Now to the Black Hills - Page 2

**Cajunrider** · 07-02-2014, 08:00 PM

Y'all have fun Mike. Ride safely.

**glwilson** · 07-03-2014, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Silent Sam

Hiking all the way around Devils Tower would be a -WALK !

..Back in the 50's some ding-ho jumped out of a perfectly good airplane, and parachuted onto the top of Devils Tower..I dont know the details..but he broke an ankle or sum-such, and was up there for a couple weeks, while a rescue mountaineering team was brought in from France or someplace !
They was dropping food and water to him from an airplane...maybe the same one he jumped out of ! ?

They had helicopters back then to get the guy down didn't they?

The only time I was at DT there were base-jumpers on the top jumping off. The park allows base-jumping with permits and etc. Helicopters take them to the top. I have one pic with two of them sitting on the edge looking down and around. I had to blow the picture up to see them.

Silent Sam · 07-03-2014, 07:34 PM

...the Stranded Jumper story is true ..But my date might be 20-30 years off !

cactusjack · 07-03-2014, 08:05 PM

I know a guy at work who has climbed Devil's Tower a few times. He says the top looks just like the surrounding area...prairie.

**glwilson** · 07-04-2014, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Silent Sam

...the Stranded Jumper story is true ..But my date might be 20-30 years off !

Here is a link to your story. What a calamity.

http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/devilstower.html

Silent Sam · 07-04-2014, 04:10 PM

..Thanks glwilson :>) ...(helicopters were "experimental" in 1941, and I doubt that the choppers of the day could have operated at the elevations around NE Wyoming ?))

**glwilson** · 07-04-2014, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Silent Sam

..Thanks glwilson :>) ...(helicopters were "experimental" in 1941, and I doubt that the choppers of the day could have operated at the elevations around NE Wyoming ?))

Did you read about the idiot that wanted to land his plane on it?

Look up pictures of the top of it. While it is fairly flat and has some grass on it; the surface is anything but smooth.

Too bad they didn't know much about base-jumping back then.

Oh yeah... one more thing. While the guy is stuck and freezing up there, he requests some bourbon be dropped to him for medicinal purposes. Even though the guy was an idiot, he at least had good taste.

Silent Sam · 07-04-2014, 08:54 PM

..I'd'ah took a shot at landing a plane up there !..Sounds like great fun...(I'm sure that guy that flys the Highlander's would do it)

**GIBBY** · 07-07-2014, 11:12 AM

Got back from the Black Hills yesterday. Had a great time and had quite the weather extremes on the trips out and back. On the way there it was 58 degrees and raining, on the way home it was 95 degrees and bright sunshine. With the trip to Mountain View and the trip to the Black Hills I rolled up over 4300 miles in the last two weeks. I am at work now resting up!

**GIBBY** · 07-08-2014, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Rasta

Yeah driving because I have never seen the Mrs any where near you let alone the bike

As promised Amin!

**Rasta** · 07-08-2014, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GIBBY

As promised Amin!

Glad to see she stuck around long enough to get a picture taken with you

. Hope you two had a good time riding as well!
You got me by just a little bit.....from the rally and my trip to shy town last wknd it ended being around 2500miles.....ok your 4300miles is way more than mine but we both had fun putting those miles on I am sure

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07-03-2014, 07:34 PM	#18
Silent Sam Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: On The Shakey Side Posts: 2,501	...the Stranded Jumper story is true ..But my date might be 20-30 years off !
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07-04-2014, 04:10 PM	#21
Silent Sam Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: On The Shakey Side Posts: 2,501	..Thanks glwilson :>) ...(helicopters were "experimental" in 1941, and I doubt that the choppers of the day could have operated at the elevations around NE Wyoming ?))
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07-04-2014, 08:54 PM	#23
Silent Sam Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: On The Shakey Side Posts: 2,501	..I'd'ah took a shot at landing a plane up there !..Sounds like great fun...(I'm sure that guy that flys the Highlander's would do it)
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