Mickelson Trail First 50 Miles | Trail of Tunnels | Deadwood to Hill City
Biking the first 50 miles of the Mickelson Trail from Deadwood to Hill City. During my ride I travel through all four railroad tunnels A-D. Midway on my trip I stop in Rochford to get a bite to eat and a fuel up before getting back on the trail. I pass through the first 8 trailheads, running into snow, and encountering plenty of wildlife during my pedal.
Social Media
Instagram:
Twitter:
My Gear
-Camera: Sony RX 100
-Tripod/selfie stick: Joby GorillaPod 500
-GoPro Hero 7 Black
Music from Epidemic Sound (in order of appearance):
-Shade
-Tropic Breeze - Sarah the Instrumentalist
-Drift Apart
-Galactic
Music from YouTube Audio Library
-Mizuki
PIECE OF HEAVEN A Brief History of the Mickelson Trail
How the George S. MIckelson bike & recreation trail was developed and built. The trail is an old rail bed running 109 miles through the center of the Black Hills of South Dakota. It took 15-years to complete the project. Now the trail is utilized by at least 60-thousand visitors annually.
CityWalks: Deadwood, South Dakota walking tour (Flat)
CityWalks: Deadwood, South Dakota walking tour (Flat)
For the 360 Version of this video --
Looking to explore historic Deadwood, SD? This morning stroll through the little town of western store fronts and along the creek cutting through the town will give you an idea what it's like with out the tourist crowds. Deadwood was a goldrush town and setting for the HBO show Deadwood. Also where Wild Bill Hickock was shot and killed by the coward Jack McCall. The town is now home to Casinos, t-shirt shops, Harley themed apparel stores and a couple of kitschy but fun re-enactments and street shootings. Outside of town is the Tatanka Cultural Center which is actually more rewarding when visiting Deadwood.
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota known for its gold rush history. Mount Moriah Cemetery has the graves of Wild West figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Exhibits at the Adams Museum include a huge gold nugget and a plesiosaur fossil. The 1892 Historic Adams House is a Victorian mansion with original features. South of town, the George S. Mickelson Trail leads through the Black Hills National Forest.
These videos are great for treadmill walking scenery. Getting good health at the gym while traveling to different and special virtual locations.
walk, walking, tour, walks, walking in, walking tour, travel video guide, travel guide, travel, health, run, jog, body, jogging, Walking (Sport), gym, hike, hiking, fitness, bike, exercise, morning, scenic, indoor, weight, running, muscle, loss, lose, scenery, Training, free, cycle, track, trails, workout, treadmill walking scenerty, workout, virtual, run downunder, treadmill tv
Mickelson Trail - Black Hills - South Dakota
See our vblog at whaoohatch.com for all videos and stories.
Big Wahoo vote for best trail in America. Not only is it well designed and maintained, through beautiful country, but it is long - 109 miles. Can't say enough good about this adventure and trail. Only rode 25 miles of it from Deadwood to Rochford.. This clip gives you an overview.
Mickelson Trail 5 Mile Hike | Rails to Trails | South Dakota | Black Hills
Wesley is earning his hiking merit badge for Scouting, so Ron and I decided to do the hikes with him. This is his last 5 mile hike requirement. Next up, 10, 15, and 20!!
The Mickelson Trail is a part of the Rails to Trails... for more information on the trail -
Stay in Touch:
Email: wanderlostfamilyadventures@gmail.com
Facebook:
Twitter:
Mickelson Trail Southbound
I rode the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills of South Dakota Southbound in one day. 115 miles from my campsite, down to Deadwood, ending in Edgemont South Dakota.
All my camping gear packed on a first Gen Salsa Fargo.
Ortlieb Sport Packer front Panniers on a Tubus Big Apple rack.
Revelate designs frame bag, handlebar harness, gas tank, 2x Mountain Feedbags.
The Smokestack - Reconstructed
Inscription.
In 2016 the Deadwood Historical Commission hired a local mason with expertise in historic masonry to reconstruct this section of the 135 B & M Powerhouse smokestack using radial brick collected on site. This section has a 9'-3 outside radius and reflects the smokestack size about a third of the way up the stack. When the smokestack was built the masons used an alternating running bond brick pattern similar to the one shown here. The smokestack was reinforced by at least two cast iron rings that were set around the lower portion of the structure. The two rings can now rest in the Dynamo Pit inside the foundation of the Powerhouse.
The B & M Powerhouse smokestack vented three coal powered asbestos covered boilers. The boilers created enough steam to rotate a turbine, powering two generators, called Dynamos, which converted mechanical rotation into electric power using electromagnetism. These dynamos produced direct current (DC) power.
Radial bricks were invented in Europe in the 1800s. These bricks allowed the construction of smokestacks of greater heights using a smaller base diameters and much more efficient use of materials. The bricks are curved to a specific radius and are perforated, allowing mortar to penetrate the brick, adding strength to the structure. Most radial brick smokestacks were designed to vent gasses with temperatures ranging from 300 - 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. This chimney was likely built with a partial liner of firebrick that extended about 20 feet above the furnace, or breeching, opening.
