Hail can be ferocious out here, Friday evening we had a severe weather warning playing the "alert" on the radio forecasting 2" hail near Bell Fouche. The warning said "seek shelter and expect loss of livestock". We only saw smaller than quarter size but it sounded like it was coming through the roof. Look a the hailstone in this link - that would take you out.

https://listen.sdpb.org/weather/2022...-of-west-river

 

have taken 212 before, deadzone of flatland, though a change from interstate was welcomed.

 

I've lost track of the number of times I've ridden I-90 from Sioux Falls to Rapid City. By and large South Dakota seems to do road construction right. Traffic keeps moving at a good pace unless there's an accident in a construction zone.

 

Is there a good alternative to I90 for those of us who have fuel range anxiety? 😬

 

Not really, but there are plenty of fuel stops on 90

 

Thanks, as I suspected. I've traveled to and from Sturgis via I90 quite a few times, I have range anxiety on it as it is.

 

I have found that often times a lot of gas stations on routes other than interstate 90 are closed on Sunday and not open late in the day, best to keep fueled up.

 

I've skipped a large portion of 90 by taking 18 to 44 (south of Sioux Falls) across and up into Wall, plenty of gas along this route.

Haven't done it but i suppose you could continue on 44 (by Interior) into Rapid City, but looks pretty remote.

 

Turn right at Interior and go through the Badlands up to Wall. There's a fee, but it's worth it, and then you have a paid 7-day pass you can use in Custer also.

 

Back in the days before 24 hour pumps I ran out on the way home from Sturgis once on I-90, another time I had to sleep next to the pump before the station opened.
I was young and dumb. Still dumb, no longer young.