Friday July 2, 2010
The day started out as the perfect motorcycle riding adventure with cool temperatures, low humidity and great roads. I began westbound on I-80 towards north bound I-29. Everything was great until the overpass from I-29 onto west bound I-90 west of Sioux Falls SD.
I quickly discovered I should have considered the weather front coming out of the Gulf of Mexico because the nose of the Wanderer attempted to travel west however the winds sent me from the left track to the right track. The winds were so fierce I had to hold on for dear life.
I traveled six miles to Hartford SD were I was able to recover and change my destination from Kennebec SD two hundred miles to the KOA campgrounds in Mitchell SD thirty miles away.
I traveled along the two lane side road route #30, hoping the farming homes, and terrain would block the wind. It was a little better, but it was some of the hardest riding I had since a hail storm along I-70 in 2007 west of Denver.
As I continued through Mother Nature’s power fans, I came upon a guy on a BMW trying to maintain his balance as I was and we stopped at an intersection where we spotted two Gold Wings at a gas station.
We pulled in and talked about the winds and the two guys on the wings were in their 70’s and they spoke of the winds as some of the worst they have ever experienced. They were headed east towards some parts of SD. The Guy on the BMW was a local just out completing some errands.
I continued my adventure in the wind and made the camp grounds. It may have been in the 90’s but the winds made it quite comfortable. I opted for a room because of the wind and the discounts I got for the room. Always looking for the deals baby!
I have an early morning rise heading towards Sheridan WY some 500 miles away, hopefully as I push towards western South Dakota near the Bad Lands and Rapid City SD the winds should die down because of the hills, hopefully.
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