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I rode out to the Black Hills to do some camping, then right before I left I put the BDRX tracks on my GPS just in case I could check it out. If I had it to do over I would have reduced my load. I really didn't start getting ready till the night before.
So when I got out near the Hills I had to call my wife and have her look up where I was supposed to start on the BDRX and what direction to go on it. They recommend going counterclockwise and there is a steep rocky downhill on section 2 over west of Castle Peak that probably would put a stop to going clockwise.
On the way out I set up camp on the rim of the Bad Lands for the first night.
The next morning I rode to Keystone for the start of the X
The BDRX was very nice riding from the start with perfect weather.
I met a couple guys on the trail from Colorado and rode with them for the rest of section 1.
Then we ran into two guys from Minnesota that I would run into again later and ended up camping with and riding the first part of section 2 with.
From Nemo to Spearfish the BDRX was pretty lame , All the rest of the X was much better, and I'm ready to go back.
The Colorado guys were getting a motel in Spearfish so I road through the canyon to find a campground I wanted to see again.
My wife and I camped right here 44 years ago on our honeymoon riding the XS1100.
That evening the two Tiger 800 guys rode in and camped next to me.
It stormed a lot through the night, but the X was still pretty good riding the next day.
Then the Tigers headed west over to Devils Tower so we parted ways.
So when I got out near the Hills I had to call my wife and have her look up where I was supposed to start on the BDRX and what direction to go on it. They recommend going counterclockwise and there is a steep rocky downhill on section 2 over west of Castle Peak that probably would put a stop to going clockwise.
On the way out I set up camp on the rim of the Bad Lands for the first night.
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The next morning I rode to Keystone for the start of the X
The BDRX was very nice riding from the start with perfect weather.
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I met a couple guys on the trail from Colorado and rode with them for the rest of section 1.
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Then we ran into two guys from Minnesota that I would run into again later and ended up camping with and riding the first part of section 2 with.
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From Nemo to Spearfish the BDRX was pretty lame , All the rest of the X was much better, and I'm ready to go back.
The Colorado guys were getting a motel in Spearfish so I road through the canyon to find a campground I wanted to see again.
![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/7d5badfc-208e-468f-b5e1-aabe97f5bd95/13e54253-fb0d-43ff-b4d1-952da907bffc.jpg?width=6016&height=4000&fit=bounds)
My wife and I camped right here 44 years ago on our honeymoon riding the XS1100.
That evening the two Tiger 800 guys rode in and camped next to me.
![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/7d5badfc-208e-468f-b5e1-aabe97f5bd95/de5941c3-36ba-43db-9ed4-20eb70ffdd29.jpg?width=6016&height=4000&fit=bounds)
It stormed a lot through the night, but the X was still pretty good riding the next day.
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Then the Tigers headed west over to Devils Tower so we parted ways.
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