Black Hills Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Every couple years or so my friends the Kinsers and I make the pilgrimage to the Black Hills of South Dakota to experience the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

 We always ride the whole trip - no trailering - part of the experience is the ride out and back. If you have never been, you should go. If you trailer, STOP IT - Get on your bike and RIDE it!

Here are a few pictures I have taken over the years.
Monte and Penny Kinser - we're just arriving in Sturgis
Downtown Sturgis SD
Note the dark skies - We got out of town before the deluge
Downtown Sturgis SD
One of the 'must' do things is ride down the main street 
of Sturgis while thousands of folks line the streets and look on
All Harley Drag Races
Here's the cabin we usually rent at a resort near Custer SD.
2 bedrooms and a full kitchen makes it feel like home

No trip to the Black Hills of SD is complete without 
stopping at the Faces

A shot taken from one of the scenic  outlooks on Iron Mountain Road.
From up here you can hear the thunder of all the Harleys from the valley below.

There's a storm a brewin'
Weather in the Black Hills changes quickly.
Thunderstorms often pop up in a matter of minutes.

Devil's Tower, Wyoming
Where's the Mothership?


Developing T-Storm
In the hills it seems like the storms are right on top of you