Smokestacks of this type are classified as thrown up or constructed from the inside out. Bricks and mortar were hoisted by hand. Wood scaffolds erected on the interior of the smokestacks supported the masons while the hod carriers or hoddies fetched the materials. Radial brick chimneys are no longer built today. They were gradually replaced by reinforced concrete construction, but some radial brick chimneys are still used today after 100 years service.
HISTORY CAPTURED
If you look very closely at the inside faces of the radial brick you might see something that looks familiar - fingerprints captured in the clay. Do they look small to you? They should - they are the fingerprints of a juvenile. At the turn of the century, 18% of all American workers were under the age of 16. At that time American children worked in mines, factories, and at other manual jobs to help support their families. This practice peaked in the early 1900's until the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, setting federal standards for child labor. These standards included restrictions on the types of work children under 18 could perform and on children under the age of 16 working during school hours.
Erected by The Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission.
Location. 44° 22.318′ N, 103° 43.725′ W. Marker is in Deadwood, South Dakota, in Lawrence County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) and Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is located inside the reconstructed smokestack exhibit, near the north end of Deadwood's Powerhouse Park, along the Whitewood Creek boardwalk and trail, about 0.1 mile north of the George S. Mickelson Trailhead and west of the trailhead parking lot. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 Charles Street, Deadwood SD 57732, United States of America.
Bicycle the Mickelson Trail
This is from a recent bicycle ride on the Mickelson trail in South Dakota. Excellent trail. To me it is very clear, that this is the best use of old rail grades. The revenue these bring in to the area is phenomenal. Even during the middle of the week we met several people.
Mickelson Trail Marathon 2018
With Participant interviews
City Walks: Deadwood, South Dakota Treadmill 360 Virtual Walking Tour
City Walks: Deadwood, SD Treadmill 360 Virtual Walking Tour
Looking to explore historic Deadwood, South Dakota? This morning stroll through the little town of western store fronts and along the creek cutting through the town will give you an idea what it's like with out the tourist crowds. Deadwood was a gold rush town and setting for the HBO show Deadwood. Also where Wild Bill Hickock was shot and killed by the coward Jack McCall. The town is now home to Casinos, t-shirt shops, Harley themed apparel stores and a couple of kitschy but fun re-enactments and street shootings. Outside of town is the Tatanka Cultural Center which is actually more rewarding when visiting Deadwood.
Virtual treadmill walk video
These videos are great for treadmill walking scenery. Getting good health at the gym while traveling to different and special virtual locations.
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota known for its gold rush history. Mount Moriah Cemetery has the graves of Wild West figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Exhibits at the Adams Museum include a huge gold nugget and a plesiosaur fossil. The 1892 Historic Adams House is a Victorian mansion with original features. South of town, the George S. Mickelson Trail leads through the Black Hills National Forest.
This is a great video if you have VR Goggles and are looking for a virtual walking video for your treadmill walk. If you don't have VR goggles such as oculus go or rift or the htc vive, you should be able to to just watch without adjusting the view with your mouse.
walk, walking, tour, walks, walking in, walking tour, travel video guide, travel guide, travel, health, run, jog, body, jogging, Walking (Sport), gym, hike, hiking, fitness, bike, exercise, morning, scenic, indoor, weight, running, muscle, loss, lose, scenery, Training, free, cycle, track, trails, workout, treadmill walking scenery, workout, virtual, run downunder, treadmill tv
Leading Ladies Marathon, Spearfish, SD, Aug. 15, 2010
The Leading Ladies Marathon and is one of only three all women marathons in the United States. Held in Spearfish Canyon each summer, women from all across the United States participate in the run.
The marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier.
Visit leadingladiesmarathon.com for more information!
Deadwood, South Dakota
Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta; To approve or confirm things) is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is named after the dead trees found in its gulch. The population was 1,270 according to the 2010 census. The city includes the Deadwood Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, whose borders may be the city limits.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
Mickelson Trail Trek 2011 Day Two
Day two of the 109 mile three day Mickelson Trail Trek. Day two stretches from Custer to Rochford.
Mickelson Trail Day 1
A bike ride on the Mickelson Trail. Day 1 on the trail riding from Edgemont to Pringle, SD. This is highlights from the 33 mile ride with a steady climb of 2000'. The Mickelson Trail is a 109 mile, hall of fame trail.
Mickelson Trail Run, SD
Dumont Trailhead to Rochford Trailhead
Stillwater CC
July 25, 2016
MYSTIC HILLS HIDEAWAY CAMPGROUND in the BLACK HILLS NATIONAL PARK
Its a really peaceful and quiet campground only if you are not next to us, the dam cows would keep coming over driving my pups to bark, they wanted a T Bone or Rib Eye from the cows
Centennial Trail South Dakota Hike 2017
Norbeck Trail Head in the Wind Cave National Park to Pilot Knob TH in early June. After Lake Pactoral the water quickly dried up. A lot of wildlife, buffalo, elk, fox, snakes, ect.
Mickelson Trail Ride, I Can See Clearly Now
An enjoyable ride on the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota. Disclaimer:
I do not own the copyright to the music in this video.
Rafter J Bar Ranch | Black Hills: Hill City, South Dakota
Located 3 miles south of Hill City, SD.
More info at
Places to Stay in the Black Hills, Hill City, South Dakota, near Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse.
Mickelson Trail Trek 2007 Day One.wmv
Video and Pictures from the 10th annual trail trek through the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota.