WyoDak Adventure 2023

Preamble 

It is time for adventure. The Mickelson Trail in South Dakota is calling. The foot and bike trail stretches 109 miles between Edgemont and Deadwood, South Dakota following the old Burlington Northern RR branch line. More on the trail later.

We left home a few days ago and traveled east stopping in Bozeman and then on to Aladdin,WY to spend a few days with Kim and Brenda Moline, a friend who is closer than a brother, as the writer of Proverbs wrote. They are building a home in the Bear Lodge foothills surrounded by scrub oak, pine, cattle and the cowboy culture that has been sustained for generations. 

We toured the country side, ending up at Devil’s Tower National Monument and having lunch in Hulett. 

Sunday we attended Cowboy Church followed by a tour of Spearfish Canyon and a picnic dinner with Kim’s daughter Tess and her husband Christian and their two kids. 

 

Monday started with a local gravel ride circumnavigated the Moline’s neighborhood followed by a leisurely ride to Cook Lake where we watched the day go by. 

This morning we said a long goodbye before heading to Hill City, SD where we start our 4 day tour of the trail.