Sturgis 06

What a beautiful site, here is a shot down Main Street in Sturgis. More bikes then could ever imagine. It is amazing some of the ideals and imagination some people have and they express them in their bikes. Pretty cool stuff! Dispite all the very cool custom bikes here, I was surprised at how well my bike was received. So I guess I did it right. I rode up to Sturgis on the beast with a group of 8 other guys and we stayed the entire 10 days. We stayed a campground the entire time which is really the way to go. The campgrounds are a lot of fun and offer all types of entertainment, ranging from on site bars, concerts and other things I won't mention here because they are, well lets just say family friendly.



This picture to the left is me and the beast parked on Main Street. Surprisingly enough, you can usually find a parking spot. We actually only went into Sturgis 2 days of the 10 days we were there. We spent every morning and early afternoon riding. We had mapped out routes to many different towns and scenic attractions. One of my favorites towns was Deadwood, of course had to spend sometime in Saloon #10. This is the saloon that Wild Bill Hickock was shot and killed in. Although the town does really hold any of the original wild west feel anymore due to numorous fires and mudslides it is still a very interesting and historic place to see. We rode to Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devils Tower, Custer National Forest (where the filmed most of Dances With Wolves), Spearfish Canyon, The Badlands, The Black Hills national Forest, The Needles and Iron Mountain. Some very incredible riding and beautiful country.





This last picture here is just to show that I actually did ride my bike all the way there, it is hard to see in the background but that is the Welcome to South Dakota sign. Don't know if I would ride all the way up there again. Although my bike may look cool, it was not made for the long haul. Might have to be a trailer queen next time. But I did it once and that is all that matters in my book. All 9 of us made it up there and back with no casualties and major bike problems so that right there made it a very successful trip. Plus all the fun we had, well, that we can remember and for the good times we can't, well that's what the pictures are for. Guys, the stories I have for ya, I'll fill you in at the reunion, might even bring some pictures. I haven't stop smiling since I got home and I think it is going to stay that way for awhile.

Ride On!!!!