Mickelson Trail Ride Number 3.

We took a short ride on the Mickelson Trail today, this will be our last ride on this trail for some time. The dark clouds were hovering over us and the wind was blowing pretty hard so we didn’t plan a long ride.

Because of the weather, we chose to setup our bicycles at the   Mountain Trailhead located a few miles north of Custer City; our thought was to ride north for several miles then return to the trailhead and ride south toward Custer City. In the end we rode about 3.5 miles north before returning to the trailhead and loading up the bicycles after a 7 mile ride; almost on cue we had some sprinkles on the windshield as we left the trailhead after our outing.

 

Getting ready at the Mountain Trailhead.

 

Off we went toward Hill City.

 

The trail passes near the Crazy Horse Monument.

 

It also passes under the entrance to Crazy Horse.

 

At times the trail is close to Hwy 385…

 

at other times it passes wildflowers…

 

or through the forest.

 

Because we completed our ride earlier than planned we decided to visit some local campgrounds to look for other places to stay if we return here in the future. We visited six other campgrounds near Custer and we have an idea of where we might stay if we return. The sun came out later and the temperature was moderate so it was an enjoyable afternoon; back at Beaver Lake we took a nice walk on the roads near the campground.