June 11 - 13 Sturgis, South Dakota
Days Inn Campground
A 2-night stay as we continue westward…..and jam packed with lots to see and do around these parts – LOL!! Nice campground with views of the Black Hills of South Dakota…and perfect weather – yayyy!!
Sturgis – famous for being the “biker” town and that it is…..anything and everything biker related is right here for your pleasure……
The countryside simply can’t be explained. The skies are clear – clear blue with beautiful puffy clouds and the rolling hills? You expect to see Julie Andrews singing “The Hills Are Alive” at any moment!! Along the way, as in other states, there are quirky roadside things to see. In Bowman, North Dakota, we saw just that….
On the outskirts of Sturgis, the famous Full Throttle Saloon greets you with many roadside metal sculptures and inside more things hanging everywhere than you can shake a stick at – LOL!! It is THE biggest saloon we’ve ever been in and they are still expanding it. Gotta be able to accommodate those thousands of bikers during those annual Sturgis Motorcycle rallies every August!
Bear Butte State Park is beautiful and spacious with a nice campground on a small lake. We saw a couple of Bison roaming around enjoying the sunny day.
We celebrated our 41st. Wedding Anniversary at The Knuckle Saloon. Quite the place – LOL!! The bar on one side, casino on one side, pool tables on another, and a few tables scattered here and there. The food was good though – Cheers!! Were on to more adventures (clap, clap, clap).
A couple of really cute towns were nearby that we checked out – Spearfish and Deadwood.
Both are very popular in this neck of the woods and loved by the bikers. We drove on the Spearfish Canyon Byway from Spearfish to Deadwood. What a gorgeous road that will leave you awestruck. It reminded us (in a way) of the Blue Ridge Parkway – just more scenic rocks in this area. Nice sweeping curves – but those curves can also be deadly!! On all of the roads we’ve been on in both North and South Dakota, we’ve seen these signs – indicating where someone went to heaven because most likely, they were going too fast. It’s easy to do on these types of roads. When we owned our MINI’s, we lived for roads like this….
Bridal Falls – a beautiful waterfall and a nice scenic stop along the Byway.
On Wednesday evenings – in Sturgis, they have free concerts and all sorts of local food trucks. Well – we just happened to be there on a Wednesday night to partake in the festivities! First “concert” we’ve been to in………um…………..a long time – LOL!! The band was great – played our kind a music – beer was good – and we got a souvenir event cup – hehehehe…..
Onward friends – to another great adventure……………….
