US Route 85 - South Dakota

Rider Comments:

• "Take this road if you want to see some really sweet views of the western Black Hills and follow the old Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. The whole route has good pavement and twisty turns.
  Start in the uber cool, biker friendly town of Newcastle, Wyoming after you've had breakfast or lunch at Donna's Downtown Diner in the Historic Antler Hotel. Head north and you instantly start climbing up into the Hills. There's little in this world that compares to the wind in your face and the smell of coconut sunscreen and pine forests. The views and twisties will knock you out as you wind your way up and down this beautiful part of the world. The Hills were made for bikes and you'll know it the first mile you ride up here.
  US 85 takes you past Cheyenne Crossing which is a perfect place to stop for a cold one and take in some Black Hills atmosphere. The folks there are always happy to see you, and they make you feel right at home. When you resume your ride, you'll climb up out of the valley to the top and the town of Lead, South Dakota, home of the Homestake Gold Mine - the World's Largest. You gotta stop and check it out. It's pretty impressive. You can take a tour, or just view it from the paking area right next to the pit. Lead is a cool old Victorian era town built on the side of the hill and the streets are steep. Don't stay too long because there are cold ones and gambling to be had just down the hill in Deadwood. No trip to the Hills is complete without riding this stretch of road and visiting these great little towns." - Rider from Cheyenne, WY (6/18/10)
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