Sturgis was interesting this year. We had more rainy days than usual so there was less bike traffic I did however get a few pictures of mascots on the back of a few bikes. The unfortunate thing was where we were camping the rain put a damper on the beer drinking. So, a big two weeks of revenue for them fell a little flat.
We did not go into Sturgis. However, we did head into Custer which was set up for the influx of bikers. (Sturgis is about 65 miles from Custer and the drive to get there is very pretty.) Every year Custer allows bikers to park in the center of the street. Quite the sight to see.
We spent an afternoon with Roy’s scooter and my chair hanging out in Custer and even did some shopping. (Yes, I did get a t-shirt). I was able to buy some Sturgis gifts for people back home. It was Sturgis without the crowds. Roy was trying to make friends with a buffalo.
On the sunny days we saw lots of bikes out and about.
The last day of Sturgis found us heading to the Badlands to take pictures of the meteor shower. (My night photography this year is a whole another story). We and numerous bikers were caught in a hail/snow storm. Never in all my time growing up in Wisconsin had I ever seen something like this. The interesting thing was seeing groups of bikes on the side of the road and the riders all huddled under trees. The biker in the video below did finally give it up and parked his bike. One word for this was INSANE!
On the Road with Buki-6 
Seeing the eyes of my ‘friendly buffalo’ … looks like the invite is there …. ‘Go ahead – pet the fluffy cow’ ….
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The snow and hail was ….. K R A Z Z Z E E E ….
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