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13 Hours – Butte to Portland

Posted in Butte MT, Montana, Oregon, Sturgis Rally, Travel on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

On Sunday (August 12th) our last day of the “Sturgis Ride”, we were up very early and on the freeway at 6:30am. We had some major miles to make on this day. Plugged-in and doing the speed limit in Montana just seemed damn fast that early in the morning! We didn’t see any cars for [...]

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Cody To Butte, MT via Yellowstone

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We left Saturday (August 11th) early thinking it would be slow going thru Yellowstone and hoping to put some significant miles on the bikes before lunch. A couple of us were “plugged-in” due to the cold temperature. We took the Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway. A 52-mile drive from Cody up the rugged canyon carved by [...]

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Return Trip — Spearfish to Cody, WY

Posted in Cody WY, Sturgis, Sturgis Rally, Sturgis SD, Travel, WY on August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Yeah, it was another year where we hated all those chicks with their pectorals bare, and their t-back bikini’s with tattoos like Cher!
After all the bikes and 80s hair bands on Friday (August 10th) we started the return trip to Portland. We headed out via I-90, US14, & US14A. Since part of the Posse was [...]

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Devils Tower

Posted in Devils Tower, Hewlett WY, Sturgis, Sturgis Rally, Travel, WY on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The next morning, Thursday (August 9th) took us to the “tower”.  On the way there we went through Hewlett, WY which is a very busy place during the Sturgis Rally.  Especially on no panties Wednesday!   We decided to stop in for cool refreshment only to learn we missed the festivities from the day before!  It’s all about [...]

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Crazy Horse, Mt Rushmore and Black Hills Riding

Posted in Crazy Horse, Full Throttle Saloon, Mt Rushmore, Sturgis, Sturgis Rally, Travel on August 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »

On Wednesday (August 8th) we rode through Deadwood/Lead and headed up to Crazy Horse which was about 45 miles away. The weather was terrific.  Blue sky and mid-80’s.  
We met others in the Posse in Mill City and then entered the Crazy Horse Memorial.   From there we headed to Mt Rushmore on 16A.  This road is [...]

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Sturgis is Sturgis

Posted in Sturgis, Sturgis Rally, Sturgis SD, Travel on August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The next day (Tuesday, August 7th) we headed to Rapid City Harley-Davidson and then cruised into Sturgis.  Sturgis is Sturgis.

If you ride Harley, it’s a must do. If you only know of it because it is the biggest motorcycle event in the world, then you know it is big. And if you have ever been [...]

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Billings to Spearfish

Posted in Billings, Montana, Spearfish, Sturgis, Travel on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

On Monday (August 6th) we completed the approx 325-mile trek from Billings to Spearfish, SD and the final leg to Sturgis.    The Best Western Clock Tower Inn didn’t have breakfast included with the room so we did a quick coffee/muffin breakfast right next door and head out on the road by 9am.  The scenery is [...]

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