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<p>[QUOTE="Buc, post: 12378606, member: 100889"]Part of 90 goes through northeastern WY. However, that's 62 miles longer than the shorter direct route, which is US-212 from Crow Agency MT at the Bighorn battlefields to just outside of Spearfish SD. Going back that way there's like one little truck stop in Lame Deer you can stay at if need be (and if you catch it in time), about halfway between Crow Agency and Broadus. On that stretch of 212 there's also several pull-off areas on either side of the highway—but be mindful that you're literally out past nowhere out there (and not even Verizon will help along most of that highway). There's also the Broadus scalehouse, and then a whole lotta nothing until you get to about seven miles from the WY border, a town called Alzada, where there's a little diner/c-store that has truck parking (on a dirt lot, as is the case with the other stop back in Lame Deer.)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you choose to run that way back east, be forewarned: 1) it's a two-lane two-way highway the entire way except right by the 90, ans 2) you're going through two different Native American reservations and a whole lotta nothing for about a good 200 miles—the first 103 or so of which includes three or four 7% grades both up and down, a traffic circle that's just...there—and then past Broadus (that's where you'll make the right turn to stay on 212), the last 97 miles is pretty much all flat (and until Alzada, completely devoid of anywhere to stop or even pull over). I say all that to say this: trip plan WELL if thats part of your route. Ask me how I know...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I figured someone was gonna post that <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies-vb/roundies/biggrin_2559.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":biggrin_2559:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Buc, post: 12378606, member: 100889"]Part of 90 goes through northeastern WY. However, that's 62 miles longer than the shorter direct route, which is US-212 from Crow Agency MT at the Bighorn battlefields to just outside of Spearfish SD. Going back that way there's like one little truck stop in Lame Deer you can stay at if need be (and if you catch it in time), about halfway between Crow Agency and Broadus. On that stretch of 212 there's also several pull-off areas on either side of the highway—but be mindful that you're literally out past nowhere out there (and not even Verizon will help along most of that highway). There's also the Broadus scalehouse, and then a whole lotta nothing until you get to about seven miles from the WY border, a town called Alzada, where there's a little diner/c-store that has truck parking (on a dirt lot, as is the case with the other stop back in Lame Deer.) If you choose to run that way back east, be forewarned: 1) it's a two-lane two-way highway the entire way except right by the 90, ans 2) you're going through two different Native American reservations and a whole lotta nothing for about a good 200 miles—the first 103 or so of which includes three or four 7% grades both up and down, a traffic circle that's just...there—and then past Broadus (that's where you'll make the right turn to stay on 212), the last 97 miles is pretty much all flat (and until Alzada, completely devoid of anywhere to stop or even pull over). I say all that to say this: trip plan WELL if thats part of your route. Ask me how I know... I figured someone was gonna post that :biggrin_2559:[/QUOTE]
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