids were watching us and asked what we were doing. We told them we were looking for old things people had lost playing there. One id asked if we'd found anything and my Dad said yes... He showed them an old quarter we'd found... and without missing a beat... the little kid said it was his and it had fallen out of his pocket when he went down the slide.
We laughed so hard...
Later, before we left that park... Dad asked them where most town folks would hangout most. He immediately replied... "Over there by the bar". Dad and I laughed so good as they knew instantly where town people hung out.
The kid was only six or seven yrs old.
Town kids had their snowmobiles and all I had was my (1971) 175 Yamaha Enduro and I rode it year round regardless of the weather.
Thanks for sharing.
@@TwoWheelsBigLife I forgot to add... when I did my driving test on my bike... the bank's parking lot was a solid sheet of ice in January of 1972.
I was 17 yrs old.
Just a few months before I joined and went active duty in the Army.
My wife wants to stop there to see the cemetery. I'll show her your video and save me the time.lol
Look out for those that are trying to get out 🤣🤣
Lol right 🤣
Thanks for the glimpse of the badlands bar in wall,,been there done that!
Thanks for watching.
We really enjoy the fun you guys have on your road trips. Tks for sharing
Personally I think the Blackhills and surrounding area is some of the most interesting country in the US. It does typically get pretty hot and windy during the summer but makes up for it in the winter when it's really windy and freezing. When in northern MN you forgot to mention the state bird (mosquito ) Oh ya we have wood ticks too. Another great video
Yes we’ve heard of that state bird. Thankfully when we were there we didn’t have that many.
I appreciate all the backtracking y’all do to make video
Good looking sandwich wow
Not many unicorns like you have 😂 love you guys , be safe and enjoy your travels
Love the park and big slide, now kids get 3 step slides and have a 5in thick rubber floor around it.LOL
Love your history commentary and your down to earth generally relax Vlog, ❤️🦘🦘🦘,
Love the show this week.
I really enjoyed this episode, and I wholeheartedly agree with life being short...make every moment count. You two have gotten that art pretty well down.
What in the dash. 👍👍
One-Nighters are tough because you're taking down each morning and setting up each evening.
True that. It can where you down.
“Get out and live it.” Indeed! Love watching your episodes. You two always bring a smile to my face. Have a great week. -Brad ATfromAZ
You guys are so lucky.
👍👍
Maybe visit Mansfield, Mo. (After river road trip?) Laura Ingalls-Wilder homestead and museum. Now gonna look up river road, safe travels and have fun like kids 😉
There is a Great River Road Driving guide app lots of great info.
Very nice video guys spur of the moment things are the best enjoy
spectacular
Thanks
If you are Laura Ingalls Wilder aficionados, on your way to somewhere, try stopping in Mansfield, Missouri where she made her home up until she passed in 1957. It's a really neat place. Ride safe.
Yes thanks for the tips.
@@TwoWheelsBigLife If you stop in Mansfield, you are only a few miles away from some of the best motorcycle roads in the USA. You could drop your trailer off in our side yard and we could show you some fun day rides like crossing lakes on a ferry and a suspension bridge near Eureka Springs. Plenty of places to sight see if you need a butt rest.
So amazing how the Bunkhouse can withstand the stormy weather!! Our Bunkhouse has never let us down!! Love your travels!!
Ruby held up to 60mph winds. Amazing but nerve racking
I want to be like you when I grow up
Never grow up. It’s a trap !!!
Free Ice Water, 5Cent coffee and $10 dougnut. And Richard smiled so big right after saying that. Guess that means it was worth it. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't worth it hahaha
Beautiful editing Richard. SD is great riding!!! Enjoyed the Ingalls history/grave stop too.
It was good. And I had coffee. Thanks for being with us every week Willa. Cheers.
As kids, we use to prime the metal slides by going down on top of wax paper, then, it was like, greased lightning, we would shoot off the end like a rocket.
what is better than a hot bath after a day of riding in the cold.
