23rd Annual HOG Rally, Billings,Mt.

[billnourse]

The 23rd Annual HOG Rally is in Billings,MT this year. Anyone here planing on going?

We already have reservations at the Days Inn in Billings. Last I checked room reservations were going fast.

Regards,

Bill

[Jams]

What is the date?

[Jams]

The Hog Rally here in Billings was last June.

The next Montana State Hog Rally is going to be next June from Missoula to Kalispel
http://www.mtstatehogrally.com/

EVENT DATES: June 24 - 26, 2006

EVENT LOCATION: Missoula to Kalispel Ride

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[wyodude]

Originally Posted by Jams

The Hog Rally here in Billings was last June.

The next Montana State Hog Rally is going to be next June from Missoula to Kalispel
http://www.mtstatehogrally.com/

Jams,

There's a national HOG Rally scheduled for Montana next year.

[Jams]

National rally and not state?

Beartooth Harley --> http://www.beartoothharley.com/ only refers to the calender but doesn't have dates and Hog lists it's rally for next June.

There will be the state rally you mention, but then the National will be June 30th and July 1st in Billings.

Harris

[Jams]

That makes sense I had to work during the one here last June and I know it was already here and gone which is why I was confused --- but that was just a state rally.

[billnourse]

The Rally I am referring to is the 23rd Annual National HOG Rally. It is June 30th and July 1st, 2006 in Billings Mt.

Because of the riding and fly fishing in the area, I think this is going to be a great Rally.

Regards,

Bill

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. We're putting it in with a trip pto Yellowstone and the Black Hills.

Harris

[Jams]

They just re-opened Beartooth pass a couple of weeks ago just in time to close it for the season.

[c3go48]

Hello

I am planning on going to Billings from Evansville,Ind Thru Denver then up to Jackson hole then Cody to Billings then to Sturgis and back home....First solo ride and I cant wait

Glen

[highrider]

I just reserved a room in Billings to attend the Club Hog Rally being held JUN30-JUL1 2005. It must gonna b e popular as getting a room was tricky.

Anyhow, anybody got tips on neat places to ride while around those parts.
Does it rain around there a lot that time of year? Dumb questions I know, but its good to be prepared for someplace you know nothing about.

Plan on riding up through Grand Tetons and Yellowstone and Freeway it home

Any comments would be welcome

Thanks

[billnourse]

There are a lot of places to ride in the area. Some of the don't misses in my opinion are, Bear Tooth Pass between Red Lodge, Mt., and Yellowstone. The Chief Joseph Highway between Cooke City,Mt and Cody, Wy. Highway 14 through the Big Horn Mountains between Sheridan and Cody, Wy. The Custer battlefield in Montana, just North of Sheridan. I am sure there are lots of others, but these are on my list for when I'm there for the HOG Rally.

There is a museum in Cody that is supposed to have the largest collection of Winchester guns in the world. I plan to visit it also.

Regards,

Bill

[billnourse]

As far as weather and riding conditions, you are going to be in the mountains in July, so there is always the possibility of afternoon rain. I would no go there, or anywhere else without a rainsuit.

You will be in some areas that are 10,000+ ft. so it might get pretty cold, even in July. I plan on having a leather jacket, chaps, sweat shirt, lite jacket, good gloves and a helmet.

By the way, the questions you are asking are not dumb. It is better to get the facts and be as prepared as possible than to get there unprepared and not be able to enjoy the trip of a lifetime.

Regards,

Bill

[8-Ball]

If I were going to go to just one, which one would be better; the state or the national HOG rally? Thanks.