Decided to drive up to Sturgis now that the 300,000 plus bikers are gone. Planned on taking the scenic route through Nemo - but missed our turn and ended up going an extra 20 miles or so, but we finally got back on track.
Hit Sturgis and did the Motorcycle Museum. Lot's of cool and really old bikes. All on loan.
They had a ton of Indians
and some specialty bikes - this one belonged to a Texas Oil Baron
This 1991 FXR belonged to Senator Dave Zien of Wisconsin, he drove it 1 Million Miles.
Had to visit the Famous Buffalo Chip campground while in Sturgis - it's just past the Famous Full Throttle - The world's largest biker bar, it is open for only 10 days a year in August. They also have a reality show on Tru TV
The Chip looms in the Distance
They have concerts here this year's they had Def Leppard, Toby Keith, John Fogary, Styx, Greg Allman, Stevie Nicks, Alice Cooper and more.
I suspect it looked a lot like Woodstock as this is just a portion of the Campground - think about it a few hundred thousand bikers camping
Can't even imagine!
Next stop is Bear Butte Mountain which is in view!
Getting closer!
Temps are in the 90's but we decided to attempt the 2 mile hike up to the summit.
The higher up we got the breezier it got which was good on one hand but on the other hand my hat blew off and down the mountain. Probably on the top of some cow's head down in the pastures below!
A view of Bear Butte Lake
Hopefully we're almost there! No sense in turning back now.
There were some fossils in the stones on the path.
The final steps up
We made it! The Mountain is very sacred to the Indians and there are prayer cloths on most of the trees along the way.
There were a bunch of dragonflies at the top of the Mountain resting on the branches.
There are Buffalo here as well!
All in all a great day (only 1 phone call from work)
We meet friends Sharon and Steve for the all you can eat Fish Fry at the Silver Dollar Saloon
Till Later!
Meanwhile we keep on Trek'n!
Melissa and Gary
1 comment:
Hi Melissa: Always enjoy following your activities on your blog. Bill Oberholser said he had tried to reach you and failed. His e-mail is williamoberholser@gmail.com
He is the heavyset guy with the full beard who liked to play pool. You might write him or clear his e-mail address on your spam catcher.
Lynn Miles Clarinda, IA Kenwood RV
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