That’s is a good day.
I kept waiting for Richard to say "The people living around this cemetery are just dying to get in!" I know, I know it's cheesy but I always tell this same thing to my grandkids. LOL
Nice. I forgot that Dad joke.
Also, thanks Chris for giving me the information at the different sights! Makes your videos more interesting than they already are.
Thanks. We will be doing more that. Lots and Lots of comments say how much it’s liked. Cheers.
When I went to SD the only place I did not like was the BAD LANDS I think it was because of the rain. Wahl Drugs, we spent hours there. Lots to see and do..
Yes you can hand out at Wall for hours. Sorry about the rain. It’s quite the view and landscape.
Fun video, we live in just about the center of the GRR, near WARE, ILL and Cape Girardeau, MO. often referred to as the Ozarks of Southern Illinois. Safe Travels
Awesome. Thanks.
I was there about three weeks ago, Don't Miss Wall Drug
It’s quite the place for sure.
That waterfall at Ramsey Park we were climbing down to the precipice and right at the cliff edge we disturbed a ground wasp nest. My kid nearly jumped off the cliff to get away from them.
I have been across SD in the car and on the bike. Lots of miles and wind. Been to DsMet been to the Ingalls farm. Very interesting. Great video.
Thanks Cathy
Watch out on those midwest (Nebraska) gravel roads after rain , they can be so slick, like ice. Clay under gravel, fell down twice in 2 miles doing 15-25mph. We went by the Mineral Springs hotel ,didn't stop...always next time. Love your videos! Chris do your knees ever get stiff from riding??
Great advice. We ran across some but avoided it.
Came out of Badlands during Sturgis last year, and spent about 3 hours at Wall Drug. What a blast to see all of the stuff I remember as a kid when we stopped at places like Stuckey's in the midwest. I can't believe you guys drove past Belle Fourche and didn't stop at the geographic center of the USA! Did you do that during your Sturgis videos? Love the videos! Be safe!!
We all are as young as we feel, you two were feeling pretty young on the slide. The swings always bring back childhood memories for me. Love your videos, stay safe out there.
We were so young there 🙏👍 Thanks.
Welcome to Minnesota!
As a kid, when the slide was a little slow, we would take turns sliding down sitting on a piece of waxed paper. After several turns, it was super slick!
As for Wall Drug, I think I started seeing their signs shortly after leaving Denver. Still have a bumper sticker from almost 40 years ago that reads 'HAVE YOU DUG WALL DRUG?' Cool place regardless!
Awesome. That’s an old sticker. Very cool.
I love this adventure you two take us on weekly. Living the dream through your video's. Hope to take two weeks next year on the bike and ride sun up to sun down seeing more of this great country. Your safety is in my prayers, awaiting next weeks adventure.....
Thanks Chuck. We appreciate that.
This was an exciting episode for us. My Wife is from South Dakota and because of that we've spent some time meandering around the place. We have relatives there and keep up with a lot of the South Dakota news. The people are wonderful. We love Wall, SD and have stayed there, enjoyed the ice water and coffee, and have sat on the same benches next to the figures you've enjoyed during your visit. Right now I'm dying for one of those ten dollar rolls. Yes, this one was fun for us. Ride Safe! Thanks for Sharing!
You’re welcome Craig. Cheers. Glad you enjoyed.
they have the best pie
The breakfast looked great also.
You guys are really fun to watch. Look forward to each week!
Awesome thanks for being with us. Cheers.
Great video . Keep up the good work .. I was a little house on the prairie fan.... Thanks for showing the graveyard....
You’re welcome. Cheers.
I live in Bird Island, stop by the broasters in town here for home made lunch specials.
Be safe folks
Thank You
Something missing at the bottom of that olde high metal slide. When I was a kid, always a puddle at the end. And you can go down faster when it's really, really hot & dry. Or toss some sand in to pick up speed.
