Arriving at SturgisAll i have ever heard about Sturgis was the annual motorcycle rally. I was about a month late for the annual rally and to be honest, I do not ride and no one in my family does either. But while I was here I had to at least stop and see some of the sites. Cool Little Western TownSturgis is a cool western town with wide streets and early 20th century buildings lining the streets. The buildings have been beautifully preserved which shows the care the people have for their beloved town. The population of Sturgis is less than 7,00 people making it a small town. But when they have the rally the it brings in over 500,000 riders and a lot of business to this quiet little town. The town makes most of its revenue during the rally and many of the businesses that are open during the rally are closed the rest of the year. Sturgis Motorcycle MuseumThe Sturgis Motorcycle Museum was open and I did take the tour. I am not a big fan of motorcycles but it was one of the few attractions open during the off season. So I paid my $10 plus tax ($10.65) and did the museum. I must say that seeing all the historical motorcycles and the displays was really neat. If you are ever in the area during the off season I would recommend making the little detour to check it out. Although it was not the place it is hyped up to being. I had to keep in ind it was the off season. Deadwood-The Sign Said It AllThe sign leading into Deadwood told what I was about to see, a tourist trap. I had watched the HBO series Deadwood a on a movie binge a few years back and was expecting to see some historical ghost town. But it was a polished up version of Deadwood with dozens of tourist shops. I could have saved my self the time and detour by just checking out their website I don't want to totally bash the town because it was nicely kept and the people were very friendly. I was just very disappointed at the cheesiness of how the town was exploited for is history. Mt RushmoreMt Rushmore is one of the many parks I plan to see on my trips. Unfortunately, they do not take the National Parks annual pass for their parking. The fee was $10 and well worth it. I had already purchased my annual pass for $80 and will have plenty of chances to use it on this trip.
I really enjoyed the time I spent at Mt Rushmore and too plenty of pictures and meet a lot of people from around the world. It was the best of the 3 places I stopped on this day. By the time I left Mt Rushmore it was getting late and I wanted to get to a hotel in Casper WY for tonight. With a 4 hour ride ahead of me today was a long day.
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