Aug 2 - Friday

Day 2 begins... and we spot our first WALL DRUG sign... we counted more than 75 of them by the time we got to Wall.

the sky threatens rain... and so it would be. Rain across the entire state of South Dakota

the caravan of bikes starts building... they will all be miserable by the time they reach Sturgis

Rain!!! it would rain like this almost the entire way. we were glad we weren't riding the bike - call us Trailer Pussies. We were WARM and DRY trailer pussies...

signs of the West..

they look like they are in a hurry!

oh, that's why... being chased by Indians!

we broke through the rain. A blue sky over Western South Dakota..

nearing the Badlands..

me - concentrating on driving!

A serious Road Hazard waiting to happen!

Rapid City straight ahead. You can see the very beginning of the "Black Hills".

my wife is fascinated by the large piles of hay all over the place!

the tree line is the start of the Black Hills - it is that disctinct

WE MADE IT! Junction Ave. in Sturgis... we got here before most... the streets/lots are still pretty sparce..

first day in sturgis, and the freaks are already out. This is at the Full Throttle Saloon. The guy in the ha brought his pet Goose to the bar...

The group so far... Carl, Kim, Scott and Trever.. at the Full Throttle.. Friday afternoon

later that evening at One Eyed Jacks, Main St. Sturgis... Carl is wearing something around his neck... WTF? now where would he get that?

guilty smile...

Carl has a hairpiece

My wife doesn't want me to look over my shoulder.... that's Bill to my right... Bill & Mark now join the group.. as well as Ralph and Sara

Look at the cool floor...

Sara - meet Kim

Really? I can Look wherever I want???

our bartenders for the evening... um, what does she have on her head?

It's a giant BUG!

Mark tries them on...

Sara gettin a little close to Mark's new tata's..