2-9 August 2019. STURGIS, SD

Hill behind the town of Sturgis

We have been regular attendees at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally since 2003. Last year (2018) we missed this event because we were in Alaska, so we were looking forward to it this year.

There were lots of changes for us in 2019. The other years we had stayed with a wonderful couple, Dennis and Karen G. They decided that 2017 was their last year to rent out rooms in their home, so we decided to try the camping experience. Because we were bringing our camper, we had to tow our bikes to Sturgis (we had two drivers and three vehicles- math did not work). Our friends, Mike and Amy, found a great campground (no bands playing all night, but fairly close to the action of town), and we all settled in.

We towed the bikes this year!
Camp!

Of course we did take a trip to Dennis and Karen G’s house to say hello, though.

Pulling in to Dennis and Karen G’s house to visit
Dennis and Karen G

Sturgis, itself, hadn’t changed much, here are some shots:

One of the official Sturgis photographs – Mike and Amy are circled in yellow
Mike pretending to race an old Indian
A quick movie of Downtown Sturgis
Riding down Spearfish Canyon
Trip to the Badlands
Mike and Amy – Badlands area
Waiting out a rain squawl during a ride

The big news of the week however – We decided to trade in both of our bikes for a new Trike!

Our old bikes (in the rain)
Our new Trike!
Chuck is smiling after the ride on the new Trike!

there is a spot in downtown Sturgis where you can buy bricks for the sidewalk.

Here are photos of the bricks dedicated to Chuck’s Mom and Dad.