_Day 49 - 02 August - 141 Miles
Sturgis - Vanocker Canyon
_The Parks
Lunch and a brief tour of the Sturgis rally vendors occupied the morning. A week still before the official beginning and it is already a zoo! “I Rode Mine” patches were available at the Harley Museum and on we went. The Road A leisurely ride through Vanocker Canyon to Rapid City took most of the afternoon, then I-90 to Wall. We had a nice conversation with a Sundancer coming from Pipestone in the convenience store where we got gas before looking for a place to stay. Lodging Intuition had said to stop at the motel in Wasta, and after seeing the prices for the “cheap” motels in Wall we decided to back track to spend the night at the Redwood Motel there. It had been used during the filming of “ThunderHeart” and there were several newspaper clippings attesting to the fact. |