Yes I remember doing that as a kid. Thanks for that.
I DIG THE OLD BUILDINGS TOO ! 😱👍😍
Rye bread is the only way to go!!
It’s is yummy.
Thank you for the history lesson on the Wilders! Love your. Videos!
You’re welcome Marci. Thanks for watching.
3:00-music perfect for this shot.
When I traveled with my wife and daughters I would try to bypass places like Wall Drugs. It would take 5 hours to get them back in the car. But the 5 cent coffee is a great hook Therefore I ride only solitary on my bike nowadays.😊😊
Thanks.
I was in the book of the month club since 1963....I still love reading good books.
Crossing either of the Dakotas is miles and miles - of miles and miles. Some of us find it interesting; others don’t.
Having grown up in Michigan where trees make a half mile line of sight common, and a full mile sight range uncommon, the “far seeing lands” fascinate me.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Wall drug is just fun.
It’s quite the place.
Another great video guys. Been a subscriber for quite a while now. I’ve been riding street bikes since 77’ and whole heartily agree “Get out and live”. I feel more alive on two wheels than anything else as I’m sure you do too. Always look forward to your next adventure.
Thanks !! Glad you are with us. Cheers.
I'd do it too, but I've yet to find my unicorn😄
Lots of smiles with this episode. Miles of smiles.
Love watching your channel. Richard dohave problems with bilt drive and dirt roods
Good video. I've traveled South Dakota extensively in my 30 trips to the Sturgis rally. But you have shown a few things I have not seen. My wife and I both ride and we enjoy your videos. We have gone back and are watching them in order from the beginning. Interesting how you have evolved.
Thanks Kurt. Glad you Ike them. Cheers.
I love watching y’all’s episodes. So pleasant and simple to watch. Love the thrill of the ride and the adventures! Keep in riding and stay safe,❤️
Awesome. Glad you like. Cheers
Great video
Richard you are correct, hard to find a woman that will camp and ride motorcycles all day
Yes we will say pants making it faster down the slide, nothing about size or weight. 😀😂
I love the small towns out west.
Good news the neighbors don’t eat much 🤣
70 years ago, “Wall Drug Store” signs were pasted around Michigan. Near the Burma Shave signs.
I like the history portions of your videos. I was inspired to research the Ingalls family history. Interesting stuff. Keep up the good work..... entertaining...
Great tour of S. Dakota. You made me laugh right at the end singing the spam song. Brings back 50 year old memories of coming home from the Cumberland’s Head pub with my mates to watch Monty 🐍. 👍
That’s awesome Leslie. Thanks glad we made you smile. Cheers.
I was at Wall drug store...had my free ice water, not sure what I ate..probably hamburger...July 2018..
Howdy to the both of you started following you guy when you were pulling the little black trailer. Back in 2008 i purchased a Aspen Classic i pull my trailer with a 2010 H D ULTRA LIMITED. Basically mine is like yours only all of my poles to support the tent are inside. I was just wandering why you have not gotten rid of the adjustment leg on the tongue of the trailer and replaced it with a adjustable '' Trailer Jack w/Swivel Wheel ''. just like you would see on a boat trailer Its so much EASIER TO MOVE ALL AROUND .If you do decide make sure you get the one that swivels up along side the tongue you might also need a small bungee strap to wrap around the jack handle and trailer tongue to keep it from hanging down. I really think you will like that on your trailer We have used ours all over the U S we have pulled this trailer 2 times to Alaska what a beautiful ride . The first ride to ALASKA took 8 days from my home in southern California to Anchorage it was around trip on the bike by the time we got back home were just shy of 9k miles on that trip. Would love to make 1 more ride up north iam 68 right now.
THANKS FOR ALL OF THE VEIWS NICE TO SEE LAND THAT IS NOT TOOKEN OVER BY BUILDING AND TRAFFIC
Great video!
One of your best videos. Funny, and interesting. Thanks! Jayman...