8-8-17 (Day 8 - Sturgis Day)

We changed all our clocks to Mountain time yesterday, except for Fernykat's.  She started trying to get Lauren up at 5:00 am and was more persistent than a snooze button on the alarm clock, coming back over and over until he got up.  Too bad when we were changing all our clocks yesterday to Mountain time, there wasn't a button to change Ferny Kat's.

                                                         Hair twirlin in the wind...Sturgis or bust...

This is our first ever Sturgis  Bike Rally.  We traveled the Nemo Highway this morning to get there.  When we first got on the highway, it was a nice peaceful, curvy ride through the Black Hills.  When we reached Nemo, it changed.  We were bumper to bumper with motorcycles in both lanes.  A very unique riding experience.

                                                                     Nemo

When we arrived and parked on Main Street around 10:30 am.  It was busy, but not that busy and then the motorcycles kept pouring in.  We walked up and down the street, visited the shops and vendors, biker watching, walking shoulder to shoulder with fellow bikers, ate lunch, bought tee shirts,  got the HOG member pin, and headed out. A very enjoyable experience.

Main Street

We rode through Deadwood, Keystone, went by Mt. Rushmore, and rode Iron Mountain Road.  It was some beautiful riding in the switchbacks, with a few one lane tunnels, plenty of bikers, with on and off  rain showers. 

We were very fortunate with the weather.  It came a flood at the campground while we were gone. 

   I checked out the restroom/showers at the campground, which by the way are super clean and nice.  This is painted on the wall, says it all!!

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