Dreaming of Sturgis 70!
Showing posts with label Sturgis 69. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sturgis 69. Show all posts
Saturday, August 15, 2009
The Road Back to Johnston
Friday morning we loaded up the bike and checked out of the luxurious Motel 6. I was ready to leave but yet I wasn't. I knew in the weeks to follow I would end up going through Sturgis withdrawal and it wouldn't be fun. We saddled up on ZP and made our way to I-29. East Bound and Down...yes down that I was leaving Sturgis. Dan was determined to make it home on Friday. We rode and rode and stopped and rode some more. We ended up just outside Sioux City, IA in a little town called Sloan and decided we just couldn't take it anymore. We were tired from the South Dakota wind, sunburned, and our asses were sore so we decided to stay at a nice little motel in Sloan called the Winnivegas Motel.(there is a casino down the road at an Indian Reservation called Winnivegas) I'm glad we stopped. The good nights sleep did us good and we were able to make it home in pretty good time on Saturday. It was good to be home...to be able to sleep in a familiar bed but I still had that pang of sadness that another Sturgis was behind me. I'm still having withdrawal even as I post this. Below are some final pictures of the trip. They are all from the Friday that we left.
Dreaming of Sturgis 70!
Dreaming of Sturgis 70!
Sunday, August 09, 2009
The Anticipation - Sturgis 69
My biker chick heart beats with anticipation weeks before it's time to leave for Sturgis. I love being around all of the bikes and bikers. I love hearing the rumbling in the hills and mountains. I love seeing the good looking biker guys muscle their chrome stallions around the turns. And I love riding all the amazing rides.
I actually slept really well the night before we left. Maybe it was the Mike's Hard Lemonade that I drank. I needed something to take the edge off my extreme anxiousness. Sunday morning came and I was up at 4 am. Showered and biker chicked out. Ready to get on the road. We had a little adjustment to what we were taking on the trip and had to re-pack a little but it was all good.
At about 7 am we were on the road. We began the journey on Highway 141 and then I had mapped out a new route from last year, taking us through towns that I'd never been to. We ended up crossing over to South Dakota just outside of a town called Canton. My stomach did a flip as we crossed the state line. We rode Interstate 29 up to Sioux Falls and stopped at the Harley Dealership there. I could tell already, as we pulled into the lot at the dealership, that attendance was down. Last year there were more bikes in the lot.
It's really nice because this dealership has food for the travelers that stop. This year they had Burgers, Brats, or Hot Dogs and a soda for 2 bucks. As I was standing in line this old boy said to me..."Wow, this is the best and cheapest meal I've had since we left Michigan." We ate our food and then made our way in to check out the dealership. Didn't purchase anything even though the skull and wings necklace keeps calling my name. I can't imagine paying 110 bucks for a necklace so either the HD fairy will have to put it under my pillow or I'll have to do without! lol
Ready to get back on the road again we went back to the bike. These 3 cuties asked me to take their picture. They were those pretty boy types with the Affliction T's and the Rockstar bandannas but they were cute. I could feel their energy as they stood and waited for me to snap the photo. They oozed excitement. It made me smile.
We headed up 29 again to Interstate 90 and made our way down the road to Mitchell, where we stayed the night. We didn't go to the Corn Palace this year but we did stop into a casino and had some food and drinks. We played Foosball and pool. Back at the hotel we played a round of mini golf and then decided to call it a night. That was until the first storm of the trip came and Dan and a few other bikers had to find shelter for our pretty chrome horses so that they wouldn't get all wet and possibly hailed on. The hotel people were very nice and allowed the bikes to be parked under the canopies for the night.
More to come and with pictures even! :)
I actually slept really well the night before we left. Maybe it was the Mike's Hard Lemonade that I drank. I needed something to take the edge off my extreme anxiousness. Sunday morning came and I was up at 4 am. Showered and biker chicked out. Ready to get on the road. We had a little adjustment to what we were taking on the trip and had to re-pack a little but it was all good.
At about 7 am we were on the road. We began the journey on Highway 141 and then I had mapped out a new route from last year, taking us through towns that I'd never been to. We ended up crossing over to South Dakota just outside of a town called Canton. My stomach did a flip as we crossed the state line. We rode Interstate 29 up to Sioux Falls and stopped at the Harley Dealership there. I could tell already, as we pulled into the lot at the dealership, that attendance was down. Last year there were more bikes in the lot.
It's really nice because this dealership has food for the travelers that stop. This year they had Burgers, Brats, or Hot Dogs and a soda for 2 bucks. As I was standing in line this old boy said to me..."Wow, this is the best and cheapest meal I've had since we left Michigan." We ate our food and then made our way in to check out the dealership. Didn't purchase anything even though the skull and wings necklace keeps calling my name. I can't imagine paying 110 bucks for a necklace so either the HD fairy will have to put it under my pillow or I'll have to do without! lol
Ready to get back on the road again we went back to the bike. These 3 cuties asked me to take their picture. They were those pretty boy types with the Affliction T's and the Rockstar bandannas but they were cute. I could feel their energy as they stood and waited for me to snap the photo. They oozed excitement. It made me smile.
We headed up 29 again to Interstate 90 and made our way down the road to Mitchell, where we stayed the night. We didn't go to the Corn Palace this year but we did stop into a casino and had some food and drinks. We played Foosball and pool. Back at the hotel we played a round of mini golf and then decided to call it a night. That was until the first storm of the trip came and Dan and a few other bikers had to find shelter for our pretty chrome horses so that they wouldn't get all wet and possibly hailed on. The hotel people were very nice and allowed the bikes to be parked under the canopies for the night.
More to come and with pictures even! :)
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Sturgis 69 - Had a Blast!
Well we are back in Johnston, IA. Sturgis is but a memory now. It's always sad for me when I leave my favorite celebration of the year! As we rode away tears fell from my eyes and I waved good-bye. I'll post more thoughts later. I need to take a nap now.
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