Today we saw another impressive monument and participated in another fun group photograph at the Crazy Horse Memorial. When completed, the memorial will depict the Oglala Lakota warrior, Crazy Horse, riding a horse and pointing into the distance. It is operated by the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Work began in 1948. The … Continue reading Day 5 Crazy Horse Memorial and Needles Highway
With 3 days behind us, we got in our Model A's and drove a short distance from Hill City to the iconic Mount Rushmore National Monument. The goal was to start early for a photo shoot with the monument in the background. We'll show the actual photo in a future post, but for now check … Continue reading Day 4 – Mount Rushmore
Today we checked out of the Holiday Inn Express in Spearfish and headed to Deadwood. Our meeting time was 9 am at the Visitor Center parking lot. It was a good day to start early because it was a bit hot today. Deadwood welcomed us and arranged a fun Poker Run. Deadwood has a wild … Continue reading Day 3 Deadwood to Hill City
Our first tour day was perfect. We crossed the state line to Wyoming to visit Devils Tower National Monument. It is a unique and amazing destination that is home to over 20 Native American tribes. The summit of Devil's Tower is 5112 feet above sea level. Many of us walked the mile trail around the … Continue reading Day 2 Devil’s Tower and Spearfish Canyon
Here are some pictures from the first day of the MATC South Dakota Black Hills tour. On this day, tour bags were picked up, Model A's were prepared, and a wonderful dinner was enjoyed.
As we count down to tonight's welcome dinner, here are pictures of some of the tour participants that arrived on Monday. Pictured: John Hulstrom, Judy Hulstrom, Janet Webb, Randy Webb Mary Knutson, Shirley Snuttjer, Larry Snuttjer, Glyndon Knutson
The official beginning to the South Dakota/Black Hills tour is just hours away. Tour-goers are arriving by various modes of transportation. This includes airplane, driving their Model A, and modern vehicles towing their Model A's. Those of us who arrived by plane were (will be) pleased to re-unite with our transported Model A's at a … Continue reading South Dakota Tour Starts Tomorrow
Four Model A's were loaded on a big rig vehicle transport carrier this week and are in route to South Dakota for the the MATC tour next week. The well-equipped truck started in Southern California on Tuesday where it loaded Janet Miller's Pickup and the McBride's Town Sedan. On to Fresno to pick up Brad … Continue reading Four Model A’s Traveling to South Dakota by Transport
The Model A Touring club is pleased to announce our Fall 2018 tour to South Dakota and the Black Hills September 4th to the 16th. This two week Model A tour will cover approximately 1340 miles of driving along the rugged landscape of South Dakota. Spearfish, SD is both the starting and ending point of … Continue reading South Dakota/Black Hills Tour, September 4-16 2018
But first, here are sights from yesterday’s drive from Oakhurst to Jackson, CA. Fremont’s Fort pictured above is a scenic lookout on Hwy. 49. General Fremont, a cohort of Lewis and Clark, was the founder of Mariposa, and had several gold mines in the area. Presumably, the Fort was built to protect his mines! In … Continue reading It’s a Wrap…
